Magneton -- Evolutions Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Magneton from the XY Evolutions Pokemon Card Set.  Magneton is a Stage 1, lightning type Pokemon card, with a HP of 80. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Magneton does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Thunder Wave, for two energy cards, one each of lightning and colorless, this move does 30 damage, plus it paralyzes the defending Pokemon if a heads is the result when flipping a coin.  Magneton's second move is called Self-Destruct and for three energy cards, two colorless and one lightning, this move does 80 damage, however the move also does 80 damage to itself.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Magneton is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Magnemite into play (I reviewed Magnemite from this set yesterday) and then evolve Magnemite into Magneton.  If you read yesterday's review of Magnemite, you'll know that I thought it was a poor card overall, even though it had two moves, neither move was that great, and the card had a low HP, making it pretty unusable on its own.  Knowing this about Magnemite from this set and taking a look at this Magneton card, this card is almost a direct copy of Magnemite, just increased HP and moves since it is a Stage 1 evolution.  So the same thing goes for this card, it has too low of an HP to last long in the active Pokemon spot, it's quicker move, Thunder Wave, has a 50-50 shot of inflicting a special condition when attacking using Thunder Wave, and the main move that this card has essentially knocks out Magneton in the process.  So unless you just love this line in general, I would not recommend using either card in a deck.  If you do, I would set this line up on the bench, especially since Magnemite can't do any damage without getting knocked out and I would use Thunder Wave on this card most turns when in the active Pokemon spot.  Make sure to have plenty of Energy Retrieval trainer cards or an Ability that will move energy cards from your discard pile to your hand, because with Self-Destruct on both Magnemite and Magneton, and low HP on both, you'll be seeing these cards in the discard pile often.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the XY Evolutions set.  Just like Magnemite from yesterday, this card deserves a 1 out of 5 rating, but because it does have two moves, plus a low retreat cost I am saving it from that extremely low rating.  However, combined, I would give this Pokemon family from the XY Evolutions set a 1 out of 5 rating, there is really no reason to use this line in a deck.

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Magneton -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Magneton from the BREAKthrough Pokemon Card set.  Magneton is a stage 1, lightning type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Magneton does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Static Shock, for one lightning energy card this move paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you get a heads when flipping a coin.  Magneton's second move is called Electro Ball, for three energy cards, two colorless and one lightning, this move does 70 damage, however you must discard an energy attached to Magneton after using.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Magneton is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Magnemite into play (I reviewed Magnemite from this set yesterday) and then evolve Magnemite into Magneton.  Magneton does have a Stage 2 evolution in Magnezone, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, the strategy below will act like Magneton is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read my reviews of both Magnemite cards from this set you'll know that I thought both cards were pretty similar and the card I reviewed yesterday, number 52 was just a tiny bit better since it could attack for one energy card as opposed to two on the first Magnemite card.  But regardless, I think the best method if you want to use Magnemite and Magneton is to evolve this line on the bench.  So looking at this specific Magneton card, the only reason to use this card is to do 70 damage a turn with Electro Ball, but because this move requires three energy cards and Magnemite is not very good and this Magneton has a low HP, I cannot recommend using this line in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the BREAKthrough set.  Unfortunately other than having two moves and a low retreat cost, there isn't much to like about this card.  One of the Magneton's moves is based off of a coin flip, and the other move does do above average damage but makes you discard an energy card.  So unless you need to use this line for Magnezone, please avoid it, I cannot give the first two Pokemon in this line less than a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Magneton #45/135 -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Magneton from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of two Magneton cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Magneton is a stage 1, lightning type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless retreat cost.  Magneton does not have an Ability and this version of Magneton only has one move.  The only move it has is called Knock Away, this move requires two energy cards, one each of colorless and lightning, and does 20 damage.  If you get a heads when you flip a coin while using this move, this move does 40 damage instead of 20.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Magneton is a stage 1 Pokemon card with a stage 2 evolution in Magnezone, which I'll be reviewing the next two days because there are two Magnezone cards from this set, you'll more than likely want to use Magneton with its evolution. However since I haven't reviewed its evolution cards from this set yet I'll just review this card as though it is the final evolution in the Pokemon line. So if you just use Magnemite and this Magneton card in a deck you'll first have to get Magnemite into play (I reviewed the two Magnemite cards from this set the past two days) and then evolve Magnemite into Magneton.  I would actually prefer yesterday's Magneton card over this one because it has two moves and can do more damage consistently than this card can.  But nevertheless, if you want to use this card in your deck, I would include a 1-1 line of Magnemite and Magneton in a lightning type deck, if you use this card I would suggest using the first Magnemite card in this deck because it can confuse the defending Pokemon.  Once you get Magneton into the active Pokemon spot your only choice will be to use Knock Away every turn and hope to get some heads so you can do 40 damage every turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average stage 1 Pokemon card.  Compared to yesterday's Magneton card this card is definitely worse that is why I'm giving this card a lower rating.  This card has low hp, and only one decent move, overall compared to other stage 1 Pokemon cards it may be average to slightly below average but because I am comparing this card to the other Magneton card from the set I'm giving this card a 2.  If you use this Magneton with a Magnemite card from this set I would give it a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Magneton #44/135 -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Magneton from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two Magneton cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Magneton is a stage 1, lightning type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless retreat cost.  Magneton does not have an Ability but it does have two moves, the first move it has is called Metal Sound, this move requires one colorless energy card and confuses the defending Pokemon.  Magneton's second move is called Electro Ball and for two energy cards, one each of colorless and lightning, this move does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Magneton is a stage 1 Pokemon card with a stage 2 evolution in Magnezone, which I'll be reviewing in a couple of days, you'll more than likely want to use Magneton with its evolution. However since I haven't reviewed its evolution cards from this set yet I'll just review this card as though it is the final evolution in the Pokemon line. So if you just use Magnemite and Magneton in a deck you'll first have to get Magnemite into play (I reviewed the two Magnemite cards from this set the past two days) and then evolve Magnemite into Magneton.  Because there are two Magneton cards in this set you'll have to read tomorrow's review to see which Magneton card from this set I like best.  So if you want to use this card in a lightning type deck, I would pair it with the Magnemite card that does 10 damage for one energy card, I would do this because this Magneton card can confuse the defending Pokemon so there is no need to try and confuse it with Magnemite.  I would try and get this card in the active Pokemon spot early in the game because both of its moves are quick and this card has a below average hp so it won't last that long later in games.  Depending on the Pokemon I'm facing would determine which move I would use, if I'm facing a Pokemon with 60 hp or less I would use Electro Ball two turns in a row, otherwise I would use Metal Sound once then Electro Ball after that.  This Pokemon line isn't that powerful so you can't build a deck around this line but these Pokemon are good role player type cards, so I would include 1 each of Magnemite and Magneton in a lightning type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 1 Pokemon card.  Even though this card has below average hp I think that it is still an average card because it has a low retreat cost, and two fairly decent moves.  Overall, I would rate Magnemite and this Magneton card a 3 out of 5, this Pokemon family is pretty average, we'll have to see if my rating will improve when I review Magnezone in a couple of days.

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