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Lt. Surge's Magnemite
Gym Heroes 80/132 • common
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Number
- 80/132
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $3.15
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
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Where it came from
Lt. Surge's Magnemite was released as part of the Gym Heroes expansion in the year 2000, which served as the first set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game to focus on the unique Pokémon teams associated with Kanto region Gym Leaders. This set was designed to bridge the gap between the game's mechanics and the personality-driven narrative of the original anime and video games, allowing players to utilize specialized versions of Pokémon that carried the namesake of their respective trainers.
The artwork for this card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise. In keeping with the aesthetic of the Gym Leader sets, the illustration emphasizes the mechanical, utilitarian nature of Magnemite within the context of Lt. Surge's military-themed Gym. While the card was a common rarity and served primarily as a building block for deck archetypes built around electric-type synergy, it remains a nostalgic piece of the early expansion era that introduced the concept of Trainer-specific Pokémon to the global market.
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