Holobrook
Magnemite
Base · #53 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi
PokémonLightning
$0.77
HP 40·LLightning·Basic
LThunder Wave10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LCSelfdestruct40
Does 10 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magnemite does 40 damage to itself.
Weakness F ×2Retreat C
Uses anti-gravity to stay suspended. Appears without warning and uses attacks like Thunder Wave.
Magnemite is card #53 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. At about $0.77 it is the #78 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 46 Magnemite cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 💎 The #78 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$0.77
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$1.39
PSA 9 · Mint
$3.08
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$5.39
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$10.01
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Magnemite through the years
1999Base Set
2002Legendary Collection
2005Delta Species
2008Stormfront
2010HS—Triumphant
2016Evolutions
2022Astral Radiance
2025Mega EvolutionMore by Keiji Kinebuchi
More from Base
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Blastoise
#2$227
Chansey
#3$56.48
Charizard
#4$955
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Machamp
#8
Magneton
#9$33.66
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Raichu
#14$63.54
Venusaur
#15$168
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Beedrill
#17$5.96
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Questions
How much is Magnemite (Base) worth?
An ungraded Magnemite from Base sells for about $0.77. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $10.01 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $3.08.
How rare is Magnemite?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Magnemite?
Keiji Kinebuchi drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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