Is Magby Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Fire with AbilityFlame Body. Wild in Virbank Complex in Black 2 only. White 2 needs a transfer. Magmar at level 30, then Magmortar at Magmarizer trade. Competes with Growlithe for the early Fire slot. Arcanine usually wins the comparison.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Magmortar's weaknesses hard.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Magby on Virbank Complex (walking, Lv 10-12, uncommon).
Your Magby should hit Level 30 before you reach Clay, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Drayden.
How to Get Magby in Black 2 & White 2
The chain to Magby requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Magby in the wild and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
Magby Weakness
Magby is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Magby Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Magby
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x161-189%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-79% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Azumarill builds →Aqua Tail 2x107-126%KO Dig 2x64-76% Rollout 2x26-32% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Trapinch builds →Dig 2x161-189%KO Rock Slide 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Krokorok builds →Dig 2x137-162%KO Rock Tomb 2x58-68% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x153-180%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-78% | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Dewott builds →Razor Shell 2x116-138%KO Dig 2x81-96% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Azumarill builds →Aqua Tail 2x105-124%KO Dig 2x61-73% Rollout 2x26-31% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Floatzel builds →Dig 2x106-125%KO Aqua Jet 2x80-95% Rock Tomb 2x67-80% | ||
 Alomomola Water | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x249-294%KO Rock Slide 2x125-148%KO | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Samurott builds →Surf 2x151-178%KO Dig 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x151-178%KO Dig 2x74-88% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x95-113%KO Dig 2x61-73% Rollout 2x24-29% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Golduck builds →Surf 2x135-159%KO Dig 2x89-104%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x253-297%KO Rock Slide 2x127-150%KO | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Samurott builds →Surf 2x153-181%KO Dig 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Wailord Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Wailord builds →Water Spout 2x206-243%KO Bulldoze 2x73-86% Rock Tomb 2x61-72% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x195-230%KO Rock Slide 2x97-116%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x195-230%KO Dig 2x76-90% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x252-298%KO Rock Slide 2x126-149%KO | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Samurott builds →Surf 2x152-180%KO Dig 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Relicanth builds →Dive 2x143-170%KO Rock Slide 2x135-160%KO Bulldoze 2x72-85% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Kingler builds →Dive 2x196-231%KO Dig 2x130-154%KO Rock Slide 2x124-146%KO | ||
Wailord Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Wailord builds →Water Spout 2x207-243%KO Bulldoze 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 2x61-72% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x465-547%KO Earthquake 2x206-243%KO Surf 2x68-80% | ||
Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x274-323%KO Dive 2x147-173%KO Earthquake 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x204-240%KO Ancient Power 2x103-121%KO Mud Shot 2x63-74% | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Carracosta builds →Aqua Tail 2x193-227%KO Stone Edge 2x214-252%KO Earthquake 2x142-168%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x181-213%KO Stone Edge 2x226-266%KO Dig 2x120-142%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Garchomp can KO Magby with Earthquake (199-234%). Tyranitar's Crunch hits Magby for 79-93%. Gyarados's Waterfall also KOs at 169-200%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Magby View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x199-234%KO Outrage119-140%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magby View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit40-47% Crunch79-93% Superpower79-93% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magby View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x169-200%KO Earthquake 2x141-166%KO Ice Fang23-27% | ||
Magby Evolutions
Magby is the baby form here. It evolves into Magmar at level 30, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 175 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
B2W2 Magby Best Moveset
83 Speed and 75 Attack fire physical Fire TermStab faster than most pre-evolutions. AbilityFlame Body burns on contact, and the moveset answers Grass and Bug types at low tiers. Magmar one evolution away adds 100 Sp. Atk for the special variant.
Best Build
Magby best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Flare Blitz
- Thunder Punch
- Mach Punch
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Magby. Barrier and Belly Drum come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Overheat and Flare Blitz and coverage across 9 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It’s small, but its body temperature is over 1,100 degrees F. Embers escape its mouth and nose when it breathes.
Magby Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Magby does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Magmar before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Magby first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves