Competitive Information for Magneton [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Magneton
Electric / Steel
Abilities:
SturdySturdy: OHKO moves fail when used against this Pokemon.
, Magnet PullMagnet Pull: Prevents adjacent Steel-type foes from choosing to switch.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.25x
0.5x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
4x
0.5x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
0.5x
0.25x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Magneton? 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.
Magneton is a sensational Electric and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Magneton out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Magneton is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Species: Magneton
Item: Magnet
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
Item: Magnet
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
Special Sweeper Magneton (Magnet Pull)
Magneton is an interesting Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember 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 Magneton 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).
♦ 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 Magneton 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magneton? 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.
Species: Magneton
Item: Magnet
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
Item: Magnet
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
Doubles Special Sweeper Magneton (Magnet Pull)
Magneton is a decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Magneton 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).
♦ 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 Magneton 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).
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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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
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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 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 Magneton
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Magneton's EVs for Ruby/Sapphire
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