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Dark Magneton
Team Rocket Returns 39/109 • uncommon
- Set
- Team Rocket Returns
- Number
- 39/109
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2004
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $3.93
- Artist
- Emi Miwa
What it does
If your opponent has at least 2 Pokémon in play, move a basic Energy card from the Defending Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon.
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
This Pokémon is both Lightning Darkness type.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Magneton was released as part of the Team Rocket Returns expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in late 2004. The set served as a thematic sequel to the original Team Rocket set from 2000, focusing on the villainous organization's corrupt influence over Pokémon. This era marked a transitional period for the game, shifting under the management of The Pokémon Company International after Wizards of the Coast ended their licensing agreement.
The card features the distinctive dark aesthetic associated with Team Rocket's Pokémon, characterized by a more aggressive visual style and special card mechanics. The illustration was handled by the prolific artist Mitsuhiro Arita, whose work has been central to the Pokémon TCG since its inception. Arita utilized a sharp, industrial design approach to emphasize the 'Dark' typing, aiming to convey a sense of mechanical menace that fit the set's narrative of manipulated, rogue creatures.
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