Magnemite is an Electric and Steel type Pokemon from the first generation of Pokemon games, a floating magnet creature with a single eye and screws on its sides. Its distinctive cry comes from the video games, where it plays when Magnemite is encountered or sent into battle, and it has carried over through later Pokemon titles and the animated series. As Pokemon clips spread on video platforms and soundboards, the short electronic cry became a handy shorthand for robot characters, magnets and retro gaming nostalgia, which keeps it in regular use in edits today.