Is Magmortar Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Magmar holding Magmarizer. AbilityFlame Body can burn foes who make contact. A Fire-type for Fire-starved Sinnoh. Magby appears on Route 227 and at Stark Mountain after the Hall of Fame, with LeafGreen in the Dual Slot, and evolves into Magmar. The trade is the last step.
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 Magmortar in Diamond & Pearl
A Magmar holding a Magmarizer becomes Magmortar the moment it is traded. Nothing in Sinnoh spawns this one wild, so the Magby line caps off only through that held-item trade.
Wild Magmortar 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 Magmortar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Magmortar in DP
Magby is your first catch on the way to Magmortar. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 22-27 across 8 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Evolve into MagmarBREEDINGAvailableLeave Magmortar with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Magby egg.
- Step 3Magmortar ✓
How to Get Shiny Magmortar in Diamond & Pearl
Magmortar caps the Magby line by trade, so chain that shiny on Route 227 at 1 in 200 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Magmortar odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Magmortar 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Magmortar already selected.
Magmortar Weakness
Magmortar's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. The Fire typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. 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 type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Magmortar Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Magmortar
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Stone Edge 2x87-103%KO Surf 2x42-50% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x88-103%KO Stone Edge 2x58-69% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Stone Edge 2x131-154%KO Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x94-111%KO Stone Edge 2x117-138%KO Dig 2x63-74% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x82-96% Dig 2x39-47% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x104-122%KO Earthquake 2x62-73% Rock Slide 2x47-55% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x91-108%KO Dig 2x48-56% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x106-125%KO Ancient Power 2x54-64% Mud Shot 2x33-39% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x131-154%KO Dig 2x70-83% Rock Slide 2x66-78% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x113-133%KO Stone Edge 2x75-88% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x88-103%KO Dig 2x58-69% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO Stone Edge 2x67-79% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Azumarill builds →Hydro Pump 2x63-74% Dig 2x33-39% Rollout 2x13-16% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x126-149%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Water Pulse 2x25-29% | ||
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 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch and 6 more.
DP Magmortar Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk is the main selling point, delivering powerful special Fire attacks. 95 Sp. Def adds some special bulk, but 67 Defense and MoveStealth Rock costing 25% per switch make the moveset fragile on the physical side. 83 Speed is average.
Best Build
Magmortar best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power Grass
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Overheat and Flare Blitz for the basics, but Magmortar's real strength is the 10-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
37 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It blasts fireballs of over 3,600 degrees F from the ends of its arms. It lives in volcanic craters.
Magmortar Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Magmortar has seen a few separate Mystery Gift events rather than a steady stream of them.
Heated Secret GiftDiamondPearlNot shiny
Strongest Class Gift MagmortarDiamondPearlNot shiny
Fire-Type Strongest Class MagmortarDiamondPearlNot shiny
Magmortar Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Magmortar is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Magmar. The Magmarizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Magmortar as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Electivire, Kingdra, and Honchkrow. These have the highest co-usage rates with Magmortar in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Magmortar. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. 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 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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