Competitive Information for Magmar [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Magmar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Magmar is a wonderful Fire-typed Pokemon. Magmar are common Pokemon to see in the RB metagame. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Magmar is weak to Ice, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Toxic
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Magmar (Retro)
Magmar is pretty popular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. From the original 151, few Pokemon could compare to Magmar at the start of the Pokemon metagame. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Magmar's level. Can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Magmar takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Psychic
- Toxic
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Magmar (Retro)
Magmar is a spectacular Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The original meta-game back in the RBY days was ridiculous. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ 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 (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Magmar takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magmar 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Magmar can perform in Red/Blue. 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.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Magmar
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Magmar's stats
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Magmar
- Confuse Ray
- Fire Blast
- Psychic
- Rest
- Submission
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Magmar in Red and Blue
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