Biology
Magmar is a bipedal Pokémon with a red body that has yellow flame designs on it. A row of red spikes runs down its back, and there are two lumps on its forehead with a flame on top of each one. It has a puckered, yellow beak and small eyes. Its thighs are yellow, and it has red feet with two, clawed toes each. Its arms are covered in rigid, red scales and it has red hands with five, clawed fingers. It has black, metal shackles on its neck and ankles. At the tips of its yellow tail is a flame.
Magmar's body temperature is nearly 2,200°F. Magmar is famous for its fire-spewing abilities. Along with this, it is also a considerably quick Pokémon, and usually possesses impressive physical capabilities. The anime has shown that extremely well trained Magmar can have the ability to block Electric-type attacks with super-heated air. Magmar is reported as being very swift and alacritous in high temperatures, and rather dopey and sluggish in colder environments, similar to a cold-blooded animal. Because it hates cold places, this Pokémon typically resides in and around active volcanoes. This Pokémon has even been known to alter unfavorably cold surroundings by spitting scorching flames about to warm up the area and establish an environment more suitable to it.
Magmar is able to heal its wounds by dipping its wound into lava. In battle, it blows out intense flames from all over its body as to intimidate its foes and incinerate its surroundings. However, an outmatched Magmar will quickly retreat, using its fiery camouflage and its wavering, rippling glare to blend into any present fires.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly among flames.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Born in an active volcano. Its body is always cloaked in flames, so it looks like a big ball of fire.
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Stadium
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With a body temperature of close to 2,200 degrees, its body is always burning with orange flames. Lives near volcanoes.
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Generation II
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Gold
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It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself.
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Silver
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The fiery surface of its body gives off a wavering, rippling glare that is similar to the sun.
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Crystal
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It moves more frequently in hot areas. It can heal itself by dipping its wound into lava.
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Stadium 2
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It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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In battle, Magmar blows out intensely hot flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. This Pokémon's fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in its surroundings.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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In battle, it blows out intense flames from all over its body to intimidate its foe. These fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in the area.
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FireRed
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Found near the mouth of a volcano. This fire-breather's body temperature is nearly 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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LeafGreen
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Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly amidst flames.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Born in the spout of a volcano, its body is covered by flames that shimmer like the sun.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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When it breathes deeply, heat waves form around its body, making it hard to see clearly.
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HeartGold
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It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself.
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SoulSilver
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The fiery surface of its body gives off a wavering, rippling glare that is similar to the sun.
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Generation V
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Black
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When it breathes deeply, heat waves form around its body, making it hard to see clearly.
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White
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Black 2
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The scorching fire exhaled by Magmar forms heat waves around its body, making it hard to see the Pokémon clearly.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Found near the mouth of a volcano. This fire-breather's body temperature is nearly 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Y
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Born in the spout of a volcano, its body is covered by flames that shimmer like the sun.
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Omega Ruby
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In battle, Magmar blows out intensely hot flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. This Pokémon's fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in its surroundings.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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57
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55 - 119
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107 - 234
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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93
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88 - 159
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171 - 313
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Total: 495
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 85.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Magmar in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Magmar in that game.
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Magmar can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Magmar cannot be tutored the move in that game
- 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- 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 moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
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 "-izer" item), and both are typically exclusive to one version of a pair of games. They also learn all their moves at the same levels, such as Fire Punch and ThunderPunch at level 28. They even have the same special moves when purified from Pokémon XD: Follow Me and Cross Chop. Their pre-evolutions and evolutions were released in the same generation. Additionally, their Japanese names are essentially phonetic reversals of each other.
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, similar to how its counterpart Electabuzz is based on an oni.
Name origin
Magmar may be a corruption of the word magma (intrusive molten rock), but may also involve the word mar (to damage or spoil), referring to the incineration of its surroundings to suit its own needs, or the Spanish fumar (to smoke).
Boober may be a combination of booby (a type of sea bird) and a corruption of burn.
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