Magmortar is the evolved form of Magmar. It looks like a buffed up humanoid creature with characteristics of a duck and salamander.
Its legs are similar to Magmar's except that Magmortar has pink thighs and its legs are smaller in proportion to its body then Magmar's, whose legs are in proportion to its own body (which is why Magmortar moves slower than Magmar). Instead of a beak and a single flame is on top of its head, Magmortar has pink lips, two rows of pink spikes running down its back, red and yellow flame stripes on its body and a tail that is entirely covered in flames.
Magmortar also has orange shoulder pads that resemble flames and yellow, tubular arms with a black band and three claws on each one. When Magmortar prepares to shoot fireballs from its hands, the claws disappear into its skin.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Magmortar can use any attack its pre-evolutions do, but obviously stronger. Magmortar can also use Thunderbolt, Earthquake, SolarBeam, and Rock Slide, which can help it to defeat Pokémon which it is weak to.
Behavior
Habitat
Magmortar live in the deep, boiling-hot craters of volcanoes.
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Magmortar is one of the only two pure Fire-type Pokémon that are fully evolved, and in a three-stage evolutionary line (Typhlosion being the other).
Its Platinum sprite is similar to its Sugimori artwork, mirrored.
Magmortar is the only Fire-type that naturally learns Hyper Beam through level-up.
Magmortar is the only Fire-type introduced in Generation IV that is not a starter or legendary Pokémon.
In Pokémon Battle Revolution, it is possible to get a transferable Magmortar, along with the Silver Pass by entering one of the following codes - depending on region and language - at the "Self-Introduction" option in the Profile menu:
Magmortar is similar to Rhyperior in the sense that they are both the final forms and are introduced in Generation IV, and they both have forearms that resemble cannons or mortars.
Origin
Magmortar seems to be a buffed-up combination of a duck or booby with a mythical salamander of fire. Its overall appearance seems similar to a torch used by the Olmec or Aztec people. It may also be based on the heroes of the Metroid and Megaman games, Samus Aran and Megaman respectively, due to the fact that it is able to have an 'arm cannon'. The Platinum sprite and Official artwork also support this as the cannon is on the same arm as Megaman and Samus have it.
Name origin
Magmortar comes from magma and mortar, probably referring to how it shoots fireballs from its cannon-like arms. Booburn is based on the names of its pre-evolutions and the words booby and burn.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Magmortar images on Bulbagarden Archives.
