Magmar (Pokémon)

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Magmar ブーバー Boober #126
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Fire ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Spitfire Pokémon
Ability Flame Body Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #126 Johto #153 Hoenn #284 Sinnoh #201 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-137 Almia R-074 Oblivia R-188 N-075
Height 4'03" Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4'03"/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 98.1 lbs. Imperial 44.5 kg Metric 98.1 lbs./44.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 75% male, 25% female
Breeding Humanshape group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 167 Battle Exp.: 1671*
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 Template:Type2 Pokémon.

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

Biology

Physiology

Magmar is a Pokémon with a human-like stance that has traits of a duck and a mythical salamander. Magmar has a red body with a yellow flame design on it. It has a yellow tail that has a flame on it. Magmar has yellow thighs, black legs and red feet with two toes each. Magmar's arms are covered in red, rigid scales and it has red hands with five fingers. Magmar has a row of red spikes running down its back. Magmar has two lumps on its forehead with a flame on top of each one, and a yellow beak.

Due to Magmar's tail-flame and partial-reptilian appearance, it has been considered to be a distant cousin of the Charmander-line.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Magmar can spit powerful flames from its mouth that can incinerate nearly all of its surroundings. It can also create smoke-based attacks such as Smog and Lava Plume. It is also able to use physical attacks such as Cross Chop, Mega Punch and Fire Punch effectively. Magmar is able to survive in extreme conditions such as lava in a volcano.

Despite not being fully-evolved, Magmar is capable of using Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.

Behavior

Whenever a Magmar is faced with being in an environment that it finds too cold, it will spew out flames to warm up the surrounding area. Also, according to Giovanni, they are "Savage and intelligent".

Habitat

File:Mountain.gif

Mountain Pokémon

Magmar prefer environments that are very hot, such as volcanoes. Kanto, Johto and Sinnoh are the best places that offer such habitats to these Pokémon.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Magmar in the anime

Major appearances

Magmar first appeared under the ownership of Blaine. He used it in the Gym Battles against Ash in Riddle Me This and Volcanic Panic.

Gary Oak used a Magmar against Ash in the Silver Conference in The Ties That Bind.

Paul has a Magmar which first appeared in a flashback of his Gym Battle with Maylene in Lost Leader Strategy!. Its actual appearance was in Aiding the Enemy!, together with its Trainer. It was used in A Pyramiding Rage! to battle Brandon and his Regis. Magmar gave up on Registeel, despite having a type-advantage and soon lost to Brandon's Regirock, resulting in Paul losing the battle. It evolved into a Magmortar prior to Pedal to the Mettle!.

Minor appearances

A Magmar who belonged to Sylvester's father was seen making Charcoal in A Farfetch'd Tale.

A Magmar also appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score.

A Magmar made another appearance in the Tag-Battle Tournament in Tag! We're It...!.

In Bibarel Gnaws Best, a Magmar belonged to the head engineer.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP058 Magmar Ash's Pokédex Magmar, the Spitfire Pokémon. Its body is like a furnace, making Magmar a living inferno. It has been discovered only near active volcanoes.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Two Magmar were seen briefly burning up the Pewter Museum in Make Way for Magmar!, where Red battled them using his Sandshrew. Though they were stalled, Giovanni finished them off with his Cloyster.

A Magmar was also seen briefly in Volume 23, under the ownership of a Biker whose gang attempted to ransack Three Island. It was easily defeated by Giovanni's Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

In the TCG

Main article: Magmar (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly among flames. Blue Yellow Born in an active volcano. Its body is always cloaked in flames, so it looks like a big ball of fire. Stadium With a body temperature of close to 2,200 degrees, its body is always burning with orange flames. Lives near volcanoes.
Generation II Gold It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself. Silver The fiery surface of its body gives off a wavering, rippling glare that is similar to the sun. Crystal It moves more frequently in hot areas. It can heal itself by dipping its wound into lava. Stadium 2 It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself.
Generation III Ruby 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. Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald 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. FireRed Found near the mouth of a volcano. This fire-breather's body temperature is nearly 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. LeafGreen Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly amidst flames.
Generation IV Diamond Born in the spout of a volcano, its body is covered by flames that shimmer like the sun. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum When it breathes deeply, heat waves form around its body, making it hard to see clearly. HeartGold It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself. SoulSilver The fiery surface of its body gives off a wavering, rippling glare that is similar to the sun.
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue Uncommon Pokémon Mansion (Blue only) Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver Rare Burned Tower Crystal Rare Mt. Silver
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Rare Mt. Ember (LeafGreen only) Colosseum None Trade XD One Citadark Isle (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Magby Platinum Common Fuego Ironworks HeartGold SoulSilver Rare Safari Zone and Burned Tower Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Volcano
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 10 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Magby
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Upper Steam Cave (2F-7F) Lost Wilderness (B1-B17)
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Cargo Ship Volcano Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Oblivia Ruins Flame Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Fiery Furnace

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	Ice Berry (33%)
Crystal
Ruby	Sapphire	Rawst Berry (100%)
Emerald
Events*		Magmarizer (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 57		55 - 119	107 - 234
Sp. Atk: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Def: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Speed: 93		88 - 159	171 - 313
Total: 495	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/2 ★★	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 4/5 ★★★★☆	Stamina 1/5 ★☆☆☆☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 11/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 36+	Purified moves
Shadow Rave	File:Box xd 126.png	Follow Me	Normal
Shadow Rush		Fire Blast	Fire
Shadow Shed		Cross Chop	Fighting
--		ThunderPunch	Electric

TCG-only moves

• Thrash
• Tackle

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 126.png 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. 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 Ranger Group:  Fire  Poké Assist: ( Fire ) Field move: (Burn ×2) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 70 Max. exp.: 83 Browser entry   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   It attacks by letting loose fireballs and breathing streams of fire.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Fire  ( Fire ) Past ( Normal ) (Burn ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Baby form Magby  Fire

Level 30 → ← Breed

First Evolution Magmar  Fire

Trade holding Magmarizer →

Second Evolution Magmortar  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Magmar is one of four Pokémon to receive both a pre-evolution and new evolution in generations after its release. The other three are Chansey, Electabuzz, and Roselia.
  • It is also one of five Pokémon, that didn't had any evolutionary relatives in generation they were introduced in, but now are part of three-stage evolutionary line. The other four are previously mentioned three and Porygon (while all other four Pokémon got both evolution and pre-evolution, Porygon got two evolutions).
• 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 move when purified from Pokémon XD: Follow Me. Their pre-evolutions and evolutions were released in the same generation. Additionally, their Japanese names are essentially phonetic reversals of each other.
• In all games within Generation IV that Magmar can be caught in the wild, Magmar can be caught at levels lower than it evolves.

Origin

Magmar seems to be a combination of a duck or booby with a mythical salamander of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back resemble those of an iguana. It could also be based on a Karura.

Name origin

Magmar's name may just be a corruption of the word magma, intrusive molten rock, but may also involve the word mar, referring to the incineration of its surroundings to suit its own needs. Its Japanese name might be a corruption of booby, a type of sea bird.

In other languages

• German: Magmar
• French: Magmar
• Korean: 마그마 Mageuma
• Chinese (Taiwan): 鴨嘴火龍 Yā Zuǐ Huǒ Lóng - Literally "Duck-billed fiery dragon".

Related articles

• Blaine's Magmar
• Paul's Magmar

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