Is Magmortar Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fire trade evolution from Magmar via Magmarizer. High Special Attack tears through Molayne's entire Steel E4. The move tutors add MoveThunder Punch for Water coverage. If you can trade for it, Magmortar is one of the most dangerous Fire-types available.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's typing presses Magby's defenses.
Magby has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Magby trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Catch Magmar on Wela Volcano Park (walking, Lv 16-19). Alternate S.O.S. encounters; UNCOMMON; Called by Magby.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Nanu.
How to Get Magmortar in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
The chain to Magmortar requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Magby at decent rates and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
How to Obtain Magmortar in USUM
To get Magmortar, start by catching Magby through walking encounters at Lv. 16-19. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Magmortar Weakness
Magmortar's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Magmortar's special bulk (base 95 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 |
What is Magmortar Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Magmortar
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x42-51% Water Gun 2x35-42% | ||
 Popplio Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x63-76% Rock Tomb 2x42-51% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x45-55% Water Gun 2x38-45% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x68-82% Rock Tomb 2x45-55% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x44-52% Water Gun 2x36-43% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Slowking builds →Water Pulse 2x51-61% Power Gem 2x44-52% Bulldoze 2x34-41% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x89-106%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x96-114%KO Rock Tomb 2x52-61% | ||
Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Jellicent builds →Water Spout 2x102-120%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Carracosta builds →Rock Slide 2x82-97% Brine 2x46-54% Bulldoze 2x44-53% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x111-131%KO Rock Slide 2x56-66% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x85-101%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x111-130%KO Waterfall 2x88-104%KO Stone Edge 2x74-87% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Jellicent builds →Water Spout 2x101-119%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x152-179%KO Bulldoze 2x41-48% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x240-283%KO Earthquake 2x107-126%KO Surf 2x34-41% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x131-155%KO Stone Edge 2x88-103%KO Surf 2x40-47% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x88-103%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Swampert's Earthquake also KOs at 152-179%.
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Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityPowerconstruct ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Zygarde builds →Extreme Speed27-33% | ||
Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x152-179%KO Waterfall 2x123-144%KO Scald 2x33-39% | ||
Magmortar Evolutions
Magmortar evolved from Magby's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Magby eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Magby pushed Magmortar to 540 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +55. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Magmortar to get Magby eggs using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Belch, Belly Drum and 11 more.
USUM Magmortar Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk at 83 Speed with AbilityVital Spirit preventing sleep as a hidden ability. Fire TermStab at real special power with MoveThunderbolt and MoveFocus Blast for coverage. But 83 Speed falls just short of the critical benchmarks. The moveset hits hard enough to threaten but acts after too many key targets. C-tier.
Best Build
Magmortar best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Flamethrower
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Overheat and Flare Blitz for the basics, but Magmortar's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Poison and Electric hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
There are still quite a few factories that rely on the flames provided by Magmortar to process metals.
Magmortar takes down its enemies by shooting fireballs, which burn them to a blackened crisp. It avoids this method when hunting prey.
Magmortar Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Magmortar works as a wallbreaker with 540 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's meta. Thunderbolt with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Milotic (Water), Golem (Ground), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Magmortar. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
No. Magmortar is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Magmar. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Magmar to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Magmarizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Flame Body has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Magmortar. Vital Spirit is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Magmortar is a special attacker with base 125 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 83 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Since Diamond & Pearl, Magmortar has been in 13 games. Requiring a trade evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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