Magneton Stormfront #42

Card #42 · Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima

80 HPMetalPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$2.76

▼ 2.2% · 30d

Range $3 → $3
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Magneton is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Stormfront (#42), illustrated by Hajime Kusajima. It's a Stage 1 Metal-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Magnemite, weak to Fire +20. Its current blended market value is $2.76 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#29 most valuable Magneton of 45 #77 most valuable in Stormfront of 106

Competitive play · Limitless

0.2%

Played in 0.2% of competitive decks — 6 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$2.71

LPLightly Played$1.90

MPModerately Played$1.25

HPHeavily Played$0.43

DMGDamaged$0.42

7-dayflat

30-day▼ 2.2%

90-day▼ 23.7%

All-time high$4

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $0.71

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$3

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$2.71

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$24$24–$24

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.36

Period high

$2.76

Period low

$0.75

Change

▲ 11.5%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA8 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 13% gem rate

101

CGC144 gradedCGC 10 · 24 · 17% gem rate

1024

9.512

944

8.538

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Magneton 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$49

Raw $2.76 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $24.00
after ~$70.23 grading fee → 8.7× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$24.00	$70.23	−$49	8.7×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Check recent sold prices

eBay sold PriceCharting

Cross-market prices

18% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$3

PriceCharting · dearest$3

Currently 18% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat -2%

Cross-marketSome gap 18% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

90% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Evolves from Magnemite.

Magnetic Resonance20

Colorless · Colorless

If you have a Stadium card in play, this attack does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Magnetic Release40+

Lightning · Colorless · Colorless

Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness Fire +20Resistance Psychic -20Retreat 1

“It is actually three Magnemite linked by magnetism. A group can set off a magnetic storm.”

About the Pokémon

Magnet PokémonGEN IMagnemite → Magneton → Magnezone

Formed by several MAGNEMITEs linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up.

Card details

SetStormfront →

Number#42

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Magneton cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistHajime Kusajima →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeMetal

HP80

Evolves fromMagnemite

WeaknessFire +20

ResistancePsychic -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#82

Card IDdp7-42

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Magneton cards

There are 9 different Magneton printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Stormfront #42 (Uncommon).