Magbyin Pokémon Johto Legends
fire
Pokédex Entry
Live Coal Pokémon
It naturally spits an 1100-degree flame. It is said when many appear, it heralds a volcanic eruption.
Magby in Pokémon Johto Legends
Magby is #240 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its fire typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 7 encounter locations.
Front
Normal
ShinyAnimated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fire
Dex
#112 Regional Dex · #240 National
Abilities
Flame Body(Primary)
Contact moves cause burns.
Vital Spirit(Secondary)
Prevents Pokémon from sleeping.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
75% Male, 25% Female
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Medium Slow (25 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
117
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
water ×2ground ×2rock ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Magby common in Burned Tower 2F in the morning and day-time, and common in Burned Tower B1F in the morning and day-time. Wild ones range from level 12 to 21. During swarms, you can also find it in Burned Tower 1F. You can also receive one as a gift in Masters House 1F at level five.
| Location | Level | Method | Form | Held Item | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters House 1F | Lv. 5 | gift | - | Oran Berry | - |
Wild Encounters (7)
Level Up Moves (14)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeerLevel: 1Leer | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Reduces the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| SmogLevel: 1Smog | poison | 30 | 70 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may poison the target. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 5Ember | fire | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| SmokescreenLevel: 8Smokescreen | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| Faint AttackLevel: 12Faint Attack | dark | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Fire SpinLevel: 15Fire Spin | fire | 35 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Traps foe in fire for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Clear SmogLevel: 19Clear Smog | poison | 50 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Resets target's stats. | ||||||
| Flame BurstLevel: 22Flame Burst | fire | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Attacks foe with burst of fire. | ||||||
| Confuse RayLevel: 26Confuse Ray | ghost | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A move that causes confusion. | ||||||
| Fire PunchLevel: 29Fire Punch | fire | 75 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Lava PlumeLevel: 33Lava Plume | fire | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Lava erupts and may burn foe. | ||||||
| Sunny DayLevel: 36Sunny Day | fire | 0 | 90 | 5 | ||
| Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 40Flamethrower | fire | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire BlastLevel: 43Fire Blast | fire | 110 | 85 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may cause a burn. |
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karate ChopKarate Chop | fighting | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Mega PunchMega Punch | normal | 80 | 85 | 20 | |
| A powerful punch thrown very hard. | |||||
| BarrierBarrier | psychic | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Sharply increases user's Defense. | |||||
| ScreechScreech | normal | 0 | 85 | 40 | |
| Harshly reduces the foe's Defense. | |||||
| Cross ChopCross Chop | fighting | 100 | 80 | 5 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Focus EnergyFocus Energy | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Raises the critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Mach PunchMach Punch | fighting | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| A fast punch that lands first. |
TM/HM Moves (20)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DynamicpunchDynamicpunch | fighting | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01TM01 | |
| An attack that always confuses. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| The power varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | 0 | 90 | 5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Iron TailIron Tail | steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23TM23 | |
| An attack that may reduce Defense. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| brickbreakbrickbreak | normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | TM31TM31 | |
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| FlamethrowerFlamethrower | fire | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35TM35 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Sludge BombSludge Bomb | poison | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36TM36 | |
| An attack that may poison the target. | ||||||
| Fire BlastFire Blast | fire | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38TM38 | |
| An attack that may cause a burn. | ||||||
| SubstituteSubstitute | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| AttractAttract | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Nasty PlotNasty Plot | dark | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM55TM55 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Spcl.Atk. | ||||||
| Sleep TalkSleep Talk | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM57TM57 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| PoweruppunchPoweruppunch | fighting | 40 | 100 | 20 | TM58TM58 | |
| Will always raise user's Attack. | ||||||
| Will O WispWill O Wisp | fire | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM67TM67 | |
| Burns foe with ghostly fire. |
Move Tutor Moves (5)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire FangFire Fang | fire | 65 | 95 | 15 | TutorTutor | |
| Searing teeth. Flinch or burn. | ||||||
| Fire PunchFire Punch | fire | 75 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | |
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| ThunderpunchThunderpunch | electric | 75 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | |
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||
| Pixie PunchPixie Punch | fairy | 75 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | |
| Enchanted punch, can make sleep. | ||||||
| Drain PunchDrain Punch | fighting | 75 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | |
| Punch that heals the user. |
Type Summary
3
Weaknesses
6
Resistances
0
Immunities
9
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Magby. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Magby resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Magby, either offensively or defensively.
Hisuian Growlithe
firerock
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Hisuian Arcanine
firerock
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kingdra
waterdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Omanyte
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Omastar
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kabuto
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kabutops
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Johtonian Corsola
waterrock
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Squirtle
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Wartortle
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Psyduck
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Golduck
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwag
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwhirl
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwrath
waterfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Politoed
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Tentacool
waterpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Tentacruel
waterpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Geodude
rockground
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Alolan Geodude
rockelectric
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
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