Is Magnemite Good in Emerald Playthrough?
New Mauville catch. Electric/Steel with AbilityMagnet Pull preventing Steel-types from switching out. Magnemite evolves into Magneton at 30. Handles Juan's gym and Wallace's Water Champion team with Electric coverage. The Steel typing resists most common attacks. One of the best native pickups.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Magnemite has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Magnemite's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Magnemite's weaknesses hard.
Magnemite has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Magneton resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Magneton's weaknesses hard.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catch Magnemite on New Mauville (walking, Lv 22-26, common).
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Wattson
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- LV 26ElectricSpark98100%20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 50ElectricZap Cannon18050%5
Your Magnemite should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSpark98100%20
- LV 30ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Wattson
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Winona
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
How to Get Magnemite in Emerald
high spawn rates across 2 locations for Magnemite in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
1 location to catch Magnemite
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5Where To Catch Magnemite in E
The path to Magnemite starts with Magnemite at Lv. 22-26 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Magnemite ✓New Mauville - EntranceLv.22-26FloorRate 50%New Mauville - InsideLv.22-26FloorRate 49%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into MagnetonNew Mauville - InsideLv.26FloorRate 1%or evolve from Magnemite (Step 1)
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. 12 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, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Flying, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Magnemite Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Magnemite
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Combusken builds →Ember 2x66-79% Double Kick 2x42-51% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x250-295%KO Dig 4x137-161%KO | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x181-213%KO Focus Punch 2x145-171%KO | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Marshtomp builds →Dig 4x165-194%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x218-256%KO Dig 4x119-142%KO Flamethrower 2x68-81% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x255-300%KO Dig 4x138-164%KO | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x185-218%KO Focus Punch 2x145-173%KO | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Marshtomp builds →Dig 4x162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x220-259%KO Dig 4x123-145%KO Flamethrower 2x67-79% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x262-309%KO Dig 4x142-168%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x262-309%KO Dig 4x184-217%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x184-217%KO Focus Punch 2x149-177%KO | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Marshtomp builds →Dig 4x162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x273-322%KO Dig 4x149-176%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x263-311%KO Overheat 2x273-322%KO Dig 4x145-171%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x263-311%KO Dig 4x145-171%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Swampert builds →Dig 4x205-241%KO Focus Punch 2x163-193%KO | ||
Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Swampert builds →Earthquake 4x329-388%KO Focus Punch 2x163-193%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x354-417%KO Rock Smash 2x27-32% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x273-322%KO Earthquake 4x244-288%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x263-311%KO Earthquake 4x235-278%KO Overheat 2x273-322%KO | ||
 Groudon Ground | S | |
Obtain MethodTerra Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Groudon builds →Earthquake 4x435-512%KO Overheat 2x171-201%KO Brick Break 2x108-128%KO | ||
Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Swampert builds →Earthquake 4x333-393%KO Focus Punch 2x165-194%KO | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x356-419%KO Rock Smash 2x25-29% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x382-450%KO Focus Punch 2x190-224%KO Fire Blast 2x79-94% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
In Emerald, Koffing can KO Magnemite with Explosion (99-117%). Staryu deals 68-80% with Hydro Pump.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Koffing builds →Explosion99-117%KO Shadow Ball32-38% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemQuickclaw NatureTimid Moves View Gastly builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemFocusband NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Staryu builds →Thunderbolt28-32% Psychic28-32% Hydro Pump68-80% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterveil ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Wailmer builds →Earthquake 4x152-179%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Porygon builds →Psychic24-28% Facade18-21% | ||
Magnemite Evolutions
Magnemite evolves into Magneton. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 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 onlyE Magnemite Best Moveset
Even at pre-evolution stats, AbilityMagnet Pull prevents Steel-types from switching out, giving teammates a free matchup. The moveset chips with MoveThunderbolt while holding the trap. Magneton delivers the same role with real power.
Best Build
Magnemite best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Toxic
- Hidden Power Fire
- Protect
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Magnemite's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Rock coverage on top of Zap Cannon and Thunder for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The units at its sides are extremely powerful magnets. They generate enough magnetism to draw in iron objects from over 300 feet away.
Magnemite Emerald Guide
In Emerald, 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.
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 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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 7LGPE
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