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Magnetic Poetry

Puzzle by Joe Cabrera

This is actually a Pokémon puzzle, with the clippings surrounding the word magnets acting as flavor text. Starting at lower right and going clockwise are the names of American game releases in the series: Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, Pokémon Gold & Silver, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire; Pokémon Crystal; Pokémon Ranger; Pokémon Colloseum; Pokémon Red & Blue. The fisherman image shows a Pokéball as a fishing bob over the word “catch” (“Gotta Catch ’Em All!”). The jewelry ad also refers to a collection of 493, the current number of official Pokémon.

The word magnets are the left and right ends of names of Pokémon after an interior letter was removed. Ordering the names in Pokémon National Index Number order (1-493) gives:

Pokémon # left
right
028 sand
S
lash
047 par
A
sect
120 star
Y
u
149 drag
O
nite
204 pi
N
eco
214 her
A
cross
309 elect
R
ike
369 relic
A
nth
478 fro
S
lass

Answer: SAYONARAS