Is Magnezone Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Level up Magneton inside Mt. Coronet for the Gen 4 evolution. Electric/Steel resists 12 types. AbilityMagnet Pull traps Steel opponents. Handles Candice, Aaron, and most of the late game. Flint's all-Fire E4 is the one fight where Steel becomes a liability.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Magnemite's defenses.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Magneton's weaknesses hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Magnezone's weaknesses hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Magnezone's weaknesses hard.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Magnezone resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Magnemite
Catch Magnemite in Fuego Ironworks (walking, Lv 28-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- LV 30SteelMagnet BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Maylene
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Route 212
- LV 38ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Magnemite to Magneton
Magnemite evolves into Magneton at Level 30. Your Magnemite should hit Level 30 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 40ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Magneton to Magnezone
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Candice, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Magnezone in Platinum
Magnezone never spawns wild. Take a Magneton deep into the magnetic field of Mt Coronet and level it up there, the one spot in Sinnoh where the magnet evolution triggers.
Wild Magnezone may be holding when caught:
Metal Coat (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a special metallic film that ups the power of Steel-type moves.Catch Magnemite or Magneton at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Magnezone.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
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Badge 8How to Obtain Magnezone in Pt
The path to Magnezone starts with Magnemite at Lv. 28-39 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Magnetonor evolve from Magnemite (Step 1)
- Step 3Magnezone ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Magnemite egg.
How to Get Shiny Magnezone in Platinum
Magnezone needs Mt. Coronet's magnetic field, so chain a Magnemite at the Fuego Ironworks to 40 for a shiny, then level it up inside the mountain. Compare Shiny Magnezone odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Magnezone Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Magnezone.
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
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x176-207%KO Brick Break 2x44-52% Fire Blast 2x59-69% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x119-141%KO Focus Punch 2x59-69% Fire Blast 2x41-48% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Torterra builds →Earthquake 4x154-182%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x176-207%KO Focus Punch 2x88-103%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x123-145%KO Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x126-149%KO Earthquake 4x114-135%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x126-149%KO Earthquake 4x114-135%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 4x137-161%KO Brick Break 2x35-41% Fire Fang 2x30-36% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 4x144-170%KO Focus Punch 2x70-83% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake 4x176-207%KO Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x158-186%KO Fire Fang 2x34-40% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x109-128%KO Earthquake 4x98-116%KO Fire Blast 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnezone View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x126-149%KO Focus Punch 2x62-73% | ||
Magnezone Evolutions
Magnezone doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need a specific location 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 onlyPt Magnezone Best Moveset
Electric/Steel resists 12 types, and AbilityMagnet Pull traps Steel opponents who can't escape. The moveset eliminates those Steel targets with 130 Sp. Atk, freeing teammates that Steel-type tanks would otherwise stop. 60 Speed is the main limitation.
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 Explosion 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
29 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
A group tried to use scientific means to make MAGNEZONE evolve, but their efforts ended in failure.
Magnezone Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Magnezone plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
In Platinum, 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.
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
Winds & Waves
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