Stats & Training
Magnemite's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, HP trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Magnemite attaches itself to power lines to feed on electricity. If your house has a power outage, check your circuit breakers. You may find a large number of this Pokémon clinging to the breaker box.
Magnemite floats in the air by emitting electromagnetic waves from the units at its sides. These waves block gravity. This Pokémon becomes incapable of flight if its internal electrical supply is depleted.
Magnemite Weakness
Ground, Fire, and Fighting moves hit Magnemite for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. 11 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Electric, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Flying, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Nincada BugGround | D | |
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Torchic builds →Ember 2x57-68% Fire Spin 2x53-62% | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Cyndaquil builds →Flame Wheel 2x57-68% Ember 2x53-62% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Earth Power 4x181-213%KO Dig 4x237-281%KO Bulldoze 4x181-213%KO Rock Smash 2x40-48% | ||
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Earth Power 4x229-271%KO Flamethrower 2x115-135%KO Lava Plume 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Dig 4x189-223%KO Bulldoze 4x147-174%KO Rock Smash 2x32-39% Sand Tomb 4x90-106%KO | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandile builds →Dig 4x189-223%KO Bulldoze 4x139-165%KO Sand Tomb 4x90-106%KO Mud-Slap 4x40-48% | ||
 Diglett Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Diglett builds →Earth Power 4x155-184%KO Dig 4x155-184%KO Mud Bomb 4x115-135%KO Bulldoze 4x123-145%KO | ||
Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Earth Power 4x185-218%KO Dig 4x239-282%KO Bulldoze 4x185-218%KO Rock Smash 2x41-48% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x162-191%KO Earth Power 4x232-273%KO Flamethrower 2x115-136%KO Lava Plume 2x103-123%KO | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Dig 4x192-227%KO Bulldoze 4x145-173%KO Rock Smash 2x33-39% Sand Tomb 4x92-109%KO | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandile builds →Dig 4x185-218%KO Bulldoze 4x145-173%KO Sand Tomb 4x85-100%KO Mud-Slap 4x45-55% | ||
Diglett Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Diglett builds →Earth Power 4x155-182%KO Dig 4x155-182%KO Mud Bomb 4x115-136%KO Bulldoze 4x115-136%KO | ||
Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Earthquake 4x303-357%KO Earth Power 4x184-217%KO Dig 4x243-287%KO Bulldoze 4x184-217%KO | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x170-200%KO Earth Power 4x236-278%KO Flamethrower 2x117-139%KO Lava Plume 2x106-126%KO | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Dig 4x199-235%KO Bulldoze 4x148-174%KO Rock Smash 2x33-41% Sand Tomb 4x96-113%KO | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandile builds →Dig 4x191-226%KO Bulldoze 4x148-174%KO Sand Tomb 4x88-104%KO Mud-Slap 4x43-52% | ||
Diglett Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Diglett builds →Earth Power 4x162-191%KO Dig 4x162-191%KO Mud Bomb 4x117-139%KO Bulldoze 4x125-148%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x358-422%KO Fire Fang 2x78-92% Bulldoze 4x218-257%KO Rock Smash 2x48-57% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x168-198%KO Fire Blast 2x143-168%KO Earthquake 4x207-244%KO Earth Power 4x235-277%KO | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Dig 4x196-231%KO Bulldoze 4x151-178%KO Rock Smash 2x33-40% Sand Tomb 4x89-105%KO | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandile builds →Earthquake 4x235-277%KO Dig 4x190-224%KO Bulldoze 4x145-171%KO Sand Tomb 4x89-105%KO | ||
Diglett Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Diglett builds →Earthquake 4x196-231%KO Earth Power 4x156-185%KO Dig 4x156-185%KO Mud Bomb 4x118-138%KO | ||
Donphan Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x351-413%KO Fire Fang 2x76-90% Bulldoze 4x213-252%KO Rock Smash 2x47-56% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x167-197%KO Fire Blast 2x142-168%KO Earthquake 4x202-239%KO Earth Power 4x235-277%KO | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Earthquake 4x241-284%KO Dig 4x191-226%KO Brick Break 2x60-71% Bulldoze 4x147-174%KO | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandile builds →Earthquake 4x230-271%KO Dig 4x186-219%KO Bulldoze 4x142-168%KO Sand Tomb 4x87-103%KO | ||
Diglett Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Diglett builds →Earthquake 4x191-226%KO Earth Power 4x153-181%KO Dig 4x153-181%KO Mud Bomb 4x115-135%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp can KO Magnemite with Earthquake (462-543%). Breloom's Mach Punch also KOs at 93-110%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x462-543%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemMiracleseed NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed15-17% Mach Punch 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSafetygoggles NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed30-35% Flare Blitz 2x270-317%KO Snarl30-36% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x319-375%KO Extreme Speed35-41% Aura Sphere 2x194-228%KO Flash Cannon24-28% | ||
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution
Magnemite is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Magneton first, then eventually reaches Magnezone. For breeding, average hatch time with no compatible partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 210 total stats over Magnemite. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Magnemite is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Magnemite Best Moveset
The recommended build leans into Magnemite's strengths as an attacker. Berryjuice provides extra utility, and flexible EVs back that up. Sturdy rounds out the package.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Recycle
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Magnemite 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.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Magnemite Locations
Magnemite's scattered across 6 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Best Locations to Catch Magnemite in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Magnemite appears in 6 walking locations at Lv. 6-25 across Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
Magnemite Guide
Level 30 gets you Magneton. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Magnemite does the job early-game if you need a Electric/Steel type on your team. Evolve it into Magneton before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Magnemite in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Magnemite has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves