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Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone are among the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Their main purposes in the games, as with all other Pokémon, are to battle both "wild" Pokémon, which are untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and "tamed" Pokémon that are owned by Pokémon trainers.

Template:Pokeinfoboxmedium Magnemite (コイル, Koiru, Coil in original Japanese language versions) is almost more of a machine than a creature, as it is a solid ball of metal with a pair of horseshoe magnets on either side, as well as a single, lidless eye. It has a pair of screws protruding from below the eye, and a large screw forming a sort of "cap" on top of its head.

It floats through the air, through a sort of electromagnetic antigravity field generated by the two magnets on either side of its body. When defending itself in the wild or fighting in a Pokémon battle at the orders of a Pokémon trainer, it can also generate powerful electric shocks. Magnemite consumes electricity, so they're attracted to power lines and electronic gadgets. Magnemite tend to crowd around generators and power plants, and an individual Magnemite might be attracted to someone with a pocket radio or a Pokégear.

Despite their mechanical appearance, lack of gender, and alien tendencies, Magnemite are living things; they are not built, they feel the need to eat, and they have something similar to a mating urge. A trio of Magnemite may come together to create their evolved form, Magneton.

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Magneton (レアコイル, Reakoiru, Rarecoil in original Japanese language versions) has many odd traits. Magneton is composed of 3 Magnemite linked together by a strong magnetic force. It is unknown whether these Magnemite are individual Pokémon or the product of a single evolving Magnemite. This magnetic force is so strong that moisture in its vicinity dries instantly. The three Magnemite can link together in many different ways, making many types of Magneton similar to Unown. The possibilities of Magneton essentially have the same abilities, so people don't bother to record the Magneton types.

Magneton constantly generates strange radio signals which induce earaches when close by. This Pokémon raises the temperature by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit within a 3,300 foot radius. It usually appears when sunspots flare up. Also, despite the fact that it's made up of three Magnemite, it weighs ten times more than a Magnemite.

Template:Pokeinfoboxmedium Magnezone (ジバコイル, Jibakoiru, Jibacoil in original Japanese language versions) has an appearance similar to that of a UFO. Magneton evolves from exposure to a unique magnetic field. This causes a mutation in the Magneton; one of the Magnemite that this Pokémon consists of has grown bigger than the other two; its pupil has dilated and turned red; and the screw on top appears to have been replaced by a yellow antenna upon evolution. The remaining Magnemite form the "shoulders" of Magnezone, and the screws on the top of their head have grown significantly larger. They also appear to have lost one magnet each. Magnezone has three horse-shoe magnets. Two are positioned in a fashion that resembles a pair of claws, and a third is positioned as a tail. Its body is surrounded by a thin metal rim. It is approximately three times heavier than Magneton. The body has a silver color like Magnezone's pre-evolved forms.

As with most Pokémon creatures, Magnemite and Magneton are found in random encounters in every game, though Magnemite is far more common. Both Magnemite and Magneton are only found inside specific buildings throughout their earlier appearances. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, only Magnemite can be found in a random encounter and only under special conditions.

Magnemite can undergo a metamorpic process called evolution, in which it evolves into Magneton upon reaching a high-enough level. Magneton has higher statistics than Magnemite in every area. Despite the evolution method described in their flavor texts, only one Magnemite is needed to form a Magneton for convenience.

From Diamond and Pearl onwards, Magneton can evolve into Magnezone. This utilizes a new evolution method introduced in Diamond and Pearl: Magneton will evolve if it increases in level at one particular location. Magnezone is generally more powerful than Magneton, having exceptional Special Attack, a statistic that increases the power of energy-based attacks, compared to most Pokémon creatures. Its physical defensive stat is almost as high. On the downside, Magnezone becomes slower upon evolving from Magneton.

Magnemite and Magneton have the distinction of being the only Pokémon creatures to change their default types between generations of Pokémon, but this was likely due to the introduction of the Steel-type in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Magnemite and Magneton were Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, and all three Pokémon in Magnemite's evolutionary line have been Electric/Steel-type Pokémon since then.

Magnemite and Magneton make their first appearances in the anime in the episode Sparks Fly For Magnemite. A Magnemite is attracted to Ash's Pikachu after Pikachu comes down with a magnetic cold-like sickness, causing Pikachu to occasionally discharge electricity. With the aid of several other Magnemite and Magneton, the Magnemite helps Ash defeat a swarm of Grimer and capture a Muk which had shut down the local power plant. In Get Along, Little Pokémon, a rancher herds a pack of Magnemite and Magneton in a desolate waste, herding them with a Jolteon and feeding them on the electricity from passing storms.

Magnemite has been used by two gym leaders: Nerves of Steelix, Jasmine uses a Magnemite to tire out Ash's Pikachu, before sending out her Steelix. Likewise, in Watt's With Wattson?, Wattson has a Magnemite, as well as a Magneton.

Magnemite makes an appearance inside the mouth of a Pelipper, which belongs to bogus gym leader, Anthony, to trick others that Pelipper is using electric-type attacks in You Said a Mouthful!. Later Ash rescues his Torkoal from a Skarmory and a pack of attacking Magnemite and Magneton in All Torkoal, No Play. Magnezone has yet to make an appearance due to its recent introduction.

As in the video games, Magnemite's combination into Magneton is not reflected in the anime, again only requiring a single Magnemite to evolve.

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Magnemite as a species
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Magneton as a species
• Magnezone as a species on Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric wiki)
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• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Magnemite Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• PsyPoke - Magneton Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
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