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Magmar (Japanese: ブーバー Boober) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Magby starting at level 30 and evolves into Magmortar when traded holding a Magmarizer.

Biology

Magmar is a bipedal Pokémon that has a red body with yellow flame designs along the bottom half. It has a puckered, yellow beak, small eyes, and two lumps on its forehead with a yellow flame on top of each one. Rigid, red scale covers its arms and it has five, clawed fingers on each hand. Its shoulders and thighs are yellow, and its red feet have two, clawed toes each. It has black, metal shackles around its neck and ankles. Down its back is a row of red spikes, and there is a flame at the tip of its tapering, yellow tail.

Magmar's body temperature is nearly 2,200° Fahrenheit (1,200° Celsius), giving its body an orange glow. Because it hates cold places, this Pokémon typically resides in and around active volcanoes. This Pokémon has even been known to spit scorching flames to establish an ideally warm environment for itself.

In battle, Magmar blows out intense flames from all over its body to intimidate its foes and incinerate its surroundings. The anime has shown that extremely well trained Magmar can block Electric-type attacks with super-heated air. However, an outmatched Magmar will quickly retreat, using its fiery camouflage and its wavering, rippling glare to blend into any present fires. It is able to heal its wounds and weariness by soaking in lava.

In the anime

Major appearances

Magmar debuted in Riddle Me This, under the ownership of Blaine. He used it in his Gym battles against Ash in that episode and Volcanic Panic.

Paul had a Magmar, as revealed in a flashback of his Gym battle with Maylene in Lost Leader Strategy!. In A Pyramiding Rage!, it was used to battle Brandon. It evolved into a Magmortar prior to Pedal to the Mettle!.

Other

In You're a Star, Larvitar!, Satchel's Magby evolved into a Magmar.

In The Ties That Bind, Gary used a Magmar against Ash during the Silver Conference. It battled Heracross, but despite the type advantage, it was defeated.

In Tag! We're It...!, an Ace Trainer's Magmar competed in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. It battled Paul's Chimchar and Ash's Pikachu alongside a Scientist's Rhydon, but it was defeated by Chimchar.

In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, the head engineer used a Magmar to attack a Bibarel alongside an Aggron and Metang, and it was successful unlike the others. It was then defeated by Dawn's Piplup's super-effective Bubble Beam.

In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Magmar were training on Clawmark Hill. Rockruff kept battling one of them and managed to defeat it in the end. It reappeared in a flashback in Some Kind of Laziness!.

In A Crowning Moment of Truth!, a Hiker's Magmar was twice defeated by an Alolan Marowak, requiring it to be treated at a Pokémon Center. In Sparking Confusion!, Magmar joined the Hikers in celebrating the capture of an Alolan Golem.

Minor appearances

A Magmar appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In A Farfetch'd Tale, Yosaku's Magmar made Charcoal for him.

In The Big Balloon Blow-Up, a Trainer's Magmar competed in the Pokémon Balloon Race.

In As Cold as Pryce, Pryce remembered a Trainer's Magmar as one of the Pokémon that fought his Piloswine.

A Magmar appeared in PK13.

In Saved by the Beldum, a Trainer's Magmar competed in the Ever Grande Conference. It reappeared in a flashback in Shocks and Bonds.

A Coordinator's Magmar appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!.

In I Choose You!, a Magmar fell under the control of Marshadow.

A Magmar appeared in a fantasy in Alola, Kanto!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP058 Magmar Ash's Pokédex Magmar, the Spitfire Pokémon. Its body is like a furnace, making Magmar a living inferno. It has been discovered only near active volcanoes.

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Gary owns an Arcanine, which appeared in One Half Of A Poké Ball.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Two Magmar were seen briefly burning up the Pewter Museum in Make Way for Magmar!. Red battled them using his Sandshrew. Though they were stalled, Giovanni finished them off with his Cloyster.

In Just a Spearow Carrier, a Magmar appeared with its Trainer at the Indigo Plateau.

A Magmar appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Magmar was seen briefly in A Vicious Cycle of Possibilities, 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 Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Magmar appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!, under the ownership of Firebreather Takeo.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

A Magmar appeared in Pokémon Cooking Contest!, under the ownership of Yuki.

A Magmar appeared in GDZ21, under the ownership of Yuta.

A Magmar appeared in GDZ67, under the ownership of a monk.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Magmar is Blaine's main Pokémon and also his strongest. He sent it out during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.

A Magmar appeared in Clefairy Becomes a Father...?!.

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.

Click on the generation numbers above to see Magmar's learnsets from other generations.





Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Magmar and Electabuzz seem to be counterparts; both evolve in a very similar way (first at level 30, then after being traded holding an item which has a name that ends with the suffix "-izer"), and both are typically exclusive to one version of a pair of games. They both have similar status-inducing Abilities in Flame Body and Static, as well as the same Hidden Ability, Vital Spirit. Since Generation V, they also often learn similar moves at the same level. They even have the same special moves when purified in Pokémon XD: Follow Me and Cross Chop. Their evolutionary relatives were released in the same generation (Generation II and IV).

Origin

Magmar seems to be a combination of a booby or duck with a mythical salamander of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back resemble those of an iguana. It is possibly overall based on a Karura, depicted in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology as a birdlike, fire-breathing creature, similar to how its counterpart Electabuzz is based on an oni.

Name origin

Magmar may be a corruption of the word magma (intrusive molten rock), but may also involve the word mar (to damage or spoil), referring to the incineration of its surroundings to suit its own needs, or the Spanish fumar (to smoke).

Boober may be a combination of booby (a type of sea bird) and a corruption of burn.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ブーバー Boober Possibly from booby and burn French Magmar Same as English name Spanish Magmar Same as English name German Magmar Same as English name Italian Magmar Same as English name Korean 마그마 Magmar Transliteration of English name Cantonese Chinese 鴨嘴火龍 Ngaapjéuifólùhng Literally "Duck-billed fiery dragon" Mandarin Chinese 鴨嘴火龍 / 鸭嘴火龙 Yāzuǐhuǒlóng Literally "Duck-billed fiery dragon" More languages Hindi मॅगमार Magmar Transcription of English name Russian Магмар Magmar Transcription of English name Thai บูเบอร์ Boober Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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