Magneton counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Magneton
#0082 Magneton
ElectricSteel
USAGE 8.4% #21
ABILITYMagnet Pull
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 120
SPD 70
SPE 70
BST465
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
FireFighting
½×
NormalElectricGrassIcePsychicBugRockDragonFairy
¼×
FlyingSteel
0×
Poison
Moves
Thunderbolt 99.9% Hidden Power Fire 60.8% Toxic 57.9% Thunder Wave 40.3% Hidden Power Grass 34.9% Protect 28.7% Rain Dance 21.7% Substitute 19.4%
Items
Magnet 68.0% Leftovers 16.8% Salac Berry 11.5% Quick Claw 2.8% Charcoal 0.9% Lum Berry 0.0% Petaya Berry 0.0% Starf Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Magnet Pull100.0%Sturdy0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax59.3%Metagross56.0%Salamence45.2%Celebi31.8%Suicune30.0%Tyranitar27.1%Swampert26.1%Heracross19.9%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #21 with 8.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.