Magnet

Items pocket · buy for $100, sells for $50

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a powerful magnet that boosts the power of Electric-type moves 1.2 times.

Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.

Gifts from people

S.S. Anne Captain room · see S.S. Anne: defuse the bomb or the ship sinks (one chance)
Route 37 · see Ecruteak City: small extras
Vermilion City · see Vermilion City: after the construction-site clash, Vermilion City: the construction-site dispute (choose a side)
Goldenrod Game Corner · see Goldenrod Game Corner: the magnet cheater (before the Glacier Badge), Goldenrod City: small extras

Shops

Goldenrod Department Store 1F · $100

Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Magnet. The hold chance is the base chance that the Pokémon has the item when encountered, before Ability effects such as Compound Eyes. The encounter chance shows how often that Pokémon appears for the listed method and time.

Locations are in rough story order for each Pokémon. Radio, swarm and other special encounters require the conditions shown; see the location page for details. Calendar encounters can replace ordinary encounter slots. Safari Zone entries depend on the selected area and, where noted, its objects and their development. “Not fixed” means no fixed encounter chance is listed. Contest weights are shown as weights, not percentages.

Wild Pokémon holding Magnet
Pokémon	Hold chance	Locations
Nosepass	5%	View locations (1)
Probopass	5%	View locations (1)

Nosepass · 5% hold chance

Where to find Nosepass holding Magnet
Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Mt. Moon · Mt. Moon / Mt. Moon, east building	, and	10	4%
Mt. Moon · Mt. Moon / Mt. Moon, east building	,	10	4%

Probopass · 5% hold chance

Where to find Probopass holding Magnet
Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Mt. Mortar · Mt. Mortar B1F	, and	28	5%
Mt. Mortar · Mt. Mortar B1F	,	28	5%

Used or asked for in

Someone in these places asks for this item or takes it: Goldenrod Game Corner, Route 32.

Changes and uses in Origin HeartGold

Buy it in Goldenrod City or get it as a gift in the places listed above.

Route 32: trade it for a Max Revive

Held by trainers’ Pokémon (72 teams)

A trainer's held item is not necessarily obtainable. Check the battle location and story conditions on their team page.

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