Magneton counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Magneton
#0082 Magneton
ElectricSteel
USAGE 6.4% #30
ABILITYSturdy
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 100.0% Thunder Wave 91.3% Flash Cannon 91.3% Hidden Power Ice 47.7% Hidden Power Ground 46.0% Explosion 14.6% Hidden Power Fire 5.9% Gravity 1.1%
Items
Choice Scarf 98.8% Focus Sash 1.1% Magnet 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Shuca Berry 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy0.0%
Common Teammates
Latias66.1%Tyranitar50.3%Clefable33.8%Jirachi33.6%Gyarados28.0%Scizor25.6%Skarmory20.6%Starmie18.7%
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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 #30 with 6.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.