OverviewOUWith its rare ability to trap Steel-types, Magnezone can find a spot on just about any team. It boasts an excellent base 130 Special Attack stat, a great Electric / Steel typing (which grants a resistance to 13 of the 17 types), and useful moves, such as Thunderbolt, Flash Cannon, and Explosion. While Magnezone's Speed is less than average-even its predecessor, Magneton, is faster-it more than compensates with its reliability and power. If your team has trouble with Steel-types, like Choice Band Scizor and Choice Scarf Jirachi, then there is no reason to not consider Magnezone for your team. UberMagnezone's main niche in Ubers, however, is its Steel-type trapping ability. Much like in OU, there are many Dragon-type sweepers in Ubers who appreciate the removal of Steel-types who impede their sweeps, and the fact that far fewer Steel-types in Ubers carry Ground-type attacks coupled with the fact that the use of Shed Shell is all but nonexistent, Magnezone can often open up massive holes in your opponent's team. Also, its unique defensive typing grants it resistances to many popular attacking types in Ubers, including Dragon-, Steel-, Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-types, as well as the famous BoltBeam combination. Magnezone's isn't without its weak points, however. It is very slow without a Choice Scarf and it is weak to the common Fire-, Ground-, and Fighting attacks that a lot of Ubers sweepers tend to carry. It also does not have any recovery outside of Rest to help it stand up to repeated hits. However, while Magnezone may sometimes be overlooked in the Ubers environment, it is certainly not to be underestimated.
Magnezone's excellent defensive stats, typing, and unique ability help Magnezone to come out on top against most Steel-type Pokemon. Substitute lets Magnezone evade status and get in another hit after it has knocked out the trapped Steel-type.Thunderbolt and Hidden Power Grass provide neutral coverage against everything bar Dragon- and Grass-types. Explosion can prove invaluable against stall teams, removing a Pokemon like Blissey as it switches in. Magnet Rise gives Magnezone the upper hand against slower Steel-types, namely Metagross, and makes Magnezone even more of a threat to your opponent. The EV spread provided allows Magnezone to outpace Pokemon of 229 Speed and below, most notably Adamant Scizor. 40 Attack EVs give Explosion that extra "oomph", but feel free to run a Timid nature and 40 HP EVs instead if you opt for Magnet Rise. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
With a Choice Scarf equipped, Magnezone can revenge kill numerous threats, such as Swords Dance Lucario and Scizor, and even a few non-Steel types, like Life Orb Gengar. Thunderbolt is Magnezone's most powerful attack, quickly finishing off most weakened sweepers. The Hidden Power of your choice is for specific threats, like Scizor and Dragonite, respectively. Flash Cannon is a useful secondary STAB which hits Tyranitar for super effective damage. Finally, Explosion is Magnezone's only hope of taking down Blissey. With the given EVs (and Hidden Power Ice), Magnezone reaches a Speed of 360, which outpaces positively-natured base 110's and below. With a Naive nature and 4 Attack EVs, Explosion will do anywhere from 81.9% - 96.5% against 0/252 Calm Blissey, resulting in a likely KO after Stealth Rock. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
While Magnezone is seldom thought of as a sweeper, it can take on the role quite effectively. The omnipresence of (Choiced) Steel-types in the OU metagame provides Magnezone with many opportunities to set up. Thunderbolt and Hidden Power Ice form the infamous "BoltBeam" combo that hits every Pokemon in OU, bar Shedinja, opposing Magnezone, and Lanturn, for at least neutral damage. Charge Beam nabs Magnezone Special Attack boosts needed to pull off a sweep, while Substitute lets Magnezone avoid status effects and can safely lower its HP into Salac Berry's activation range. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Magnezone can be equipped with Choice Specs to further boost its already massive Special Attack. Thunderbolt badly damages anything that doesn't resist it. Flash Cannon is your best weapon against Grass-types and Tyranitar, while Hidden Power Grass will deal severe damage to most Ground-types attempting to switch into Magnezone. Finally, Explosion allows Magnezone to go out with a bang when low on health, and also comes with the bonus of maiming Blissey and Snorlax switch-ins. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
This set sacrifices a bit of the previous set's power in exchange for versatility. As always, Thunderbolt is Magnezone's invaluable STAB option, while Hidden Power Grass KOes most of the Ground-types immune to Thunderbolt. Flash Cannon hits Tyranitar and Celebi for super effective and neutral damage, respectively. Finally, Explosion will KO Calm Blissey 100% of the time, but be wary of Protect. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
The purpose of this set is to use Magnezone's unique typing and rare ability to set up dual screens for a setup sweeper or Baton Passer. The moveset is extremely straightforward. Use both Reflect and Light Screen, then Explode to let a sweeper switch in for free. Thunderbolt or Discharge let Magnezone attack when needed. With the given HP and Defense EVs, Magnezone will never be 2HKOed by an Adamant Jirachi's Fire Punch and will never be OHKOed by a standard Bronzong's Earthquake (even without Reflect). The Special Defense EVs allow Magnezone to never be OHKOed by a Timid Heatran's Fire Blast or Timid Gengar's Focus Blast (even without Light Screen). Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Magnezone may seem like an odd choice for a slot on an Ubers team, but in reality that is not so. Magnezone has very good and numerous resistances to Dragon-, Dark-, Ghost-, Ice-, Electric-, and Normal-type attacks, making it very easy to switch in. Furthermore, Magnezone’s base 130 Special Attack stat means that it can hit as hard as, if not harder than, the monstrous attackers in Ubers play. It also has a unique role in the ability to trap Steel-types, making it a very good check to Scizor, Forretress, Bronzong, and Metagross. Choice Specs tops it all off, bringing Magnezone's Special Attack stat all the way up to 591, making it a great hole-puncher and steel trapper. Magnezone's Thunder is extremely powerful and will likely OHKO or 2HKO any Pokémon who does not resist it. For example, Palkia, Mewtwo, Lugia, and specially defensive Forretress are all always OHKOed after SR damage. Because of Thunder's low accuracy, however, it is strongly recommended to have Kyogre on your team to boost Thunder's accuracy to 100%, making attacking much easier. Hidden Power Ice always OHKOes Garchomp and Rayquaza as well as dishing out well over 50% damage to Max HP Groudon. Thunderbolt is an alternate attack just in case weather conditions are not favorable for usage of Thunder, such as in sunlight. Explosion allows Magnezone to pick off Blissey and Latias, but an OHKO is not guaranteed without a little prior damage. Flash Cannon is an alternative move to use over Explosion, but its only real use is to deal heavy damage to Tyranitar. Max Special Attack is needed to do as much damage as possible with this set. 48 Speed EVs allows Magnezone to outrun most Scizor; that way it can fry the steel bug with Thunder before it can escape with U-turn or KO Magnezone with Superpower. The rest of the EVs go into HP for some nice bulk. Mild is the recommended nature if you're using Explosion, but if not, Modest is the preferred nature so as to not needlessly lower Magnezone's defenses. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Magnezone’s good defenses and impressive slew of resistances allow it to become quite a good user of Reflect and Light Screen. Although this set may seem to be outclassed by Bronzong, who has Levitate and better overall defenses, Magnezone has resistances to Ghost-, Dark-, and Electric-type attacks, giving it additional opportunities to come in and set up. Magnezone also packs an all-important ability to trap Steel-types, allowing Magnezone to do much more team supporting for your sweepers than just setting up dual screens. Reflect and Light Screen are on the set for obvious reasons; the 8-turn boost to defenses can really aid your sweepers in doing their jobs. Thunder is a very strong STAB move that does significant damage to anything that does not resist it, notably OHKOing Skarmory and 2HKOing Forretress and Scizor after Stealth Rock damage. Hidden Power Fire is the preferred option in the fourth moveslot to allow Magnezone to KO Steel-types in the sunlight (Since it lowers Thunder’s accuracy to 50%), but Explosion is another option to instantly remove a problem Pokemon and get in one of your sweepers in for free. If you don't have a need for Explosion, Thunderbolt can provide a reliable way of finishing off weakened Steel-type Pokemon. It can also be used over Thunder if your team does not have rain support, but the power drop is noticeable. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
This very similar to the Choice Specs set, but instead Magnezone attempts to beat a few of its counters with Magnet Rise. By using Magnet Rise, Magnezone gains an immunity to Ground-type attacks for five turns. When Groudon or Garchomp, two of Magnezone's biggest counters, switch in on Magnet Rise, they will often be unable to touch Magnezone, allowing it to OHKO and 2HKO Garchomp and Groudon respectively with Hidden Power Ice. Thunder is once again present as a powerful attack to hurt anything that does not resist it. Explosion is still an option to cripple Blissey, Latias, and Wobbuffet switch-ins. Substitute can be used over Explosion to ease prediction, guard against status, and to possibly get a free hit on an incoming switch-in to Magnezone. Toxic is also useful as it hinders Latias and Giratina-O as they attempt to set up as well as crippling Lugia and defensive Groudon. There are three possible items for this set. Life Orb grants Magnezone the most power for its attacks, but the recoil detracts from its ability to switch in, especially if Substitute is being used. Magnet still gives a nice boost to Thunder, and helps keep Magnezone's health intact while possibly letting Magnezone bluff a Choice item. Expert Belt is usable since it increases damage output on targets weak to Magnezone's attacks without the recoil backlash, but Pokemon neutral to Magnezone's attacks will not suffer quite as much damage. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Magnezone can easily use a Choice Scarf to remedy its middling Speed. Although it may seem inferior to Choice Scarf Magneton since Magneton, with its higher Speed, can revenge kill Darkrai and Shaymin-S, Magnezone is much bulkier. For example, many things that would only 3HKO Magnezone 2HKO Magneton, such as Choice Scarf Palkia's Spacial Rend. If your team does not care about Darkrai or Shaymin-S, then Magnezone is definitely worth considering as a Choice Scarf user. Thunder is the main attacking move on this set, severely punishing anything that is not a Ground-type or Blissey. Hidden Power Ice complements Thunder quite nicely, forming a pseudo BoltBeam combination, which is unresisted in Ubers except by opposing Magnezone and Shedinja. It also allows Magnezone to check non-Choice Scarf Garchomp and Swords Dance Rayquaza, as Magnezone can outspeed and OHKO both with Hidden Power Ice(Magnezone also resists Extremespeed in Rayquaza’s case). Hidden Power Ice also allows Magnezone to inflict heavy damage to Groudon. Hidden Power Fire is an acceptable alternative if one does not want their ability to hurt Steel-types compromised by Thunder’s accuracy being slashed by sunlight from Groudon. Thunderbolt is best in the third moveslot so Magnezone can still use a reliable STAB attack in case the weather is not suited for using Thunder. Flash Cannon is another viable option since it provides decent neutral coverage, its main use being to hit Tyranitar for super effective damage, who otherwise takes little from Magnezone's moves. Explosion rounds out the set quite nicely, taking out many special walls that Magnezone has trouble with at the cost of its own life. For example, Explosion deals 81.75% - 96.32% to 4 HP / 252 Defense Calm Blissey, meaning that with a little prior damage she will be OHKOed, which is great for opening up a sweep for one of your other Pokemon. Explosion also always OHKOes Latias after Stealth Rock damage, which is a great way to take out these otherwise problematic Pokemon. The EVs are pretty standard for a sweeper set. Max Speed with a Speed boosting nature is necessary for Magnezone, as it can outpace all base 110 Speed Pokemon. Max Special Attack is obvious so that Magnezone can hit as hard as possible. A Hasty nature is chosen over Timid to provide more power for Explosion. Team Options & Additional Comments >>>Team OptionsOUTo make the most of Magnezone's unique ability, it should be paired both with Pokemon who lure Steel-types and Pokemon who can take advantage of the absence of Steels. Gengar tends to attract Scizor, while Dragon-types in general lure bulkier steels like Metagross and Bronzong. Once you have eliminated opposing Steel-types, you will find your sweep with Dragonite much more secure. Tyranitar is another great partner here: It loves the idea of Scizor being eliminated, and can easily handle Pokemon who give Magnezone trouble, such as Blissey and Rotom-A. Generally, the specially defensive Pokemon who wall Magnezone are paired with physically bulky Pokemon, so mixed attackers should have no trouble breaking open the opponent's team. Mixed Dragonite is able to hit both physical and special-based walls for high amounts of damage with Draco Meteor and Outrage. Jirachi fears Earthquake just as much as Magnezone does, but it can set easily set up on both Blissey and Rotom-A. Infernape has a hard time switching in on-well-anything, but it is an excellent wallbreaker, and does a lot of damage to Pokemon who can trouble Magnezone, like Celebi, Blissey, Tyranitar, and Swampert. UberMagnezone likes having Stealth Rock and Spikes set up as they help it sweep more effectively. Deoxys and Forretress are good choices as they can set both hazards up. A Dialga lead is a fine option to set up Stealth Rock as well, as it can lure in Groudon, a major Magnezone counter, and do severe damage with Draco Meteor. Since Magnezone has good defenses and easy-to-abuse resistances, bringing along Wish and/or dual screens support can help Magnezone switch in more times. Latias is the best Wish user to pair with Magnezone, as she resists all of Magnezone's weaknesses. Latios also resists Magnezone'’s weaknesses, and can provide dual screens support for it. Magnezone will have problems breaking through anything that resists its main attack: Thunder. Groudon and Garchomp are both immune to Thunder and can OHKO Magnezone with a 4x super effective STAB Earthquake. Blissey and Latias can take any attack Magnezone uses bar Explosion. Giratina, Giratina-O, and Dialga all resist Electric-type attacks and can threaten Magnezone with super effective hits. Finally, Magnezone needs to watch out for faster opponents that try to set up on it or revenge kill it, such as Darkrai, Mewtwo, and Palkia. Defensive Kyogre variants with Rest + Sleep Talk and Calm Mind are capable of handling Garchomp, Groudon, Blissey, Mewtwo, and Darkrai with ease. Kyogre also provides valuable rain support, which aids Magnezone greatly by making its Thunders never miss as well as removing its weakness to Fire-type attacks. Latias resists all of Magnezone’s weaknesses and can take on Groudon and Garchomp with ease thanks to Levitate and her powerful STAB Dragon Pulse. Latias also counters most Palkia sets quite decently, and benefits from Magnezone's ability to trap Steel-types and resistances to all of its weaknesses. Choice Scarf Garchomp also benefits from the absence of Steel-types, and is capable of checking Palkia, Darkrai, Mewtwo, Latias, and opposing Garchomp thanks to his powerful STAB Dragon-type moves and great Speed stat. Mixed attackers that normally run Choice items, such as Palkia or Dialga, also make effective Blissey and Latias lures, OHKOing-2HKOing them both with a powerful Outrage as they switch in. Magnezone cannot take any sort of Ground-type attack, and he also has trouble against Fire- and Fighting-type attacks, so teammates that do not mind any of these attacking types are great defensive partners to Magnezone. Latias, Latios, Ho-Oh and Rayquaza do not mind any of these attacking types, and can easily set up for a sweep by switching in on them. Magnezone also removes the Steel-types that can stop them from sweeping effectively. Lugia takes Fighting- and Ground-type attacks with ease and can easily stop an enemy Groudon or Garchomp that might want to switch in on Magnezone. Kyogre's rain is a boon because it removes Magnezone's weakness to Fire-type attacks. Optional ChangesOUDischarge can be used on the Steel Killer set if you favor a higher chance of paralysis over power. Thunder Wave can be chosen over Explosion or Magnet Rise on just about any set, to paralyze faster switch-ins like Heatran and Rotom-A. Rain Dance can be used on rain teams or if you wish to use Thunder as Magnezone's main STAB. Signal Beam can be used on Choice sets to hit Celebi for 4x super effective damage, but has little additional use. Magnezone can also make great use of a Rest + Sleep Talk set given its good defenses and excellent defensive typing. Magnezone can function with many different Speed EV investments, depending on what you wish to outpace. The most significant are either 84 Speed EVs with a neutral nature, to outpace Skarmory, or 216 Speed EVs with a positive nature, to outspeed Adamant Scizor. Running a Speed stat of 190 lets Magnezone outpace minimum Speed Heatran, and 184 with a posititve nature is enough to beat Adamant Tyranitar. Finally, by running max Speed, you can be sure to outrun Adamant natured Metagross and Breloom. Any set with Explosion can use additional Attack EVs to secure the kill on Blissey. With a Life Orb, you only need a 199 Attack stat to guarantee an OHKO, while a 224 Attack stat guarantees a KO without a Life Orb if Blissey has switched into Thunderbolt. A Mild or Hasty nature will also increase Explosion's damage output, but Magnezone is usually better off taking advantage of its decent defenses and unique typing. There are many Hidden Power types that Magnezone can use well. Most sets give the option of choosing between Hidden Power Ice and Hidden Power Grass. Hidden Power Ice gives coverage against Gliscor and Flygon, while Hidden Power Grass is useful mostly for Swampert and Rhyperior. Even if you choose Hidden Power Grass, Flash Cannon can still hit Flygon and Gliscor for decent damage, while using Hidden Power Ice will leave you more or less helpless against Swampert. Hidden Power Fire can be used on the Steel Killer and Choice Scarf sets, as it OHKOes both Scizor and Forretress. Hidden Power Ground can hit Electivire and Jolteon for super effective damage as well as severely damage Heatran and opposing Magnezone. UberMagnezone does some other moves available to it. Hidden Power Ground allows Magnezone to hit Dialga for super effective damage, but otherwise it has little use. Thunder Wave makes up for Magnezone’s low Speed by paralyzing enemy Pokemon, which in turn can benefit your teammates. Charge Beam has low Base Power, but boosts Magnezone’s Special Attack, which can be of some use for sweeping combnied with Substitute. It does not really sweep in the traditional sense, but Magnezone can easily switch in on something like Choiced Scizor or Jirachi and set up a Substitute. It can then accumulate boots with Charge Beam behind a Substitute until the enemy's Steel-type has fainted, and then Magnezone can possibly KO another Pokemon if it still has a Substitute up or a Salac Berry Speed boost. Mirror Coat is somewhat usable to help make dealing with Scarf Dialga and Heatran in the rain easier, but otherwise its usefulness is limited. CountersOUWith its high Special Defense, Blissey can easily switch in and sponge any of Magnezone's special attacks. Celebi and Snorlax can also switch in with impunity, and set up with Calm Mind and Curse, respectively. However, all three of the aforementioned Pokemon must be wary of Explosion. Rotom-A does not fear Explosion at all and can switch into Magnezone relatively easily, but must rely on Overheat to inflict any damage. Gliscor, Flygon, or Swampert can counter Magnezone depending on which Hidden Power it uses, but only Swampert stands a chance against a Magnezone with Magnet Rise. Zapdos despises switching into Thunderbolt and Hidden Power Ice often, but Heat Wave can 2HKO almost all Magnezone. Heatran is the one Steel that Magnezone fears; Choice Scarf Heatran can easily will easily OHKO with Fire Blast or Earth Power. Tyranitar can switch into anything but Flash Cannon, and easily OHKO Magnezone with Earthquake. Dugtrio can trap and OHKO any Magnezone that isn't protected by Magnet Rise or Shuca Berry. Opposing Magnezone also pose a threat, as they can trap Magnezone and KO with Hidden Power Fire or Ground. Electivire can switch into Magnezone's Electric attacks to activate Motor Drive and proceed to OHKO with Earthquake or 2HKO comfortably with Cross Chop or Flamethrower. Lanturn can absorb Electric attacks with Volt Absorb, and also resists all of Magnezone's commonly used special attacks, except Hidden Power Grass. Jolteon also has Volt Absorb, but unlike Lanturn, does not have any offensive choices against Magnezone, and is not quite as durable. Gardevoir can trap Magnezone with a Traced Magnet Pull and strike back with Focus Blast. UberGroudon and Garchomp take no damage from Electric-type attacks and will easily OHKO Magnezone with Earthquake. They both need to avoid switching in to Hidden Power Ice, however. Specially defensive Tyranitar can also destroy Magnezone with Earthquake, while only really fearing Flash Cannon. Blissey with Seismic Toss can handle anything except Explosion. Non-Choiced Dialga variants equipped with Fire-type attacks can also lure in Magnezone, outspeed, and destroy it. Opposing Magnezone can also trap your Magnezone and KO if the enemy Magnezone has Hidden Power Fire. Choice Scarf Heatran also makes Magnezone shiver, as it can outspeed Magnezone and smash it with Fire Blast or Earth Power. Anything faster than Magnezone who carries a super effective attack or that can set up on it poses a good option for eliminating Magnezone. The best choices for this are Mewtwo, Darkrai, Choice Scarf Palkia, and Choice Scarf Dialga, as none of them are weak to Magnezone’s Thunder and can all either OHKO it or set up on it (although Darkrai and Mewtwo won’t want to switch in). |
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