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Dark Magneton
Team Rocket 28/82 • rare
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Number
- 28/82
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $14.98
- Artist
- Miki Tanaka
What it does
Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
If the Defending Pokémon has any basic Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and attach that Energy card to it.
The number of incidents of hackers using Magnetons to damage computer systems is steadily increasing.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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Where it came from
Dark Magneton was released in 2000 as part of the Team Rocket expansion, the first Pokémon Trading Card Game set to introduce 'Dark' variants of existing creatures. This shift represented the antagonistic themes of the Team Rocket organization, visually distinguishing the cards with darker color palettes and more aggressive artistic styles to reflect the corruption or control exerted by the villainous group.
The card features the signature artwork of Ken Sugimori, the primary illustrator for the early Pokémon franchise. Sugimori utilized a gritty, high-contrast aesthetic for the Dark-type cards, aiming to evoke a sense of menace that deviated from the standard, cleaner character designs of the Base Set. The card was well-received by players and collectors for adding strategic depth and a darker, more mature visual identity to the game's evolving meta.
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