Competitive Information for Magneton [Sun/Moon]
Electric / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Magneton? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
ToxapexSalamenceExcadrillFerrothornHippowdonReuniclusMandibuzzGengarVenusaur-MegaBuzzwole
Magneton is an interesting Electric and Steel-typed Pokemon. Magneton is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Magneton is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Magneton is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Electrium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Analytic
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Flash Cannon
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Magneton (Analytic)
Magneton is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Magneton is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Analytic, Magneton's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.
♦ 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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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 100 Hp / 200 SpA / 210 SpD
Moveset:
- Volt Switch
- Signal Beam
- Rain Dance
- Thunder
Magneton Special Tank (Manget Pulling)
Magneton is a fabulous Special Tank. This moveset is designed to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Magneton is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Magnet Pull, prevents adjacent steel-type foes from choosing to switch.
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Thunder is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. can't miss in rain).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magneton? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
ToxapexSalamenceExcadrillFerrothornHippowdonReuniclusMandibuzzGengarVenusaur-MegaBuzzwole
Item: Electrium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Analytic
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Flash Cannon
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Magneton (Analytic)
Magneton is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Magneton is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Analytic, Magneton's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.
♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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: Bide, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Magneton's stats
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Magneton
- Discharge
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power Fire
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Teleport
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Tri Attack
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Magneton in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Magneton's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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