Is Magnezone Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Requires trading Magneton to Sinnoh for the magnetic field evolution. Electric/Steel with AbilityMagnet Pull. If evolved and traded back, Magnezone resists almost everything. The cross-game trade requirement limits who obtains it.
Magnemite resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnemite has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Magnemite has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Magnezone resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Magnezone resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Magnezone resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
How to Get Magnezone in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Magnezone is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Magneton cannot evolve into Magnezone in HeartGold & SoulSilver, which has no Magnetic Field. Evolve it in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, then trade Magnezone over.
How to Get Shiny Magnezone in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Magnezone cannot form in HGSS without a magnetic field, so evolve a Magneton in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum and trade the shiny back. See every game where Shiny Magnezone can be hunted
Shiny Magnezone Evolution
3 Forms
Magnezone Weakness
Type-wise, Magnezone takes extra damage from Ground, Fire, and Fighting. Watch out for Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 12 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Magnezone's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Electric, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Flying, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Magnezone Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Magnezone
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Marowak builds →Dig 4x97-115%KO Focus Punch 2x60-70% Fire Blast 2x41-49% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x121-144%KO Dig 4x90-106%KO | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Quagsire builds →Dig 4x102-121%KO Focus Punch 2x63-74% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x119-140%KO Focus Punch 2x70-83% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Steelix builds →Dig 4x102-121%KO Fire Fang 2x29-34% Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Nidoking builds →Dig 4x119-140%KO Focus Punch 2x72-85% Fire Blast 2x61-72% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Nidoqueen builds →Dig 4x109-128%KO Focus Punch 2x66-79% Fire Blast 2x55-66% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x111-131%KO Dig 4x79-94% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Flareon builds →Dig 4x97-115%KO Fire Blast 2x100-118%KO Rock Smash 2x24-30% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x86-102%KO Dig 4x65-77% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Arcanine builds →Dig 4x83-98% Fire Blast 2x102-121%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO Dig 4x79-94% Fire Blast 2x41-49% | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Dugtrio builds →Dig 4x119-140%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
Magnezone Evolutions
Magnezone doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need the Magnetic Field in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum to get here from Magnemite's line. Breed this form to get Magnemite eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Magnemite gave Magnezone the biggest boost in HP (+45), bringing the total to 535 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Magnezone is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Magnemite eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyHGSS Magnezone Best Moveset
Electric/Steel resisting 12 types with AbilityMagnet Pull locking Steel opponents that can't escape. 130 Sp. Atk eliminates those Steel targets while the moveset keeps the field controlled. 60 Speed is the main limitation for an otherwise dominant type combination.
Best Build
Magnezone best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Fire
- Thunder Wave
- Explosion
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Magnezone develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Zap Cannon and Hyper Beam show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Exposure to a special magnetic field changed MAGNETON’s molecular structure, turning it into MAGNEZONE.
Magnezone HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Magnezone plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Timid is the go-to nature for Magnezone. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
No. Magnezone isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Obtain one in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Magnezone first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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