What is a good competitive moveset for Magmortar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Magmortar is an interesting Fire-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Magmortar out in the 6th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Magmortar is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Magmortar is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Magmortar's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Magmortar's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Magmortar will be burned.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Magmortar's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-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). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magmortar cannot move next turn). ♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magmortar? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Magmortar is an astounding Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Magmortar's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Magmortar's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Magmortar will be burned.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ♦ Lava Plume is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fire-type move (30% chance to burn adjacent pokemon). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magmortar cannot move next turn). ♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magmortar 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 Magmortar can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Magmortar
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Belly drum + Rest
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Mach Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Magmortar's stats
Barrier
Belly Drum
Flame Charge
Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Magmortar
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