Competitive Information for Magneton [Diamond/Pearl]
Electric / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Magneton? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Magneton is pretty popular Electric and Steel-typed Pokemon. Magneton is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Magneton is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Other
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Signal Beam
- Thunder Wave
Special Sweeper Magneton (Popular/Trending)
Magneton is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Magnet Pull, prevents adjacent steel-type foes from choosing to switch.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Flash Cannon
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Magneton (Magnet Pull)
Magneton is popular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Magneton's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Magneton's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magnet Pull, prevents adjacent steel-type foes from choosing to switch.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tri Attack is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magneton cannot move next turn).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magneton? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Magneton (Magnet Pull)
Magneton is popular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Magneton's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Magneton's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magnet Pull, prevents adjacent steel-type foes from choosing to switch.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tri Attack is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magneton cannot move next turn).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magneton learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Magneton can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Magneton
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Magneton's stats
- Charge Beam
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Magneton
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power Fire
- Light Screen
- Other
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Signal Beam
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Magneton in Diamond and Pearl
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Magneton's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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