Magby
fire
It naturally spits an 1100-degree flame. It is said when many appear, it heralds a volcanic eruption.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fire
Dex
#164
Abilities
Flame Body(Primary)
Contact may burn the foe.
Flame Body(Secondary)
Contact may burn the foe.
Vital Spirit(Hidden)
Prevents it from falling asleep.
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
1 Speed
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
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Magby is one of the options from the Odd Egg that you can get from the day care. Odd Eggs will always hatch into a shiny Pokémon with its Hidden Ability.
| Location | Level | Method | Form | Held Item | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenrod City | Lv. 1 | egg | - | - | - |
Wild Encounters (2)
| Burned Tower B1F | any | Field | Lv. 15 | 2% |
| Bellchime Trail | any | hidden grotto | Lv. 20 | 20% |
Level Up Moves (14)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HazeLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ice |  | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Eliminates all stat changes. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 5 | ||||||
| fire |  | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| SmokescreenLevel: 8 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| Feint AttackLevel: 12 | ||||||
| dark |  | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Fire SpinLevel: 15 | ||||||
| fire | | 40 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Low KickLevel: 19 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Deals more damage to heavier foes. | ||||||
| Flame ChargeLevel: 22 | ||||||
| fire | | 50 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Confuse RayLevel: 26 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A move that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Fire PunchLevel: 29 | ||||||
| fire | | 75 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Sunny DayLevel: 33 | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Focus BlastLevel: 36 | ||||||
| fighting | | 120 | 70 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 40 | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire BlastLevel: 43 | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Defense. | |||||
| Belly Drum | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Sacrifices HP to maximize Attack. | |||||
| Cross Chop | |||||
| fighting | | 100 | 80 | 5 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Flare Blitz | |||||
| fire | | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| A charge that also hurts the user. | |||||
| Focus Energy | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Raises the critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Karate Chop | |||||
| fighting | | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Mach Punch | |||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| A fast punch that always goes first. | |||||
| Screech | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Defense. | |||||
Wild Moves (1)
Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizzy Punch(Odd Egg) | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
TM/HM Moves (20)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamicpunch | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01 | |
| An attack that confuses the foe. | ||||||
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Psychic | ||||||
| psychic | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM29 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Flame Charge | ||||||
| fire | | 50 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Will O Wisp | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM61 | |
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (10)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Counter | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT06 | |
| Returns a physical attack double. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Fire Punch | ||||||
| fire | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT12 | |
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Seismic Toss | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT22 | |
| Damage equals the user's level. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Thunderpunch | ||||||
| electric | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT27 | |
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||