Gen 1 Magneton (NU Partial Rewrite) [QC 1/1] [GP 1/1]

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[OVERVIEW]

Magneton's advantages are nearly enough to make it a viable Pokemon in RBY NU. Due to its high Special and Electric typing, Magneton wields the most powerful Electric-type attacks in the tier. Notably, it is able to OHKO Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Fearow while sometimes landing an OHKO on Blastoise and Charizard. In addition, Thunder Wave lets it cripple the offensive potential of major offensive threats such as Mr. Mime and Arcanine. Also, Magneton's defensive stats allow it to switch in on many of these offensive Pokemon.

However, while these properties should give Magneton a place in the tier, its pitiful movepool and terrible Attack leave it nearly helpless against Ground-types like Nidoking and Golem, which happen to be some of the most common Pokemon in the tier. Its largest issue is its subpar Speed, which lowers its effectiveness at handling targets such as Moltres and Mr. Mime, as well as hampering its ability to safely use Rest. It also leaves it prey to partial-trapping users such as Dragonair and Rapidash. Finally, it faces stiff competition with Electrode, which is much faster and has access to better utility and coverage moves such as Screech and Explosion.

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Rest

[SET COMMENTS]

Thunder Wave is essential, as it helps make up for Magneton's low Speed and cripples Wrap users. Thunder is Magneton's main offensive tool, allowing it to OHKO notable Pokemon like Poliwhirl and Blastoise. Thunder is because Thunderbolt misses the OHKO on notable Pokemon such as Blastoise. Double-Edge is used to deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking. Magneton can wake up from Rest with opportunities like switching into Fire Spin.

Thunderbolt can be used instead of Rest for its favorable accuracy. Flash is usable and can help losing matchups, but it's unreliable. Toxic over Double-Edge makes the Golem matchup better while worsening the Nidoking matchup. Substitute can be run alongside Toxic or other moves like Flash and Supersonic, although these latter options are unlikely to succeed unless the target is already paralyzed.

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- Written by: [[pacattacc, 520967]]
- Quality checked by: [[Plague von Karma, 236353], [phoopes, 93615], [Sevi 7, 505149]], [pacattacc, 520967], [S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517423]]

 

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Moving this out of WIP, this is ready to be QC'd!

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Magneton has characteristics that are nearly enough to make it a viable Pokemon in RBY NU. Due to its high Special and Electric-typing, Magneton wields the most powerful Electric-type attacks in the tier. Notably, Magneton is able to OHKO Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Fearow, while sometimes landing an OHKO on Blastoise and Charizard. In addition, due to Magneton's access to Thunder Wave, it can cripple the Speed and offensive potential of major offensive threats such as Mr. Mime and Arcanine. Also, Magneton's defensive stats allow it to switch in on many of these offensive Pokemon and still be able to inflict damage or status.

However, while these properties should allow Magneton to find a place in the tier, it has a few main issues that hold it back. (Move the movepool constraints here. That's Mag's biggest issue imo because it can't Explode on a Nidoking switch-in like Electrode can nor has any safe special coverage for midground plays. Otherwise, its bulk + twave would allow it to still beat stuff like Chari and Moltres). Its largest issue is its subpar Speed, which lowers its effectiveness at handling targets such as Moltres and Mr. Mime, as well as mitigating its ability to recover safely using Rest. It also leaves it prey to partial-trapping users such as Dragonair and Rapidash. Its movepool is pitiful as well, forcing it to run physical attacks if it wants to be able to even touch Nidoking and Golem, even though Magneton has a terrible base 60 Attack. Due to this, Magneton is completely helpless against Ground-types, which happen to be some of the most common Pokemon in the tier. Finally, it faces stiff competition with Electrode, who is much faster and has access to better utility and coverage moves such as Screech and Explosion.

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Thunder
move 4: Rest

[SET COMMENTS]

Thunder Wave is essential, as it helps make up for Magneton's low Speed and cripples Wrap users. Paralysis support also helps the rest of Magneton's team by allowing them to outspeed and KO their targets (Fluff). Double-Edge is used so Magneton can deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking and Golem (The damage is so meaningless to Golem that I can't imagine it's ever useful + a lot worse than just a double). Thunder is Magneton's main offensive tool, allowing it to OHKO notable Pokemon like Poliwhirl and Blastoise. Thunder is ran since Thunderbolt misses the OHKO on notable Pokemon such as Blastoise. Rest is used in an attempt to recover Magneton's health, although its Ground weakness makes this difficult. S like when switching in a sleeping Magneton during a Fire Spin spree from the likes of Moltres is the most consistent way of allowing it to wake up. (Fluff)

Due to Magneton's sparse movepool, it only has a few other options. (Fluff) Magneton is a rare case where Thunder is sometimes ran alongside Thunderbolt, as Thunderbolt can miss the 2HKO on the aforementioned foes without prior chip damage from Wrap. However, Thunder's shaky accuracy can make it insufficient at times as Magneton's sole Electric-type attack, so using it without Thunderbolt can sometimes lead to issues in consistency. Due to this, Rest is sometimes dropped in favor of Thunderbolt. (This is three full sentences + lines just to say "Thunderbolt can be used instead of Rest for its favorable accuracy." You can use that line verbatim or write something else but remember to be concise and get to the point.) Flash is able to lower the accuracy of the foe's moves, which can allow Magneton to stay active longer, as well as being able to contend in losing matchups, but its mediocre accuracy can make this risky. Toxic can be used over Double-Edge or Rest, in order to stop an attempted Fire Spin or Wrap sweep, as well as forcing Golem to use Explosion earlier due to its chip damage. However, using Toxic over Double-Edge gives Magneton a crippling weakness to Nidoking, and using Toxic over Rest gives Magneton less longevity. Substitute can be used alongside Toxic, in order to wear down opposing Pokemon such as Golem that are encouraged to switch in to Magneton. This lets Magneton to take a supporting role, allowing for threatening sweepers like Fearow to work more effectively. Supersonic is an option, as it allows Magneton to inflict Confusion on top of paralysis, but it is rarely worth it due to Supersonic's abysmal accuracy. (Same here with these last points. Toxic makes the Golem matchup better while worsening the Nidoking matchup, which usually isn't worth it given Nidoking is more popular. Substitute could be ran alongside Toxic or other moves like Flash and Supersonic, although these latter options are unlikely to succeed for Magneton unless the target is already paralyzed. That's all that needs to be said, so again keep brevity in mind, especially with near-unviable mons with near-unviable OO.)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pacattacc, 520967]]
- Quality checked by: [[Plague von Karma, 236353], [phoopes, 93615], [Sevi 7, 505149]], [[pacattacc, 520967]], [[,]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]

QC 1/1! There's some fluff here, so remember that analyses should get to the point right away. Otherwise, the content is pretty much all good. Good work

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Magneton has characteristics that are nearly enough to make it a viable Pokemon in RBY NU. Due to its high Special and Electric-typing, Magneton wields the most powerful Electric-type attacks in the tier. Notably, Magneton is able to OHKO Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Fearow, while sometimes landing an OHKO on Blastoise and Charizard. In addition, due to Magneton's access to Thunder Wave, it can cripple the Speed and offensive potential of major offensive threats such as Mr. Mime and Arcanine. Also, Magneton's defensive stats allow it to switch in on many of these offensive Pokemon and still be able to inflict damage or status.

However, while these properties should allow Magneton to find a place in the tier, it has a few main issues that hold it back. (Move the movepool constraints here. That's Mag's biggest issue imo because it can't Explode on a Nidoking switch-in like Electrode can nor has any safe special coverage for midground plays. Otherwise, its bulk + twave would allow it to still beat stuff like Chari and Moltres). Its largest issue is its subpar Speed, which lowers its effectiveness at handling targets such as Moltres and Mr. Mime, as well as mitigating its ability to recover safely using Rest. It also leaves it prey to partial-trapping users such as Dragonair and Rapidash. Its movepool is pitiful as well, forcing it to run physical attacks if it wants to be able to even touch Nidoking and Golem, even though Magneton has a terrible base 60 Attack. Due to this, Magneton is completely helpless against Ground-types, which happen to be some of the most common Pokemon in the tier. Finally, it faces stiff competition with Electrode, who is much faster and has access to better utility and coverage moves such as Screech and Explosion.

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Thunder
move 4: Rest

[SET COMMENTS]

Thunder Wave is essential, as it helps make up for Magneton's low Speed and cripples Wrap users. Paralysis support also helps the rest of Magneton's team by allowing them to outspeed and KO their targets (Fluff). Double-Edge is used so Magneton can deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking and Golem (The damage is so meaningless to Golem that I can't imagine it's ever useful + a lot worse than just a double). Thunder is Magneton's main offensive tool, allowing it to OHKO notable Pokemon like Poliwhirl and Blastoise. Thunder is ran since Thunderbolt misses the OHKO on notable Pokemon such as Blastoise. Rest is used in an attempt to recover Magneton's health, although its Ground weakness makes this difficult. S like when switching in a sleeping Magneton during a Fire Spin spree from the likes of Moltres is the most consistent way of allowing it to wake up. (Fluff)

Due to Magneton's sparse movepool, it only has a few other options. (Fluff) Magneton is a rare case where Thunder is sometimes ran alongside Thunderbolt, as Thunderbolt can miss the 2HKO on the aforementioned foes without prior chip damage from Wrap. However, Thunder's shaky accuracy can make it insufficient at times as Magneton's sole Electric-type attack, so using it without Thunderbolt can sometimes lead to issues in consistency. Due to this, Rest is sometimes dropped in favor of Thunderbolt. (This is three full sentences + lines just to say "Thunderbolt can be used instead of Rest for its favorable accuracy." You can use that line verbatim or write something else but remember to be concise and get to the point.) Flash is able to lower the accuracy of the foe's moves, which can allow Magneton to stay active longer, as well as being able to contend in losing matchups, but its mediocre accuracy can make this risky. Toxic can be used over Double-Edge or Rest, in order to stop an attempted Fire Spin or Wrap sweep, as well as forcing Golem to use Explosion earlier due to its chip damage. However, using Toxic over Double-Edge gives Magneton a crippling weakness to Nidoking, and using Toxic over Rest gives Magneton less longevity. Substitute can be used alongside Toxic, in order to wear down opposing Pokemon such as Golem that are encouraged to switch in to Magneton. This lets Magneton to take a supporting role, allowing for threatening sweepers like Fearow to work more effectively. Supersonic is an option, as it allows Magneton to inflict Confusion on top of paralysis, but it is rarely worth it due to Supersonic's abysmal accuracy. (Same here with these last points. Toxic makes the Golem matchup better while worsening the Nidoking matchup, which usually isn't worth it given Nidoking is more popular. Substitute could be ran alongside Toxic or other moves like Flash and Supersonic, although these latter options are unlikely to succeed for Magneton unless the target is already paralyzed. That's all that needs to be said, so again keep brevity in mind, especially with near-unviable mons with near-unviable OO.)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pacattacc, 520967]]
- Quality checked by: [[Plague von Karma, 236353], [phoopes, 93615], [Sevi 7, 505149]], [[pacattacc, 520967]], [[,]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]

QC 1/1! There's some fluff here, so remember that analyses should get to the point right away. Otherwise, the content is pretty much all good. Good work

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[OVERVIEW]

Magneton has characteristics that Magneton's advantages are nearly enough to make it a viable Pokemon in RBY NU. Due to its high Special and Electric typing, (removed hyphen) Magneton wields the most powerful Electric-type attacks in the tier. Notably, Magneton it is able to OHKO Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Fearow (RC) while sometimes landing an OHKO on Blastoise and Charizard. In addition, due to Magneton's access to Thunder Wave, it can cripple the Speed and Thunder Wave lets it cripple the offensive potential of major offensive threats such as Mr. Mime and Arcanine. Also, Magneton's defensive stats allow it to switch in on many of these offensive Pokemon and still be able to inflict damage or status.

However, while these properties should allow Magneton to find a place in the tier, it has a few main issues that hold it back. Its movepool is pitiful, forcing it to run physical attacks if it wants to be able to even touch Nidoking and Golem, even though Magneton has a terrible base 60 Attack. Due to this, Magneton is completely helpless against Ground-types, give Magneton a place in the tier, its pitiful movepool and terrible Attack leave it nearly helpless against Ground-types like Nidoking and Golem, which happen to be some of the most common Pokemon in the tier. Its largest issue is its subpar Speed, which lowers its effectiveness at handling targets such as Moltres and Mr. Mime, as well as mitigating its ability to recover safely using Rest. hampering its ability to safely use Rest. It also leaves it prey to partial-trapping users such as Dragonair and Rapidash. Finally, it faces stiff competition with Electrode, who which is much faster and has access to better utility and coverage moves such as Screech and Explosion.

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder i put thunder before dedge bc its your "main offensive tool"; lmk if that should not be so for whatever reason
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Rest

[SET COMMENTS]

Thunder Wave is essential, as it helps make up for Magneton's low Speed and cripples Wrap users. Double-Edge is used so Magneton can deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking. Thunder is Magneton's main offensive tool, allowing it to OHKO notable Pokemon like Poliwhirl and Blastoise. Thunder is ran since run because Thuderbolt misses the OHKO on notable Pokemon such as Blastoise. Rest is used in an attempt to recover Magneton's health, like when switching in a sleeping Magneton during a Fire Spin spree from the likes of Moltres. Double-Edge is used to deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking. Magneton can wake up from Rest with opportunities like switching into Fire Spin.

Thunderbolt can be used instead of Rest for its favorable accuracy. Flash is able to lower the accuracy of the foe's moves, which can allow Magneton to stay active longer, as well as being able to contend in losing matchups, but its mediocre accuracy can make this risky. usable and can help losing matchups, but it's unreliable. Toxic over Double-Edge (I imagine?) makes the Golem matchup better while worsening the Nidoking matchup. Substitute could be ran can be run alongside Toxic or other moves like Flash and Supersonic, although these latter options are unlikely to succeed for Magneton unless the target is already paralyzed.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pacattacc, 520967]]
- Quality checked by: [[Plague von Karma, 236353], [phoopes, 93615], [Sevi 7, 505149]], [[pacattacc, 520967]], [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074]] (I imagine not all of these ppl QCd the set, pls remove the ppl that didn't, and remember to only put double brackets before the first name and after the last number)
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517423]]

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[OVERVIEW]

Magneton has characteristics that Magneton's advantages are nearly enough to make it a viable Pokemon in RBY NU. Due to its high Special and Electric typing, (removed hyphen) Magneton wields the most powerful Electric-type attacks in the tier. Notably, Magneton it is able to OHKO Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Fearow (RC) while sometimes landing an OHKO on Blastoise and Charizard. In addition, due to Magneton's access to Thunder Wave, it can cripple the Speed and Thunder Wave lets it cripple the offensive potential of major offensive threats such as Mr. Mime and Arcanine. Also, Magneton's defensive stats allow it to switch in on many of these offensive Pokemon and still be able to inflict damage or status.

However, while these properties should allow Magneton to find a place in the tier, it has a few main issues that hold it back. Its movepool is pitiful, forcing it to run physical attacks if it wants to be able to even touch Nidoking and Golem, even though Magneton has a terrible base 60 Attack. Due to this, Magneton is completely helpless against Ground-types, give Magneton a place in the tier, its pitiful movepool and terrible Attack leave it nearly helpless against Ground-types like Nidoking and Golem, which happen to be some of the most common Pokemon in the tier. Its largest issue is its subpar Speed, which lowers its effectiveness at handling targets such as Moltres and Mr. Mime, as well as mitigating its ability to recover safely using Rest. hampering its ability to safely use Rest. It also leaves it prey to partial-trapping users such as Dragonair and Rapidash. Finally, it faces stiff competition with Electrode, who which is much faster and has access to better utility and coverage moves such as Screech and Explosion.

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder i put thunder before dedge bc its your "main offensive tool"; lmk if that should not be so for whatever reason
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Rest

[SET COMMENTS]

Thunder Wave is essential, as it helps make up for Magneton's low Speed and cripples Wrap users. Double-Edge is used so Magneton can deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking. Thunder is Magneton's main offensive tool, allowing it to OHKO notable Pokemon like Poliwhirl and Blastoise. Thunder is ran since run because Thuderbolt misses the OHKO on notable Pokemon such as Blastoise. Rest is used in an attempt to recover Magneton's health, like when switching in a sleeping Magneton during a Fire Spin spree from the likes of Moltres. Double-Edge is used to deal damage to Ground-types, mainly Nidoking. Magneton can wake up from Rest with opportunities like switching into Fire Spin.

Thunderbolt can be used instead of Rest for its favorable accuracy. Flash is able to lower the accuracy of the foe's moves, which can allow Magneton to stay active longer, as well as being able to contend in losing matchups, but its mediocre accuracy can make this risky. usable and can help losing matchups, but it's unreliable. Toxic over Double-Edge (I imagine?) makes the Golem matchup better while worsening the Nidoking matchup. Substitute could be ran can be run alongside Toxic or other moves like Flash and Supersonic, although these latter options are unlikely to succeed for Magneton unless the target is already paralyzed.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pacattacc, 520967]]
- Quality checked by: [[Plague von Karma, 236353], [phoopes, 93615], [Sevi 7, 505149]], [[pacattacc, 520967]], [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074]] (I imagine not all of these ppl QCd the set, pls remove the ppl that didn't, and remember to only put double brackets before the first name and after the last number)
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517423]]

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