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Magnemite, the Magnet Pokémon — Electric/Steel-type Pokémon official artwork
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Magnemite
ID:#81Magnet Pokémon
Height
0.3m
Weight
6.0kg
Catch Rate
190
Exp
65

Magnemite Pokémon Sapphire: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Magnemite in Pokémon Sapphire. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 27 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Sapphire
Hoenn

Magnemite Pokemon Sapphire Pokedex Entry

A bizarre Pokémon with but a single eye embedded in an iron sphere. I suspect this creature levitates due to the magnetism it emits from its arms, which resemble horseshoe-shaped magnets.

Pokemon Sapphire Magnemite Sprites

Magnemite front-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphirePrimary
Magnemite back-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphireReverse
Magnemite shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphireShiny
Magnemite shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphireShiny Reverse

Pokémon Sapphire Magnemite Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Magnemite via various methods in Pokémon Sapphire.

MoveTypeRequirement
TacklenormalLv. 1
Metal SoundsteelLv. 1
Thunder ShockelectricLv. 6
SupersonicnormalLv. 11
Sonic BoomnormalLv. 16
Thunder WaveelectricLv. 21
SparkelectricLv. 26
Lock OnnormalLv. 32
SwiftnormalLv. 38
ScreechnormalLv. 44
Zap CannonelectricLv. 50

End of Move Database

Pokémon Sapphire Magnemite Locations

Magnemite can be caught in 2 locations across Pokémon Sapphire, including New Mauville Entrance and New Mauville Area. The most reliable spawn is at New Mauville Area, where you'll find it at Lv. 24 by walking through tall grass with a 20% encounter rate.

New Mauville Entrance

6 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 24
    20%Frequent
  • walk
    Lv. 25
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 23
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 26
    5%Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 22
    4%Very Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 22
    1%Very Rare

New Mauville Area

5 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 24
    20%Frequent
  • walk
    Lv. 25
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 23
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 26
    5%Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 22
    4%Very Rare