What is a good competitive moveset for Magnemite? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Magnemite is a stupendous Electric and Steel-typed Pokemon. Magnemite is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Magnemite can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Magnemite is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Magnemite is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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). ♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Magnemite this turn). ♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target). ♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magnemite? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Magnemite is a wonderful Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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). ♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Magnemite this turn). ♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target). ♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magnemite 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 Magnemite can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Magnemite
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
Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Most notable and possible best moves for Magnemite
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Magnemite in Ruby and Sapphire
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