Magneton in the Chinese-only set codes is 3 products, with Gem Pack Vol. 5 alone printing 7 of the 11 cards. Magneton #301 leads at $72.56 as a PSA 10, while a Collect 151 print lands at number 2.
What makes the shape worth reading is where the cards sit. 7 of the 11 Magneton cards come out of Gem Pack Vol. 5 as a run from #301 to #307, and that one line supplies 6 of the 7 ranked cards — 85 percent of the character’s graded value. The first card outside that line is Magneton from Collect 151, which reaches number 2 at $45.70.
How this list was built
Three rules, applied in this order.
- The card has to sit in a Chinese-only set. Every card below carries a set code ending in C — CBB5C, 151C and CSM2aC. That trailing letter marks a Simplified Chinese print run, and it is the dependable way to tell a Chinese-only card from a card that merely happens to be printed in Chinese. Reading a Chinese set code from end to end covers the whole system.
- The card has to have a tracked PSA 10 value. 11 Magneton cards exist across these sets and 7 have a PSA 10 price on record. The 4 that do not are Magneton [Master Ball] #82, Magneton [Reverse] #82 and 2 more — none of them has a graded sold record yet, and a card with no price cannot be ranked.
- The card has to be a Pokémon card. Sealed product, trainer cards and energy are out of scope.
One exclusion applies here as it does to every character ranking we publish. Promo printings of Magneton exist in Chinese and they are not on this list. Promo numbering is shared across the Chinese branches — the same promo number appears in Traditional Chinese product as well — so a promo number on its own cannot establish which branch a card came from. Everything below sits inside a numbered set whose code ends in C, which is unambiguous.
The five, ranked
1. Magneton #301 — Gem Pack Vol. 5 (CBB5C) — $72.56
Raw $8.91 · grade 9 $21.89
The top card of the ranking and one of the Magneton prints that run from #301 to #307 in Gem Pack Vol. 5. The next card down is $27 behind it. Its raw price of $8.91 multiplies 8.1 times into the graded value.
2. Magneton #82 — Collect 151 (151C) — $45.70
Raw $3.73 · grade 9 $15.71
Ranked 2 of 7 and the card that breaks the Gem Pack Vol. 5 sequence. The raw-to-graded step here is 12.3 times. Number 82 in Collect 151 is Magneton’s entry in the set of the original 151 Pokémon, the only product where every one of them has a card.
3. Magneton #305 — Gem Pack Vol. 5 (CBB5C) — $39.52
Raw $1.99 · grade 9 $12.65
Number 3 of 7 and a Gem Pack Vol. 5 card inside the #301 to #307 run. It edges the card beneath it by less than a dollar, a margin too narrow to carry a whole position. Its raw price of $1.99 multiplies 19.9 times into the graded value.
4. Magneton #306 — Gem Pack Vol. 5 (CBB5C) — $39.50
Raw $1.99 · grade 9 $12.66
Sitting at 4 of 7 and one of the Magneton prints that run from #301 to #307 in Gem Pack Vol. 5. Less than a dollar separates it from the card below. Less than a dollar separates it from the card above. The raw-to-graded step here is 19.8 times.
5. Magneton #303 — Gem Pack Vol. 5 (CBB5C) — $39.50
Raw $1.99 · grade 9 $12.66
Ranked 5 of 7 and part of the Gem Pack Vol. 5 Magneton group, which runs from #301 to #307. Its raw price of $1.99 multiplies 19.8 times into the graded value.
What the ranking shows
Magneton splits into 2 bands across 7 priced cards, and the top band is where the ranking is decided.
| Band | Cards | Combined PSA 10 value | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $46 – $73 — ranked 1 to 2 | 2 | $118 | 38.3% |
| $36 – $40 — ranked 3 to 7 | 5 | $191 | 61.7% |
| Every priced Magneton card | 7 | $309 | 100% |
Two further patterns run across the whole group.
No dominant card. The top card is 23 percent of the total — the flattest kind of ranking this catalogue produces, where a character’s value is spread across a shelf rather than concentrated in one artwork.
A Kanto entry breaks the run. Magneton is one of the original 151 Pokémon, so Collect 151 prints it, and that print lands at number 2. Characters from later generations have no entry in that set and therefore no card that can break a Gem Pack run.
Where Magneton is printed
| Product | Set code | Magneton cards | With a PSA 10 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Pack Vol. 5 | CBB5C | 7 | 6 |
| Collect 151 | 151C | 3 | 1 |
| CSM2aC | CSM2aC | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 7 |
Gem Pack Vol. 5 supplies 7 of the 11 Magneton cards and 85 percent of the $309 total, because the expensive cards are inside that line. Collect 151 prints Magneton as one of the original 151, and those prints are priced generously relative to the Gem Pack foils. 4 of the 11 cards carry no price at all, so the checklist in the table above is longer than the ranking it supports. If the goal is the group rather than the single card, completing a Simplified Chinese set sets out what a full run involves.
If you want one card
- One card, no budget limit: Magneton #301 from Gem Pack Vol. 5 at $72.56. It is the only Magneton card in the language above $46.
- The second line: Magneton #82 from Collect 151 at $45.70, the second-highest Magneton card in these sets and the next step down from the top.
- The Kanto print: Magneton #82 from Collect 151 at $45.70 — the character’s entry in the set of the original 151, and the only Magneton card that exists in that product.
- If you want the whole shelf: 5 of the 7 ranked cards sit at $40 or below, inside a few dollars of each other, so the lower rungs can be assembled in one go.
Frequently asked questions
How many Magneton cards are there in Simplified Chinese?
11, across 3 products. 7 of the 11 carry a tracked PSA 10 value.
What is the most valuable Magneton card in Simplified Chinese?
Magneton #301 from Gem Pack Vol. 5, tracked at $72.56 as a PSA 10 and $8.91 raw. It is the only Magneton card in these sets above $46, and it holds 23 percent of the character’s combined value.
Why is there a Collect 151 Magneton card on the list?
Because Magneton is one of the original 151 Pokémon and Collect 151 prints every one of them. It lands at number 2 at $45.70. Characters from later generations are not in that set, so they have no Kanto print to break a Gem Pack run.
Is a PSA 10 worth the premium over a raw card?
Raw-to-graded multiples across the list run from 4.6 to 23.2, so on most cards the graded premium is real. Where the multiple is lowest, the raw price already carries most of the value. Grading outcomes are never certain, and nothing here is a prediction about what any individual card will grade at.
Do the Collect 151 prints come in more than one treatment?
Yes. A number in Collect 151 exists as a plain card, a reverse holo and a Master Ball reverse holo. Only the plain print usually trades enough to have a price attached. The series guide explains the two reverse holo patterns.
Other character rankings
Each character with a full five or ten-card ranking has its own page: Ceruledge, Charizard, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Floragato, Gengar, Glaceon, Jolteon, Leafeon, Mew, Pikachu, Sylveon, Umbreon, Vaporeon, and among the shorter runs Alakazam, Applin, Articuno, Blastoise, Captain Pikachu, Chandelure, Chansey, Charmander, Clefable, Crocalor, Cubone, Fuecoco.
Beyond the single character, the ten most popular Chinese-exclusive cards ranks across Pokémon, the price ladder sorts the same catalogue into bands, and the collector’s index lists every Pokémon that appears in the Chinese-only sets with its card count, priced count and top value.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- PriceCharting — Pokémon Chinese console listings, including Gem Pack Vol. 5 (CBB5C), Collect 151 (151C), CSM2aC. PSA 10 values retrieved 25 September 2026.
- PriceCharting — individual card pages for the Magneton prints listed above, across 11 numbered cards.
- CardSpicy — Gem Pack Vol. 1 to 6: what is in each volume, on group structure and treatment counts.
- CardSpicy — How to read a Simplified Chinese Pokémon set code, on the trailing C and the secret-rare numbering convention.
Prices quoted are secondary-market observations at the dates cited and move quickly; nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation. Our own asking prices for the cards we hold are on each product page.