Is Magmar Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Fuego Ironworks at level 28, freely available without any cartridge requirement. A Fire-type during the story in Sinnoh is always valuable. AbilityFlame Body burns on contact. Trade with Magmarizer for Magmortar. Fills the Fire gap Platinum still struggles with.
Magmar trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Magmar resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Magmar trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Magmar resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Magmortar resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar resists most of Mars'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.
Catchable
Catch Magmar in Fuego Ironworks (walking, Lv 28, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 36FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 54FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Magmar to Magmortar
Magmar evolves into Magmortar when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Candice.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 67NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Magmar in Platinum
Magmar sticks to one volcanic area at levels 28 to 29, common when it does appear. Which slots it fills depends on whether you arrive in daylight or after dark, so the clock matters here.
Wild Magmar may be holding when caught:
Magmarizer (5% chance) A box packed with a tremendous amount of magma energy. It is loved by a certain Pokemon.1 location to catch Magmar
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5Where To Catch Magmar in Pt
- Step 1Breed Magby from MagmarBREEDINGAvailableLeave Magmar with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Magby egg.
- Step 2Magmar ✓or evolve from Magby (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Magmortar
Not landing the catch? Calculate Magmar catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Magmar in Platinum
Magmar smolders in the grass at Fuego Ironworks, so run a Poké Radar chain to 40 there for a shiny. Compare Shiny Magmar odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Magmar Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x104-123%KO Rock Slide 2x53-63% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x96-113%KO Dig 2x48-56% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x144-169%KO Earthquake 2x127-150%KO Surf 2x42-50% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Empoleon builds →Surf 2x96-113%KO Earthquake 2x74-87% Rock Slide 2x56-67% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x106-126%KO Surf 2x62-74% Dig 2x75-89% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Omastar builds →Surf 2x100-118%KO Ancient Power 2x62-74% Mud Shot 2x38-46% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x135-159%KO Rock Slide 2x68-80% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x120-141%KO Rock Slide 2x61-72% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x58-69% Dig 2x40-48% Rollout 2x15-19% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x124-146%KO Rock Slide 2x62-74% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Golduck builds →Surf 2x85-100%KO Dig 2x56-67% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x106-126%KO Rock Slide 2x53-63% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmar View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x145-172%KO Rock Slide 2x73-85% | ||
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.
Pt Magmar Best Moveset
Magmortar evolves from Magmar now with a trade holding Held ItemMagmarizer, adding more Sp. Atk and Speed. The moveset here uses 100 Sp. Atk for special Fire attacks at 93 Speed, and AbilityFlame Body has a 30% burn chance on contact.
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 8 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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
When it breathes deeply, heat waves form around its body, making it hard to see clearly.
Magmar Event Distributions
In Platinum, Magmar reaches players through one Mystery Gift distribution rather than a recurring giveaway.
Present With Friends! DiamondSoulSilverDiamondPlatinumNot shiny
Magmar Platinum 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.
Yes. Wild Magmar in Platinum can hold Magmarizer (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Magmarizer.
In Platinum, Magmar does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Magmortar before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Platinum, Magmar plays as a attacker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Flamethrower is the primary attack.
In Platinum, 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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