What is a good competitive moveset for Magneton? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Magneton is an interesting Electric and Steel-typed Pokemon. Magneton is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 2. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Magneton is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Magneton is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Thunder Shock is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Magneton this turn). ♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target). ♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, your Magneton's party has doubled def).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Magneton can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Magneton
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Magneton
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Magneton in Gold and Silver
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