#0126 · Kanto · Generation 1

Magmar

Spitfire Pokémon · Fire-type

Magmar is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Spitfire Pokémon, number 126 (#0126) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 44.5 kg.

Magmar is the Spitfire Pokémon, a Fire type born in a volcano whose body burns at 1,200°C (2,192°F), according to the Pokédex. It says Magmar heals by soaking in lava as if in a hot spring, and hides perfectly among flames.

How to pronounce Magmar

Magmar is pronounced MAG-mar. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Magmar said out loud:

In Japanese it is ブーバー (Boober).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Magmar is a bipedal red and yellow Pokémon, 1.3 m tall and 44.5 kg, with a puckered tan beak, two flame-topped lumps on its forehead, scaly arms, a row of red spikes down its back and a flame on its tail. Black shackles circle its neck and ankles, and its heat gives it an orange glow.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says Magmar dislikes cold places and blows scorching flames to make its surroundings warm enough, and that the heat waves from its fiery bursts set nearby grass and trees alight. It dispatches its prey with fire, then regrets burning it to a crisp. Magmar are feared as one cause of fires.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is mountain, with entries placing it in volcano craters. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in the Indigo Disk's Coastal and Savanna Biomes and Torchlit Labyrinth. It is not obtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Abilities are Flame Body and Vital Spirit, which is hidden. It learns Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Lava Plume and Fire Punch. With 100 base Special Attack and 93 base Speed it is a quick special attacker.

Name origin

Magmar may combine 'magma' and 'fulmar', a seabird that spits oil to defend itself. The Japanese name is Boober (ブーバー), perhaps from 'booby', another seabird, and a twist on 'burn'.

Design inspiration

Magmar seems to blend a booby or duck with the fire salamander of legend. It may be based on the Karura, a bird-like, fire-breathing being from Japanese Buddhist mythology. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Magby evolves into Magmar at level 30, and a Magmar traded with a Magmarizer in hand turns into Magmortar.

In the games

A Generation I original, Magmar lives in the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island, where in the international Red and Blue it was a Blue exclusive.

In the anime

Blaine's Magmar debuts in 'Riddle Me This' and fights Ash in his Gym; Bulbapedia says the battle shows a very well-trained Magmar can turn aside Electric moves with a blast of superheated air. Gary's Magmar loses to a Heracross in 'The Ties That Bind', despite the type advantage.

Fun facts

• Magmar's original Generation I art gave it four fingers, as did its sprites for the first three generations, Yellow excepted.
• An Ultra Moon entry says Magmar in Alola are hardier than those elsewhere.
• Its Japanese name shares the ブー (boo) in Electabuzz's, though the two come from different origins.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Magmar (Pokémon) · Serebii: Magmar (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 65
• Attack: 95
• Defense: 57
• Sp. Atk: 100
• Sp. Def: 85
• Speed: 93

Magmar’s base stat total is 495. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Magmar weak to?

Magmar takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

Evolution

What does Magmar evolve from?

Magmar evolves from Magby at level 30.

How does Magmar evolve?

Magmar evolves into Magmortar (Trade holding Magmarizer).

The whole family: Magby, Magmar, Magmortar.

Abilities

• Flame Body: Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
• Vital Spirit (hidden ability): Prevents sleep.

Moves

Moves Magmar learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (46)

Magmar can learn 46 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Acid Spray, Confuse Ray, Thief, Fire Spin, Facade, Flame Charge, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Brick Break, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Metronome, Poison Jab, Rest, Taunt, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Heat Wave, Psychic, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Fire Blast, Giga Impact, Overheat, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Flare Blitz, Tera Blast, Roar, Knock Off, Heat Crash, Uproar, Focus Punch, Burning Jealousy, Double-Edge, Temper Flare, Scorching Sands, Curse.

Egg moves (7):Belch, Belly Drum, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Mach Punch.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 75% male, 25% female.
• Egg groups: Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 173.

Pokédex entries

Legend has it that this Pokémon was born from the crater of a volcano. When wounded, it bathes in lava to heal its body, much as one would soak in a hot spring. (Legends: Arceus)

These Pokémon's bodies are constantly burning. Magmar are feared as one of the causes behind fires. (Shield)

Magmar dispatches its prey with fire. But it regrets this habit once it realizes that it has burned its intended prey to a charred crisp. (Sword)

Born in an active volcano. Its body is always cloaked in flames, so it looks like a big ball of fire. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

The hotter the place, the better they feel. Magmar in Alola are said to be hardier than those in other areas. (Ultra Moon)

Its entire body is burning. When it breathes, the temperature rises. When it sneezes, flames shoot out! (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 64% of all Pokémon (44.5 kg).
• Base stat total 495, ranked #317 of 1,025.
• One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 97 red Pokémon.
• Number 126 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 59 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 19 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Magmar (Pokémon), Serebii: Magmar (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MAG-mar): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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