Magmar
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Karate Chop and Fire Blast, worth 10.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Magmar can learn 8 combinations. Karate Chop with Fire Blast 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Magmar has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,706 at level 50, 2,394 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,367 CP at level 20, or 1,710 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,298 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 206 attack · 154 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 44.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Magmar does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Ember + Fire Blast | 16.5 |
| Steel | Ember + Fire Blast | 16.5 |
| Grass | Ember + Fire Blast | 16.5 |
| Ice | Ember + Fire Blast | 16.5 |
| Rock | Karate Chop + Scorching Sands | 14.7 |
| Fire | Karate Chop + Scorching Sands | 13.0 |
| Electric | Karate Chop + Scorching Sands | 13.0 |
| Poison | Ember + Scorching Sands | 12.5 |
| Normal | Karate Chop + Fire Blast | 12.3 |
| Dark | Karate Chop + Fire Blast | 12.3 |
| Fighting | Karate Chop + Fire Blast | 10.3 |
| Ground | Karate Chop + Fire Blast | 10.3 |
| Ember + Fire Blast | 10.1 | |
| Ghost | Ember + Fire Blast | 10.1 |
| Psychic | Ember + Fire Blast | 10.1 |
| Fairy | Ember + Fire Blast | 10.1 |
| Water | Karate Chop + Scorching Sands | 9.2 |
| Dragon | Karate Chop + Scorching Sands | 9.2 |
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 Magmar is actually for.
Counters: what beats Magmar
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 31.5 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 31.4 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 30.9 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 30.7 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 30.6 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 29.8 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 29.6 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 29.6 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 29.4 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 29.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Magmar's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.