Magmar

#126 (Kanto)

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Pokémon type

Fire

Magmar weaknesses

Magmar is weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Magmar is resistant to Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Magmar

The best moves for Magmar are Karate Chop and Fire Blast when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Karate Chop

10DPS

Fire Blast

42DPS

Defending

Karate Chop

10DPS

Fire Blast

42DPS

Trainer Battles

Karate Chop

4.5EPT

Fire Blast

2.1DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Magmar family. Magmar evolves from Magby for 25 Candy, and into Magmortar (Sinnoh Stone) for 100 Candy.

Magmar requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Magmortar.

Game images

Magmar, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Magmar is a Fire Pokémon which evolves from Magby. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Magmar's strongest moveset is Karate Chop & Fire Blast and it has a Max CP of 2,706. Magmar evolves into Magmortar.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Karate Chop	10	13	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fire Punch	50	3	1.82
Scorching Sands	90	2	1.8
Fire Blast	140	1	1.68
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Karate Chop	5	2	2.5	4.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fire Blast	140	80	2.1
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Fire Punch	60	40	1.8
Scorching Sands ▼ att	80	50	1.6
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	10.3	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	10.2	99%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	10.1	98%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	10	97%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	9.5	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	9.5	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	9.5	92%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	9.5	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.8	85%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.6	84%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.3	61%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.4	52%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	3.9	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	3.9	99%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	3.9	98%
Ember 12 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	3.8	96%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3.8	95%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	3.7	94%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3.7	93%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	3.6	92%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.7	69%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	65%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	48%
Karate Chop 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	41%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Karate Chop 4.5 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	18	12	100%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	18	11.9	99%
Karate Chop 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.3	95%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	94%
Karate Chop 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.9	91%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	90%
Karate Chop 4.5 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	10	10.6	89%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	10	10.5	88%
Karate Chop 4.5 EPT	Scorching Sands 1.6 DPE	12	9.7	81%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Scorching Sands 1.6 DPE	12	9.6	80%
Karate Chop 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3.1	26%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	25%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Magmar?

Magmar is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves.

The best counter to Magmar is Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse, followed by Primal Groudon, Mega Greninja and Mega Diancie.

The top Magmar counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	99%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	97%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	97%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Hydro Cannon	95%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Surf+	94%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Hydro Pump	93%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Surf	92%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	91%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Rock Slide	90%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		206
Defense		154
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40

140

Size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	44.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,026
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,367
Level 30 Max wild	2,052
Level 40	2,394
Level 50	2,706

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,710
Level 35 (wild)	2,223