Magby (Pokémon)

Magby ブビィ Buby

Artwork from GSC

Type Species  Fire  Live Coal Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Flame Body 1,000,000 Pokédex National #240 Johto #150 Hoenn #375* Sinnoh #200Pt Browser Fiore R— Almia R-073 Height Weight 2'04" 47.2 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Red 45 Gender ratio   75% male   25% female Egg groups Egg cycles No eggs 26 (6630 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Exp. 117 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. II-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Magby (Japanese: ブビィ Buby) is a Fire-type baby Pokémon.

It evolves into Magmar starting at level 30, which evolves into Magmortar when traded holding a Magmarizer.

Biology

Physiology

Magby is a small, red duck/salamander like creature with a human stance. It only has a short stub of a tail that doesn't have a flame on it. Magby has a flame-shaped spot on its stomach, a single spike on its back and stubby arms. Magby's head is covered with large lumps that resemble hair.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Magby can breathe out a 1100 degree flames, and hot embers drip from its mouth.

Behavior

A Magby's health is determined by the flames that it spews from its mouth. Yellow flames show that a Magby is in good health while a Magby that is spewing flames that are mixed with a lot of smoke show that it is fatigued.

Habitat

Mountain Pokémon

Magby normally live in volcanic craters. However, there have been rare occasions of Magby being seen living in towns.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Magby in the anime

Magby has mainly been seen as a member of the Pichu Brothers' Possé in both Pikachu & Pichu and Pichu Bros. in Party Panic.

A Trainer named Satchel was trying to get his Magby to evolve for the Silver Conference in You're A Star, Larvitar.

Tommy, a student of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Rustboro City, was training with a Magby in Gonna Rule The School!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Special

A Magby is one of the babies that escape from the Daycare Center near Goldenrod City in Volume 9.

In the TCG

Main article: Magby (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Magby is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 9.5%	Friend Area: Crater
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Be careful! I dribble fire from my nose and mouth.
26%-50% HP	Oh, no... My HP is halfway down from full.
1%-25% HP	I can't hold it... Fire's going to burst from everywhere...
Level Up	I leveled up! Oops... I might leak fire!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Fire	Poké Assist: ( Fire )	Field Move: (Burn ×1)
"It attacks by launching fireballs."

Evolution

	Baby form	→ Level 30 ← Breed	First evolution	→ Trade holding Magmarizer	Second evolution
	Magby  Fire		Magmar  Fire		Magmortar  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 240 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Magby images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Magby is the only Fire-type Pokémon who isn't a starter Pokémon that evolves twice.
• Magby's Generation III sprites and its Pokémon Diamond and Pearl sprite are the same, except for a minor variation in the shading on its head.

Origin

Magby seems to be a combination of a duck or booby with a mythical salamander of fire. The spike on its back gives resemblance to a baby iguana.

Name origin

Magby's name is a combination of magma, intrusive molten rock, and baby. Its Japanese name might be a combination of booby, a type of sea bird, and baby.

In other languages

• German: Magby
• French: Magby
• Korean: 마그비 Mageubi

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.