Is Magmar Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
LeafGreen Dual Slot access late game. Gen 4 adds the Magmortar evolution by trading with a Magmarizer. A Fire-type import into Fire-starved Sinnoh. AbilityFlame Body burns on contact. If you have the Dual Slot access, Magmar fills the Fire gap until Magmortar takes over.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Magby's weaknesses hard.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Magby resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Magmortar resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Magmortar resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Magby
Catch Magby on Route 227 (walking, Lv 22, rare). Pokémon LeafGreen in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- LV 28FireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 34FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 37FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 46FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Magby to Magmortar
Magmar evolves into Magmortar when traded. Trade it in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 58FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 67NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Magmar in Diamond & Pearl
Magby is the only door to Magmar in these games, since the fire Pokemon never spawns in the wild. Level that baby form to 30 and it becomes Magmar, with no route or cave to skip the step.
Wild Magmar may be holding when caught:
Magmarizer (50% chance) A box packed with a tremendous amount of magma energy. It is loved by a certain Pokemon.Catch Magby at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Magmar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Magmar in DP
To get Magmar, start by catching Magby through walking encounters at Lv. 22-27. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
How to Get Shiny Magmar in Diamond & Pearl
Magmar evolves from Magby, so chain that shiny on Route 227 or Stark Mountain before it evolves. Compare Shiny Magmar odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Magmar Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Magmar preloaded.
Magmar Weakness
Type-wise, Magmar takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Magmar's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Magmar Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Magmar
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x158-186%KO Stone Edge 2x105-124%KO Surf 2x49-58% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Stone Edge 2x71-83% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x158-186%KO Stone Edge 2x158-186%KO Surf 2x32-38% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x114-134%KO Stone Edge 2x142-167%KO Dig 2x76-90% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x95-113%KO Dig 2x47-56% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x122-144%KO Earthquake 2x75-89% Rock Slide 2x56-67% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x124-147%KO Ancient Power 2x64-75% Mud Shot 2x39-46% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x106-125%KO Dig 2x57-68% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x158-186%KO Dig 2x85-100%KO Rock Slide 2x80-94% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x106-125%KO Dig 2x71-83% Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x136-161%KO Stone Edge 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Stone Edge 2x81-96% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Azumarill builds →Hydro Pump 2x74-88% Dig 2x40-47% Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x153-180%KO Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Water Pulse 2x28-33% | ||
Magmar Evolutions
Magmar is partway through a three-stage line between Magby and Magmortar. The chain involves a trade, so it's not a straightforward grind. Sp.Atk has grown the most so far (+30), but there's still another 45 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Magmar to get Magby eggs using 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch and 6 more.
DP Magmar Best Moveset
95 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk on a Fire type give mixed potential, but 57 Defense and MoveStealth Rock taking 25% per switch make the moveset fragile. Can evolve to Magmortar now for the same style with better numbers. Magmortar takes over with better numbers.
Best Build
Magmar best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Psychic
- Confuse Ray
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Barrier and Cross Chop give Magmar options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Overheat and Flare Blitz. The egg moves push it further.
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
30 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Born in the spout of a volcano, its body is covered by flames that shimmer like the sun.
Magmar Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Magmar reaches players through one Mystery Gift distribution rather than a recurring giveaway.
Present With Friends! DiamondSoulSilverDiamondPlatinumNot shiny
Magmar Diamond & Pearl Guide
Magmar evolves into Magmortar via trade. The Magmarizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Diamond & Pearl, Magmar has 495 BST and evolves into Magmortar. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Magmar plays as a attacker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Flamethrower is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Timid is the go-to nature for Magmar. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Magmar has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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
Winds & Waves
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