Magnemite (1st Edition) 53/102
Common•Pokemon•Lightning•Pokemon Base

Magnemite (1st Edition) is a Common Pokemon card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game set Base, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. It is one of 3 print runs of the collector number 53/102, each with its own price. The artwork is the same on all of them: a 1st Edition carries the Edition 1 stamp.
All Printings of Magnemite 53/102
| Version | Rarity | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | Common | $0.83 |
| 1st Edition | Common | $21.55 |
| Shadowless | Common | $3.08 |
Ungraded Price History
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Graded Magnemite (1st Edition) for Sale
Card Text and Stats
Lightning energy: Thunder Wave10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Lightning, Colorless energy: Selfdestruct40
Does 10 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magnemite does 40 damage to itself.
- HP
- 40
- Type
- Lightning
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Card type
- Pokemon
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Card number
- 53/102
Magnemite Frequently Asked Questions
Because the print runs are priced separately. The 1st Edition printing trades at $21.55 against $0.83 for the Unlimited, a difference of 26x for the same artwork and the same collector number.
The cheapest CGC 10 listed is $257.99, which is 12x the raw market price of $21.55. That is from 1 listing, so treat it as one seller's ask rather than a market rate.
Yes. At $21.55 it is the dearest of the 3 priced printings of this number; the cheapest is the Unlimited at $0.83.
Graded copies on eBay are listed from $30.00 for a CGC 8 to $257.99 for a CGC 10, against $21.55 raw. Asking prices from 7 listings.
Yes. The cheapest listing is $13.02 against a market price of $21.55, a gap of 1.7x. Market is what copies have been selling for; low is what the cheapest seller is asking now.
The Neo Discovery printing at $76.02, across the 48 priced Magnemite cards in Pokemon. This one is $21.55.


















