Magneton (Pokémon GO)

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Magnemite

Farfetch’d

#82

1420

1775

Attacker Rank

D Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L22.5 · CP 1497

F Tier

#442

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/15 · L45.5 · CP 2494

F Tier

#326

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2810

Normal

Shiny

Magneton

#82

Electric

Steel

Attack

223

Top 24.1%

Defense

169

Top 36.2%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

529

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1348 -1420 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1686 -1775 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1348 -1420 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1011 -1065 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2810 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Magneton takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ground

256%

Fire

160%

Fighting

160%

Resists

Poison

39.1%

Flying

39.1%

Steel

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Electric

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Rock

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Magneton can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Thunder Shock
Magnet Bomb
11.51
102.0
1303.0s
9.00
2
Thunder Shock
Discharge
11.41
101.0
1315.0s
8.93
3
Spark
Magnet Bomb
11.16
98.9
1344.1s
8.72
4
Metal Sound
Magnet Bomb
11.16
98.9
1344.1s
8.72
5
Spark
Discharge
11.03
97.7
1360.4s
8.63
6
Metal Sound
Discharge
11.03
97.7
1360.4s
8.63
7
Volt Switch
Magnet Bomb
10.98
97.2
1366.5s
8.59
8
Volt Switch
Discharge
10.86
96.2
1381.4s
8.52
9
Charge Beam
Magnet Bomb
10.84
96.0
1383.4s
8.46
10
Charge Beam
Discharge
10.69
94.7
1403.0s
8.36

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Magneton in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
64.11
5533.5
0.7
56.2s
64.11
2
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
59.38
2910.1
1.2
60.6s
58.52
3
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
58.18
5312.1
0.7
61.9s
57.71
4
Shadow Excadrill
Mud Slap
Scorching Sands
56.93
2298.4
1.6
63.2s
56.00
5
Landorus Therian
Mud Shot
Sandsear Storm
55.56
1934.5
1.9
64.8s
54.31
6
Shadow Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
54.79
3659.1
1.0
65.7s
54.20
7
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
54.44
1902.4
1.9
66.1s
53.44
8
Shadow Landorus Incarnate
Mud Shot
Earth Power
54.85
1614.9
2.2
65.6s
53.43
9
Shadow Mamoswine
Mud Slap
High Horsepower
53.05
1786.5
2.0
67.9s
51.26
10
Shadow Rhyperior
Mud Slap
Earthquake
52.53
2300.9
1.6
68.5s
51.22

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Magneton in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Volt Switch

Multipurpose

Magnet Bomb

Spam/Bait

Discharge

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1497

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 22.5

141.30

Attack

116.59

Defense

Stat Product · 1,581,582

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	22.5	1497	100.00%
1/14/15	22.5	1500	99.90%
2/15/13	22.5	1500	99.85%
0/14/15	22.5	1493	99.46%
0/10/13	23	1499	99.45%
1/15/14	22.5	1499	99.40%
1/15/13	22.5	1494	99.40%
1/13/15	22.5	1495	99.36%
2/14/13	22.5	1496	99.30%
2/12/15	22.5	1498	99.25%
3/13/13	22.5	1499	99.20%
3/11/15	22.5	1500	99.14%
0/15/9	23	1500	99.03%
0/13/10	23	1497	99.01%
0/11/12	23	1498	98.96%
0/15/14	22.5	1492	98.96%
0/15/13	22.5	1487	98.96%
5/15/15	22	1496	98.93%
0/13/15	22.5	1489	98.91%
1/12/10	23	1499	98.90%
0/9/14	23	1500	98.89%
0/9/13	23	1495	98.89%
1/14/14	22.5	1495	98.86%
1/14/13	22.5	1490	98.86%
6/14/15	22	1499	98.82%
1/12/15	22.5	1491	98.81%
0/7/15	23	1497	98.80%
2/15/12	22.5	1495	98.79%
1/8/13	23	1498	98.77%
2/13/14	22.5	1497	98.76%
2/13/13	22.5	1492	98.76%
2/11/15	22.5	1494	98.70%
3/14/12	22.5	1498	98.69%
1/6/15	23	1499	98.68%
2/7/13	23	1500	98.66%
3/12/14	22.5	1500	98.65%
3/12/13	22.5	1495	98.65%
4/15/10	22.5	1498	98.61%
3/10/15	22.5	1496	98.59%
4/13/12	22.5	1500	98.59%
4/11/13	22.5	1497	98.54%
4/15/15	22	1490	98.49%
0/14/9	23	1496	98.49%
4/9/15	22.5	1499	98.47%
0/12/11	23	1498	98.46%
0/12/10	23	1492	98.46%
5/10/13	22.5	1500	98.43%
0/14/14	22.5	1488	98.42%
0/14/13	22.5	1483	98.42%
0/10/12	23	1494	98.41%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Magneton can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Charge Beam
7
14
1.0s
7
Metal Sound
4
6
0.5s
8
Spark
4
6
0.5s
8
Thunder Shock
4
7
0.5s
8
Volt Switch
13
20
1.5s
8.67

Charged Attacks

Discharge
65
-33
2.5s
26
Flash Cannon
100
-100
2.5s
40
Magnet Bomb
75
-33
3.0s
25
Zap Cannon
140
-100
3.5s
40

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Magnemite	25 Candy	Magneton
Magneton	100 Candy Magnetic Lure active	Magnezone

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Magneton including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Magnemite

#81

Shadow Magnemite

#81

Magneton

#82

Shadow Magneton

#82

Magnezone

#462

Shadow Magnezone

#462

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Electric- and Steel-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Magneton with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Raichu X #26

Boosts:

Mega Raichu Y #26

Boosts:

Mega Ampharos #181

Boosts:

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Mega Manectric #310

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.49 m to 2 m tall, averaging 1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.49 m 1'07"	0.5 m 1'08"
XS	0.5 m 1'08"	0.75 m 2'06"
M	0.75 m 2'06"	1.25 m 4'01"
XL	1.25 m 4'01"	1.5 m 4'11"
XXL	1.5 m 4'11"	2 m 6'07"

XXS

0.49 m

1'07"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.5 m

4'11"

XXL

1.5 m

4'11"

2 m

6'07"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Electric
Movement timer	5s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	14s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	0.4s
Dodge distance	0.1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Magneton at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	27	1917 CP
2	110 CP	28	1988 CP
3	185 CP	29	2059 CP
4	260 CP	30	2130 CP
5	335 CP	31	2166 CP
6	410 CP	32	2201 CP
7	485 CP	33	2237 CP
8	560 CP	34	2272 CP
9	635 CP	35	2308 CP
10	710 CP	36	2343 CP
11	781 CP	37	2379 CP
12	852 CP	38	2414 CP
13	923 CP	39	2450 CP
14	994 CP	40	2485 CP
15	1065 CP	41	2517 CP
16	1136 CP	42	2549 CP
17	1207 CP	43	2581 CP
18	1278 CP	44	2613 CP
19	1349 CP	45	2645 CP
20	1420 CP	46	2678 CP
21	1491 CP	47	2711 CP
22	1562 CP	48	2743 CP
23	1633 CP	49	2777 CP
24	1704 CP	50	2810 CP
25	1775 CP	51	2843 CP
26	1846 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	18	1278 CP	35	2308 CP
2	110 CP	19	1349 CP	36	2343 CP
3	185 CP	20	1420 CP	37	2379 CP
4	260 CP	21	1491 CP	38	2414 CP
5	335 CP	22	1562 CP	39	2450 CP
6	410 CP	23	1633 CP	40	2485 CP
7	485 CP	24	1704 CP	41	2517 CP
8	560 CP	25	1775 CP	42	2549 CP
9	635 CP	26	1846 CP	43	2581 CP
10	710 CP	27	1917 CP	44	2613 CP
11	781 CP	28	1988 CP	45	2645 CP
12	852 CP	29	2059 CP	46	2678 CP
13	923 CP	30	2130 CP	47	2711 CP
14	994 CP	31	2166 CP	48	2743 CP
15	1065 CP	32	2201 CP	49	2777 CP
16	1136 CP	33	2237 CP	50	2810 CP
17	1207 CP	34	2272 CP	51	2843 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Magneton up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Magnemite

Farfetch’d