Magmar (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Magmar (disambiguation).

Magmar Spitfire Pokémon ブーバー Boober #0126 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Flame Body Cacophony Cacophony Vital Spirit Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 75% male, 25% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 25 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Magmar 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 98.1 lbs. 44.5 kg Magmar 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 167 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 173 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Magmar 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Magmar (Japanese: ブーバー Boober) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Magby starting at level 30 and evolves into Magmortar when traded while holding a Magmarizer.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)

Biology

Magmar is a bipedal Pokémon that has a red body with yellow flame designs along the bottom half. It has a puckered tan beak, small eyes, and two lumps on its forehead with a yellow flame on top of each one. Rigid, red scales cover its arms and it has five, clawed fingers on each hand. Magmar's shoulders and thighs are yellow, and its red feet have two, clawed toes each. It has black, metal shackles around its neck and ankles. Down its back is a row of red spikes, and there is a flame at the tip of its tapering, yellow tail.

Magmar's body temperature is nearly 2,200° Fahrenheit (1,200° Celsius), giving its body an orange glow. Because it hates cold places, this Pokémon typically resides in and around active volcanoes where it is born from. This Pokémon has even been known to spit scorching flames to establish an ideally warm environment for itself. The Magmar found in Alola are said to be sturdier than Magmar found elsewhere.

In battle, Magmar blows out intense flames from all over its body to intimidate its foes and incinerate its surroundings. The Pokémon the Series episode Riddle Me This has shown that extremely well-trained Magmar can block Electric-type attacks with super-heated air. However, an outmatched Magmar will quickly retreat, using its fiery camouflage and its wavering, rippling glare to blend into any present fires. As stated in the 23rd chapter of Pokémon Adventures, Magmar is very persistent and will hunt down anyone who manages to defeat it. It is able to heal its wounds and weariness by soaking in lava. Magmar has a bad habit of unintentionally burning its prey to a crisp. Its body is always constantly burning. Magmar is feared as one of the many causes of fires.

Evolution

Magmar evolves from Magby and evolves into Magmortar.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Magby  Fire

→

First Evolution Magmar  Fire

→

Second Evolution Magmortar  Fire

Game data

• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Four Magmar along with Magmortar are the boss Pokémon at Fire Island Volcano.

Pokédex entries

Magmar in the Alola Pokédex	Magmar in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow
Gold	Silver	Burnt Berry (100%)
Crystal
Platinum		Magmarizer (5%)
Sun	Moon
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Sword	Shield	Magmarizer (Expansion Pass required, 5%)
Legends: Arceus		Normal Rawst Berry (35%) Spoiled Apricorn (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy M (100%) Seed of Mastery (20%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Magmar is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM157 TM157 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM158 TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM165 TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM189 TM189 Heat Crash Fire Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM195 TM195 Burning Jealousy Fire Special 07070 100}}100% 5 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM215 TM215 Scorching Sands Ground Special 07070 100}}100% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Magmar Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Magmar Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10 Belly Drum Normal Status — —% 10 Cross Chop* Fighting Physical 100 80% 5 Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50% 5 * Follow Me Normal Status — —% 20 Mach Punch Fighting Physical 40 100% 30

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Magmar Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Magmar Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Magmar Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a prior Evolution

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Crater Phrases 51%-100% HP My body's real hot! Don't get burned! 26%-50% HP Ouch, ouch, ouch! My HP's already half gone! 1%-25% HP It's not looking good... My fire is almost doused... Level up Yes! Leveled up! I'm bursting with firepower!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Introduced by Entei Connected to: Entei, Magmortar Connection Orb Set: 1 Phrases Normal Fire-breathing mouth! I'm really hot! Low HP (< 50%) My fire is about to…go…
Pokémon Ranger Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×2) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 70 Max. exp.: 83 Browser entry R-137 Magmar breaths fire. It can burn up Scrap Metal easily.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×2) Browser entry R-074 It attacks by letting loose fireballs and breathing streams of fire.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Fire Poké Assist: (present) Fire Field move: (present) (Burn ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Fire Field move: (past) (Burn ×1) Browser entry R-188/N-075 It attacks by spitting fire.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds Base HP: 52 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #521 Cloud Clear+ Sometimes clears away three black-cloud disruptions.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 163 Base Attack: 206 Base Defense: 154 Egg Distance: N/A* Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 100 + 1 Fast Attacks: Ember, Karate Chop Charged Attacks: Fire Blast, Fire Punch, Flamethrower, Scorching Sands*, Frustration, Return

In Pokémon GO, Magmar can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Ticketed Special Research, No Match for Magmar.

Evolution data

Magmar evolves from Magby starting at level 30 and evolves into Magmortar when traded while holding a Magmarizer. Magmar cannot evolve into Magmortar in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, as Magmortar is not present in those games. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Magmar evolves into Magmortar when exposed to a Magmarizer.

Baby form Magby  Fire

Breed ← Level 30 →

First Evolution Magmar  Fire

+ Trade holding Magmarizer →

Second Evolution Magmortar  Fire

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!

Generation VIII Legends: Arceus

Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Magmar images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Magmar (actually Mew using Transform) in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main series

Major appearances

Blaine's Magmar

Magmar debuted in Riddle Me This, under the ownership of Blaine. He used it in his Gym battles against Ash in that episode and Volcanic Panic.

Paul's Magmar

Paul had a Magmar, as revealed in a flashback of his Gym battle with Maylene in Lost Leader Strategy!. In A Pyramiding Rage!, it was used to battle Brandon. It evolved into a Magmortar prior to Pedal to the Mettle!.

Other

In You're a Star, Larvitar!, Satchel's Magby evolved into a Magmar.

In The Ties That Bind, Gary used a Magmar against Ash during the Silver Conference. It battled Heracross, but despite the type advantage, it was defeated.

In Tag! We're It...!, an Ace Trainer's Magmar competed in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. It battled Paul's Chimchar and Ash's Pikachu alongside a Scientist's Rhydon, but it was defeated by Chimchar.

In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, the head engineer used a Magmar to attack a Bibarel alongside an Aggron and Metang, and it was successful unlike the others. It was then defeated by Dawn's Piplup's super effective Bubble Beam.

In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Magmar were training on Clawmark Hill. Rockruff kept battling one of them and managed to defeat it in the end. It reappeared in a flashback in Some Kind of Laziness!.

In A Crowning Moment of Truth!, a Hiker's Magmar was twice defeated by an Alolan Marowak, requiring it to be treated at a Pokémon Center. In Sparking Confusion!, Magmar joined the Hikers in celebrating the capture of an Alolan Golem.

Minor appearances

A Magmar appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In A Farfetch'd Tale, Yosaku's Magmar made Charcoal for him.

In The Big Balloon Blow-Up, a Trainer's Magmar competed in the Pokémon Balloon Race.

In As Cold as Pryce, Pryce remembered a Trainer's Magmar as one of the Pokémon that fought his Piloswine.

A Magmar appeared in PK13.

In Saved by the Beldum, a Trainer's Magmar competed in the Ever Grande Conference.

A Coordinator's Magmar appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!.

In I Choose You!, a Magmar fell under the control of Marshadow.

A Magmar appeared in a fantasy in Alola, Kanto!.

A Trainer's Magmar appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.

Pokédex entries

POKÉTOON

A Magmar appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Show, a Magmar briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.

In the manga

Magmar in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Gary owns an Arcanine, which appeared in One Half Of A Poké Ball.

Pokémon Adventures

Two Magmar were seen burning up the Pewter Museum of Science in Make Way for Magmar!. Red battled them using his Sandshrew and managed to immobilize them. After he had left, Giovanni killed them with his Cloyster.

In Just a Spearow Carrier, a Magmar appeared with its Trainer at the Indigo Plateau.

A Magmar appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Magmar was seen briefly in A Vicious Cycle of Possibilities, under the ownership of a Biker whose gang attempted to ransack Three Island. It was easily defeated by Giovanni's Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Magmar appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!, under the ownership of Firebreather Takeo.

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

A Magmar appeared in Pokémon Cooking Contest!, under the ownership of Yuki.

A Magmar appeared in GDZ21, under the ownership of Yuta.

A Magmar appeared in GDZ67, under the ownership of a monk.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Main article: Blaine's Magmar

Magmar is Blaine's main Pokémon and also his strongest. He sent it out during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.

A Magmar appeared in Clefairy Becomes a Father...?!.

In the TCG

Main article: Magmar (TCG)

Trivia

• Magmar and Electabuzz seem to be counterparts; both evolve in a very similar way (first at level 30, then after being traded holding an item which has a name that ends with the suffix "-izer"), both have the same gender ratio (75% male, 25% female), and both are typically exclusive to one version of a pair of games. They both have similar status-inducing Abilities (Flame Body and Static), as well as the same Hidden Ability, Vital Spirit. Since Generation V, they also often learn similar moves at the same level. They even have the same special moves when purified in Pokémon XD: Follow Me and Cross Chop. Their evolutionary relatives were released in the same generation (Generation II and IV). Both also appear to be based on beings from Japanese mythology; Magmar has similarities to the Karura and Electabuzz has similarities to the oni.
• Magmar was featured in the tenth episode of Beyond the Pokédex series.

Design variations

Magmar was originally depicted with four fingers in its Generation I artwork and its sprites for the first three generations, except for Pokémon Yellow. It otherwise consistently has five fingers across official media.

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  Red and Green art

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  Red and Blue art

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  Key art

Origin

Magmar seems to be a combination of a booby or duck with a mythical salamander of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back resemble those of an iguana. It is possibly overall based on a Karura, depicted in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology as a birdlike, fire-breathing creature. Its face may also be based on Hyottoko masks, which resemble a man blowing fire through a bamboo pipe.

Name origin

Magmar may be a combination of magma and fulmar (a seabird known for projectile-vomiting stomach oil as a defense mechanism).

Boober may be a combination of booby (another type of seabird) and a corruption of burn.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ブーバー Boober Possibly from booby and burn French Magmar Same as English name Spanish Magmar Same as English name German Magmar Same as English name Italian Magmar Same as English name Korean 마그마 Magmar Transcription of English name Mandarin Chinese 鴨嘴火獸 / 鸭嘴火兽 Yāzuǐhuǒshòu* 鴨嘴火龍 / 鸭嘴火龙 Yāzuǐhuǒlóng* From 鴨嘴 / 鸭嘴 yāzuǐ, 火 huǒ, and 獸 / 兽 shòu From 鴨嘴 / 鸭嘴 yāzuǐ, 火 huǒ, and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 鴨嘴火獸 Aapjéuifósau* 鴨嘴火龍 Aapjéuifólùhng* From 鴨嘴 aapjéui, 火 fó, and 獸 sau From 鴨嘴 aapjéui, 火 fó, and 龍 lùhng

More languages Hindi मैग्मार Magmar Transcription of English name Russian Магмар Magmar Transcription of English name Thai บูเบอร์ Buboe Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Blaine's Magmar
• Paul's Magmar

External links

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