What is a good competitive moveset for Magby? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Magby is an outstanding Fire-typed Pokemon. Magby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Magby can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Magby is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Magby is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Dizzy Punch is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Karate Chop is a physical 50-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage). ♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Magby's defense by 2 stages).
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Magby is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Fire Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Magby has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magby learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Magby can perform in Gold/Silver. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
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