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magnezone
#462

Magnezone

Magnet Area Pokémon

ElectricSteel

Sometimes the magnetism emitted by Magnezone is too strong, making them attract each other so they cannot move.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 70
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 90
Speed 60
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

magneton Magneton Lv. 30
magnezone Magnezone Level Up

Moves

Details

Category Magnet Area Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 180.0 kg
Base Exp 241
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

magnezone Front Front
magnezone Back Back
magnezone Front Shiny Front Shiny
magnezone Back Shiny Back Shiny
magnezone Official Art Official Art
magnezone Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Magnezone doesn't seem like a likely candidate for a team slot at first until you look at its amazing ability to trap Steel-types like Scizor, Skarmory, and Ferrothorn, which is useful because they can threaten a lot of the metagame's most dangerous sweepers like Mega Diancie and Tail Glow Syclant, meaning Magnezone can form dangerous offensive cores. This is further complemented by Magnezone's high Special Attack and two great STAB moves that give it good neutral coverage. Defensively, Electric / Steel typing also is wonderful for a pivot due to the many resistances it possesses, which let it get many safe switches against Fairy-types such as Clefable and Steel-types like Skarmory and Naviathan. Unfortunately, Magnezone is outshined by most Electric-types, which have more speed, coverage, and utility for teams. Magneton's higher Speed allows it to trap Cawmodore with a Choice Scarf; Zapdos and Cyclohm can serve as much better defensive pivots, with the former having Defog and the latter providing much more important resistances; and Mega Manectric has higher Speed even if Magnezone runs Choice Scarf, as well as access to more powerful Fire-type moves, allowing it to hit much harder. Krilowatt also gives Magnezone competition with its access to more powerful coverage moves and it not being forced to run a Choice item.

Most Used Moves

Discharge
49.1%
Nothing
7.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
32.9%
Life Orb
13.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc