Pokemon of the week # 17 -
Magnemite Japanese Name: コイル Coil
Shiny: Type:Electric / Steel
Abilities:Magnet Pull-
Prevents all Steel-type Pokemon from switching out or running away, unless it has the Shed Shell. Out of battle: If Magnemite is your lead Pokemon, Steel-type Pokemon are more likely to be encountered in the wild if they are in the area.
Sturdy-
If Magnemite is at full HP and would be knocked out by damage from an attack, Magnemite holds on with 1 HP instead. Additionally, Horn Drill, Fissure, Guillotine, and Sheer Cold have no effect on Magnemite.
Dream World Ability:Analytic-
Raises the power of Magnemite's damaging attack if Magnemite attacks after its target.
Evolution line: Magnemite evolves into Magneton at level 30, and Magneton evolves into Magnezone when leveled up in Chargestone Cave.
Catch Rate: 190
Steps to Hatch: 5,355
Base Happiness: 70
EXP at LV 100: 1,000,000
Egg Group: Mineral
Gender Ratio: Magnemite is genderless.
Held Item: Metal Coat (5%)
Effort Values for KO: 1 Sp. Atk
In the Anime:Magnemite first appeared in Sparks Fly for Magnemite. Ash and friends were in Gringey City while the power went out. When they were looking around for the cause of the power outage, a lone Magnemite showed up and was feeling attracted to Ash's Pikachu, who had a cold. When a group of Grimer and its Muk leader were chasing Ash and co, a group of Magnemite and Magneton helped to fight them off.
In Get Along, Little Pokémon, Ash, Misty and Tracey met a man named Ethan who used Magnemite to harness electrical energy from bolts of lightning during thunderstorms and then the electrical energy would be given to towns that were without power. Magnemite #6 evolved into a Magneton to save Ash and Pikachu from Team Rocket.
A group of Magnemite, and a Magneton, appeared as security guards in Current Events as they first attacked Team Rocket who snuck into a power station guarded entirely by Pokémon. Ash saw the door had been opened by someone, and went to investigate, and was also attacked by the Magnemite.
An army of Magnemite and Magneton appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior under the ownership of the main villain, Zero.
Ash has battled two Gym Leaders with Magnemite: Jasmine in Nerves of Steelix and Wattson in Watt's with Wattson?.
Some Magnemite, their evolved form Magneton, a Steelix, and a Skarmory appeared in All Torkoal, No Play!.
Magnemite is one of the Electric-type Pokémon that was seen in the lake with crystal in As Clear As Crystal.
Brock temporarily trained a Magnemite belonging to the Pokémon Summer Academy in Camping It Up!. Unlike the rest of the group, Brock had no problems bonding with, and educating his Pokémon.
A group of Magnemite also appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins! along with numerous other Steel-type Pokémon (including some Magneton) on Iron Island.
A group of Magnemite served as guards for the Valley Windworks in Gone With the Windworks!.
A Magnemite belonging to Professor Kodama appeared in Sticking With Who You Know!.
Another Magnemite appeared in Dawn of a Royal Day!.
Species: Magnet Pokemon
Color: Gray
Weight: 13.2 lbs (6kg)
Height: 1' 0" (0.3m)