Dark Magneton

Dark Magneton

Dark Magneton appears in the English print of Team Rocket, released on April 24, 2000. Dark Magneton is a rare rarity and 60 HP. The Team Rocket set contains 83 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Miki Tanaka.

Collector Insights

Dark Magneton is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It features two attacks: Sonicboom, which costs two Colorless energy to deal 20 damage and bypasses Weakness and Resistance for this turn, and Magnetic Lines, requiring two Lightning energy to deal 30 damage while transferring a basic Energy card from the defending Pokémon to an opponent’s Bench Pokémon if applicable. The card’s Pokédex number is 82, and it belongs to the Base series released in 2000 as part of the Team Rocket set. Its themecolor is a warm gold shade, and it is classified as a Rare card. The flavor text hints at Magnetons being used in cyberattacks, reflecting its technological theme. The card’s design is attributed to artist Miki Tanaka, and it has no resistances or additional abilities beyond its listed attacks.

The number of incidents of hackers using Magnetons to damage computer systems is steadily increasing.

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