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Magneton Stage 1
#9/130Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
Rare Holo

Magneton

#9/130 · from Base Set 2 · released February 24, 2000
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Holofoil
56/ 100
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Set position
17 of 130
A mid-value card in the set
Demand vs rarity Est.
0.7×
In line with its rarity · others at this rarity sell for about $37.25
Cost to complete
≈2%
of the ~$1659 to finish Base Set 2
Completion difficulty Est.
Hard
A moderate pickup for the set
Where it sits in the price lifecycle
Release Hype
Post-Release Correction
Stable / Reprint Risk
End-of-Print Spike
Out-of-Print Maturation
Buy timingBase Set 2 is out of print, so supply only tightens over time. Buy a clean copy when you find one rather than waiting for a dip.
Out of print · pricing trending up · estimated

Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Base Set 2

fewermore cards
Common
9
25
14
48
Uncommon
3
7
31
1
42
Rare
13
6
1
20
Rare Holo
14
4
2
20
all
12
32
58
7
15
4
2
130
0.5
1
5
15
50
150
150+
Columns = resale price up to $X (log) · shade = cards in cell (log) · right & bottom = totals · white ring = this card

VariantsCard variants

Holofoil 9/130 · $26.53 — the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy.

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Game data
Type
Pokémon
Element
Lightning
Stage
Stage 1
HP
60
Rarity
Rare Holo
Artist
Keiji Kinebuchi
LLCThunder Wave
30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LLCCSelfdestruct
80
Does 20 damage to each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 80 damage to itself.
Weakness
FFighting×2
Resistance
None
Retreat
C

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