Is Magby Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Breed from Magmar or trade. AbilityFlame Body burns on contact. Baby stage leading to a trade-only Magmar. RS has Blaziken, Camerupt, and Torkoal natively for Fire coverage. Same import problem as Elekid.
Roxanne's team hits Magby's weaknesses hard.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Magby's weaknesses hard.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Magby's defenses.
Wallace's team hits Magby's weaknesses hard.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Magby's weaknesses hard.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Trade
Magby cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 19FireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 37FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 49FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
How to Get Magby in Ruby & Sapphire
Magby has no Hoenn encounter, with no volcanic nursery for the fire baby in the region. A trade from Johto is the only way to get one.
How to Obtain Magby in RS
- Step 1Magby ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Route 34 · Hatch Odd Egg (random). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Stark Mountain · Dual-slot: LeafGreen. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Virbank Complex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mirage Spots. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Wela Volcano Park. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Magmar
How to Get Shiny Magby in Ruby & Sapphire
Getting a shiny Magby means trading one in from a game where its family lives, because no Hoenn route holds the species. See every game where Shiny Magby can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Magby Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Magby
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x218-256%KO Surf 2x127-150%KO Rock Tomb 2x73-87% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x252-296%KO Rock Tomb 2x127-150%KO Surf 2x52-62% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Flygon builds →Earthquake 2x200-236%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-79% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Walrein builds →Surf 2x138-163%KO Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x57-67% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x235-276%KO Rock Tomb 2x79-93% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Camerupt builds →Earthquake 2x200-236%KO Rock Slide 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Azumarill builds →Hydro Pump 2x121-143%KO Dig 2x48-56% Rollout 2x24-29% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x200-236%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-79% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x193-227%KO Rock Tomb 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Regirock builds →Earthquake 2x134-157%KO Ancient Power 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Armaldo builds →Earthquake 2x162-190%KO Ancient Power 2x146-172%KO Water Pulse 2x46-55% | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magby View Claydol builds →Earthquake 2x151-177%KO Ancient Power 2x61-72% | ||
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 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Magby Best Moveset
Baby Fire pre-evolution with AbilityFlame Body burning on contact. MoveFire Blast at stats too low. Magmar provides the 100 Sp. Atk for functional Fire TermStab.
Best Build
Magby best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Thunder Punch
- Fire Blast
- Cross Chop
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Magby. Barrier and Cross Chop come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Fire Blast and Flamethrower and coverage across 7 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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
MAGBY’s state of health is determined by observing the fire it breathes. If the POKéMON is spouting yellow flames from its mouth, it is in good health. When it is fatigued, black smoke will be mixed in with the flames.
Magby Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Magby isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Magby first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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