Pokemon Legends Arceus Magby | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Magby

Live Coal Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #174

Pokemon Legends Arceus Magby is a Fire Type Live Coal Pokémon with a Medium Fast growth rate and a 1 Speed EV Yield. Magby can be found with Flame Body as an Ability; we recommend the Hasty Nature, based on 365 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Magby Stats and Abilities

Based on Magby Base IVs we consider this pokemon E-Tier choice. Magby Highest IV Stat is Speed (83) and the Lowest being Defense (37).

Magby Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	45
D	Attack	75
F	Defense	37
D	Special Attack	70
F	Special Defense	55
D	Speed	83
E	Total	365

Magby Details
Magby	Detail
Best Nature	Hasty ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Dazzling Honey Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	10% Seed of Mastery
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Undiscovered

Magby Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Flame Body If a Pokémon with Flame Body is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the attacker will become burned.
Hidden Ability	Vital Spirit Vital Spirit prevents the ability-bearer from falling asleep. This means that it also prevents the use of the move Rest.

How To Evolve Magby in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Magby requires (Level 30) to evolve into Magmar and then (trade holding Magmarizer) to evolve into Magmortar.

Magby Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution		Evolution Requirement	Final Evolution
Magby		Level 30 →	Magmar		trade holding Magmarizer →	Magmortar

Magby Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Magby	365	45	75	70	37	55	83
Stat Change	+130	+20	+20	+30	+20	+30	+10
Magmar	495	65	95	100	57	85	93
Stat Change	+45	+10	+0	+25	+10	+10	+10
Magmortar	540	75	95	125	67	95	83

Where To Find Magby Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Magby in PLA.

Pokemon LA Magby Weakness

Magby is a Fire Type pokemon. This will cause Magby to take More Damage from Ground, Rock, Water Type Moves, and Less Damage from Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy Type moves.

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Magby Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ground Rock Water
0.5x Less Damage	Bug Steel Fire Grass Ice Fairy
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Magby Weak Against?

Magby Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Palkia
S	Origin Palkia
S	Landorus Therian
S	Garchomp
S	Manaphy

What pokemon is Magby Strong Against?

Magby Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga
S	Origin Dialga
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Heatran
S	Shaymin Land

How To Complete Magby Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	3	4	5
Number you've caught without being spotted	1	2	4	6	10
Number you've caught while they were sleeping	1
Times you have seen it use Flame Wheel	1	3	6	12	25
Times you've given it food	1	3	5	7	10
Number you've evolved	1	2	3

Best Magby Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Magby Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Magby Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
43	Fire Blast	Special	165	85	5	May burn opponent.
34	Flamethrower	Special	135	100	15	May burn opponent.
25	Fire Punch	Physical	112.5	100	15	May burn opponent.
11	Flame Wheel	Physical	90	100	25	May burn opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Magby Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Magby can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Magby Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Ember	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special May burn opponent.
6 (15)	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
11 (20)	Flame Wheel	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May burn opponent.
18 (28)	Poison Gas	Power: — Acc: 90 PP: 40 Status Poisons opponent.
25 (35)	Fire Punch	Power: 112.5 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May burn opponent.
34 (45)	Flamethrower	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
43 (54)	Fire Blast	Power: 165 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special May burn opponent.

Magby Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Magby can learn from the Move Shop.

Magby Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Focus Energy	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Increases critical hit ratio.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Fire Punch	Power: 112.5 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May burn opponent.
Thunder Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May paralyze opponent.
Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Flamethrower	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.

Pokemon similar to Magby based on

Fire Type

Similar Fire Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Heatran	600	91	90	130	106	106	77
S	Hisuian Arcanine	555	95	115	95	80	80	90
A	Magmortar	540	75	95	125	67	95	83
A	Infernape	534	76	104	104	71	71	108
A	Hisuian Typhlosion	534	73	84	119	78	85	95

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Last updated 2 years ago on May 31, 2022 by RankedBoost