For the Sword & Shield meta, At 600 BST, Magearna is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker.

Does Magearna mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Sword & Shield, but Magearna does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Magearna hits 700 BST.

What is Magearna weak to?

In Sword & Shield, watch for Arcanine (Fire) and Excadrill (Ground) when using Magearna. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Magearna has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Magearna?

Soul Heart this Pokémon's Special Attack rises by one stage every time any Pokémon faints. That's the one you want on Magearna. It's the only ability Magearna has.

What role does Magearna play in battle?

In Sword & Shield, Magearna fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

Magearna - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wallbreaker

ATier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Magearna's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Speed trails, 5 stats clear the bar. Near-impossible to catch and worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Legend

HP80

Attack95

Defense115

Sp. Atk130

Sp. Def115

Speed65

Total600

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight80.5 kg

Base XP300

Abilities

Soul Heart

This Pokémon's Special Attack rises by one stage every time any Pokémon faints.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sword Shield entries available

This is its form from almost 500 years ago. Its body is nothing more than a container—its artificial heart is the actual life-form.

Magearna Weakness

Fire and Ground moves hit Magearna for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison and Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Magearna's overall bulk (80/115/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Magearna Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dark, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Bug
0x (Immune)	Poison, Dragon

Type ChartFortress

2Weak

9Resist

2Immune

Score+12

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ground

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Rock Dark Fairy

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Poison Dragon

STAB (6)

Ice Rock Fairy Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Magearna in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (100-118%). Garchomp's Earthquake also KOs at 97-115%.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Magearna Earthquake 2x 100-118%KO Rapid Spin 8-10% View Excadrill builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Magearna Earthquake 2x 97-115%KO View Garchomp builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Magearna Extreme Speed 11-14% Flare Blitz 2x 103-122%KO View Arcanine builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Mythical Pokemon don't breed, and Magearna is no exception. This Steel/Fairy type sits at 600 stats with no chain to speak of. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#801MagearnaDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Magearna Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without TMs, Magearna's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 8 types on top of Fleur Cannon and Steel Roller for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 6

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 12

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 18

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 24

Gear Up

———20Steel

Lv 30

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Lv 36

Aurora Beam

C6510020Ice

Lv 42

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Lv 48

Shift Gear

D——10Steel

Lv 54

Crafty Shield+3

———10Fairy

Lv 60

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Lv 66

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

Lv 72

Flash Cannon

B8010010Steel

Lv 78

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 84

Zap Cannon

C120505Electric

Lv 90

Fleur Cannon

—130905Fairy

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TR56

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM43

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TR92

Dazzling Gleam

B8010010Fairy

TM87

Draining Kiss

C5010010Fairy

TM93

Eerie Impulse

D—10015Electric

TR80

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

TM82

Electroweb

C559515Electric

TR30

Encore

C—1005Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TR70

Flash Cannon

B8010010Steel

TR64

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM61

Guard Swap

D——10Psychic

TR52

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TR74

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM60

Power Swap

———10Psychic

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM62

Speed Swap

———10Psychic

TR82

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR08

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TR19

Tri Attack

C8010010Normal

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM70

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM80

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

TR69

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Magearna doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Misty Explosion

B1001005Fairy

Tutor

Steel Roller

B1301005Steel

How to Get Magearna in Sword & Shield

Magearna is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Magearna Guide

For the Sword & Shield meta, At 600 BST, Magearna is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Sword & Shield, but Magearna does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Magearna hits 700 BST.
In Sword & Shield, watch for Arcanine (Fire) and Excadrill (Ground) when using Magearna. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Magearna has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Soul Heart this Pokémon's Special Attack rises by one stage every time any Pokémon faints. That's the one you want on Magearna. It's the only ability Magearna has.
In Sword & Shield, Magearna fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

Game Availability

As a Mythical Pokemon, Magearna has limited availability — 5 games since its debut in Sun & Moon. Typically obtained through special events or in-game quests rather than standard encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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