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Magmar ブーバー Boober
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Type	Fire
Species	Spitfire Pokémon
Height	4′03″ (1.3m)
Weight	98.1 lbs. (44.5kg)
Ability	Flame Body
Egg group	Humanshape
Time to hatch	6,400 steps
Effort yield	2 SpA
Exp. yield	167 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	25% ♀ / 75% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	45
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Magmar (Japanese: ブーバー Boober) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.6 By tutoring 5.6.1 Special moves 5.6.2 TCG-only moves 5.7 Side game data 6 Evolution 7 Sprites 8 Trivia 8.1 Origin 8.1.1 Name origin 9 In other languages 10 Related articles 11 External links

Biology

Physiology

Magmar is a Pokémon with a human-like stance that has traits of a duck and a mythical salamander. Magmar has a red body with a yellow flame design on it. It has a yellow tail that has a flame on it. Magmar has yellow thighs, black legs and red feet with two toes each. Magmar's arms are covered in red, rigid scales and it has red hands with five fingers. Magmar has a row of red spikes running down its back. Magmar has two lumps on its forehead with a flame on top of each one, and a yellow beak.

Due to Magmar's tail-flame and partial-reptilian appearance, it has been considered to be a distant cousin of the Charmander-line.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Magmar can spit powerful flames from its mouth that can incinerate nearly all of its surroundings. It can also create smoke-based attacks such Smog and Lava Plume. It is also able to use physical attacks such as Cross Chop, Mega Punch and Fire Punch effectively.

Behavior

Whenever a Magmar is faced with being in an environment that it finds to be cold for it, it will spew out flames to warm up the surrounding area.

Habitat

Magmar prefer environments that are very hot, such as volcanoes.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Magmar first appeared under the ownership of Blaine. He used it in the Gym Battles against Ash in Riddle Me This and Volcanic Panic.

A Magmar who belonged to Sylvester's father was seen making Charcoal in A Farfetch'd Tale.

Gary Oak used a Magmar against Ash in the Silver Conference in The Ties That Bind.

A Magmar also appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score.

A Magmar makes an appearance in the Tag-Battle Tournament in Tag! We're It...!.

Paul has a Magmar, which first appeared in a flashback of his Gym Battle with Maylene in DP066.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Two Magmar were seen briefly burning up the Pewter Museum in PS023, where Red battled them using his Sandshrew. Though they were stalled, Giovanni finished them off with his Cloyster.
A Magmar was also seen briefly in Volume 23, under the ownership of a Biker whose gang attempted to ransack Three Island. It was easily defeated by Giovanni's Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

In the TCG

Main article: Magmar (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly among flames.
	Blue
	Yellow	Born in an active volcano. Its body is always cloaked in flames, so it looks like a big ball of fire.
	Stadium	With a body temperature of close to 2,200 degrees, its body is always burning with orange flames. Lives near volcanoes.
II	Gold	It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself.
	Silver	The fiery surface of its body gives off a wavering, rippling glare that is similar to the sun.
	Crystal	It moves more frequently in hot areas. It can heal itself by dipping its wound into lava.
	Stadium 2	It dislikes cold places, so it blows scorching flames to make the environment suitable for itself.
III	Ruby	In battle, Magmar blows out intensely hot flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. This Pokémon's fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in its surroundings.
	Sapphire	In battle, Magmar blows out intensely hot flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. This Pokémon's fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in its surroundings.
	Emerald	In battle, it blows out intense flames from all over its body to intimidate its foe. These fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in the area.
	FireRed	Found near the mouth of a volcano. This fire-breather's body temperature is nearly 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.
	LeafGreen	Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly amidst flames.
IV	Diamond	Born in the spout of a volcano, its body is covered by flames that shimmer like the sun.
	Pearl	Born in the spout of a volcano, its body is covered by flames that shimmer like the sun.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Uncommon	Pokémon Mansion (Blue only)
	Pokémon Yellow	None	Trade
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Uncommon	Burned Tower
	Pokémon Crystal	Uncommon	Burned Tower
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Rare	Mt. Ember (LeafGreen only)
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Evolve Magby
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Volcano
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 10 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Magby
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Freighter Volcano Cave

Base stats

HP:	65
Attack:	95
Defense:	57
Special:	85
SpAtk:	100
SpDef:	85
Speed:	93

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Rock: 2× Water: 2×	Bug: ½× Steel: ½× Grass: ½× Fire: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Ice-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

Magmar is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Ember 36 Leer 39 Confuse Ray 43 Fire Punch 48 Smokescreen 52 Smog 55 Flamethrower

Generation II Level Move Type Start Ember Leer Smog Fire Punch 7 Leer 13 Smog 19 Fire Punch 25 Smokescreen 33 Sunny Day 41 Flamethrower 49 Confuse Ray 57 Fire Blast

Generation III Level Move Type Start Ember Leer Smog Fire Punch 7 Leer 13 Smog 19 Fire Punch 25 Smokescreen 33 Sunny Day 41 Flamethrower 49 Confuse Ray 57 Fire Blast

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Ember Leer Smog 7 Ember 10 Smokescreen 16 Faint Attack 19 Fire Spin 25 Confuse Ray 28 Fire Punch 36 Lava Plume 41 Flamethrower 49 Sunny Day 54 Fire Blast

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM01 Mega Punch TM05 Mega Kick TM06 Toxic TM08 Body Slam TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Submission TM18 Counter TM19 Seismic Toss TM20 Rage TM29 Psychic TM30 Teleport TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM35 Metronome TM38 Fire Blast TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM46 Psywave TM50 Substitute HM04 Strength

Generation II # Move Type TM01 DynamicPunch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM38 Fire Blast TM41 ThunderPunch TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Fire Punch HM04 Strength

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM50 Overheat HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM50 Overheat TM52 Focus Blast TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM61 Will-O-Wisp TM68 Giga Impact TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM08 Rock Climb

By breeding

• Barrier
• Cross Chop
• DynamicPunch
• Flare Blitz
• Karate Chop
• Mach Punch
• Mega Punch
• Screech
• ThunderPunch

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald:

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Mega Kick
• Mega Punch
• Mimic
• Seismic Toss
• Substitute

In Pokémon Emerald only:

• DynamicPunch
• Endure
• Fire Punch
• Mud-Slap
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• ThunderPunch

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Magmar knows Shadow Rave, Shadow Rush and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Follow Me after being purified.

TCG-only moves

• Thrash
• Tackle

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Crater
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My body's real hot! Don't get burned!
26%-50% HP	Ouch, ouch, ouch! My HP's already half gone!
1%-25% HP	It's not looking good... My fire is almost doused...
Level Up	Yes! Leveled up! I'm bursting with firepower!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 6	Minimum Experience: 70
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn x2	Maximum Experience: 83
Magmar breaths fire. It can burn up Scrap Metal easily.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn x2

Evolution

Baby Magby

Level 30 Magmar

Trade holding Magmarizer Magmortar

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 126.gif
						Image:Spr b g2 126 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 126.png			Image:Spr 3f 126.png
	Image:Spr 3r 126 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 126 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 126 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 126 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 126.png		Image:Spr 4p 126.png			Image:Spr b g4 126.png
			Image:Spr 4p 126 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 126 s.png

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

Trivia

• Magmar is one of four Pokémon to receive both a pre-evolution and new evolution in generations after its release. The other three are Chansey, Electabuzz, and Roselia.

Origin

Magmar seems to be a combination of a duck or booby with a mythical salamander of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back make it bear a resemblance to an iguana.

Name origin

Magmar's name may just be a corruption of the word magma, intrusive molten rock. Its Japanese name might be a corruption of booby, a type of sea bird.

In other languages

• German: Magmar
• French: Magmar
• Korean: 마그마 Mageuma

Related articles

• Blaine's Magmar

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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