Magby
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Ember and Flamethrower, worth 7.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Magby can learn 8 combinations. Ember with Flamethrower does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Flamethrower is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Magby you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Ember and Flame Burst, worth 7.5 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Karate Chop | Fighting | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Flame Burst | Fire | 70 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Flamethrower Legacy | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Magby has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,496 at level 50, 1,323 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 756 CP at level 20, or 945 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 704 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 151 attack · 99 defense · 128 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.71 m and 21.4 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Magby does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Steel, Ice, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Steel | Karate Chop + Flamethrower | 11.8 |
| Ice | Karate Chop + Flamethrower | 11.8 |
| Bug | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.6 |
| Grass | Ember + Flamethrower | 11.6 |
| Normal | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 9.7 |
| Rock | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 9.7 |
| Dark | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 9.7 |
| Fighting | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 | |
| Poison | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Ground | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Ghost | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Electric | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Psychic | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Fairy | Ember + Flamethrower | 7.7 |
| Fire | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 6.2 |
| Water | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 6.2 |
| Dragon | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 6.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Magby is actually for.
Counters: what beats Magby
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 46.6 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 46.5 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 45.9 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 45.6 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 45.4 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 44.1 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 44.0 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 43.9 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 43.6 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 43.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Magby's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.