Is Magmortar Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Magmarizer trade on Magmar. Fire with AbilityFlame Body. The Gen 4 evolution gives Magmar a serious boost in special Attack. Handles Jasmine, Pryce, Erika, and fills the Fire gap in HGSS. Worth the trade.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Magmar resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Magmar's weaknesses hard.
Magmar resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmar has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Magmar's weaknesses hard.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Magmortar resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Magmortar resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Magmortar has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Magmortar trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Magmar
Catch Magmar in Burned Tower (walking, Lv 14, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 25GhostConfuse RayPower —Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 28FireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 36FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 54FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
Evolve Magmar to Magmortar
Magmar evolves into Magmortar when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Brock.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41FireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 67NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Magmortar in HeartGold & SoulSilver
A trade step sits in Magmortar's 3-stage chain from Magby. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Magby shows up in the wild, so the starting catch is the easy part.
Wild Magmortar 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.Catch Magmar at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Magmortar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6How to Obtain Magmortar in HGSS
- Step 1Breed Magby from Magmar
Breed from Magmar at the Day Care.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve MagmarBurned Tower - B1FLv.14FloorRate 5%Morning/nightBurned Tower - B1FLv.16FloorRate 10%DaySafari Zone - PeakLv.17FloorRate 10%Morning/dayor evolve from Magby (Step 1)
- Step 3Magmortar ✓
How to Get Shiny Magmortar in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Magmortar takes a Magmarizer trade, so breed a Magmar Masuda-style and evolve it up. Compare Shiny Magmortar odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Magmortar 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x240-283%KO Earthquake 2x107-126%KO Surf 2x35-42% | ||
 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% | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x114-134%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Stone Edge 2x84-99% | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Suicune builds →Surf 2x69-82% Dig 2x44-52% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x94-111%KO Stone Edge 2x117-138%KO Dig 2x63-74% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Stone Edge 2x131-154%KO Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x82-96% Dig 2x39-47% | ||
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodCherrygrove City Surfing | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x91-108%KO Dig 2x48-56% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x134-159%KO Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Surf 2x49-57% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x106-125%KO Ancient Power 2x54-64% Mud Shot 2x33-39% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x75-89% Earthquake 2x55-65% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magmortar View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x114-134%KO Waterfall 2x91-108%KO Stone Edge 2x76-89% | ||
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, Belly Drum, Cross Chop and 7 more.
HGSS Magmortar Best Moveset
Special Fire power at 125 Sp. Atk behind special Fire attacks is the one thing the moveset does extremely well. 95 Sp. Def absorbs some special hits. 67 Defense, 75 HP, and 25% MoveStealth Rock cost limit how many turns Magmortar gets.
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
You'll want to breed for Barrier and Belly Drum on Magmortar. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Flare Blitz and Fire Blast, they expand what Magmortar can actually threaten in practice.
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 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It blasts fireballs of over 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit out of its arms. Its breath also sears and sizzles.
Magmortar HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Magmortar as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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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