What does Magby evolve into?

Magby becomes Magmar at level 30, then Magmortar while holding a Magmarizer. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Magby evolve?

Magby evolves into Magmar at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Where can you catch Magby?

Magby is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

What games is Magby in?

Magby is available in Crystal. Across the full series, it appears in 18 games total.

Magby - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

83Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Magby's built around mixed offense. Speed leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 1 Speed stat exp. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack75

Defense37

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def55

Speed83

Total365

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight21.4 kg

Base XP73

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Flame Body

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Vital SpiritHA

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It naturally spits an 1100-degree flame. It is said when many appear, it heralds a volcanic eruption.

Crystal

Magby Weakness

Magby is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Magby Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Magby in Crystal (Best Counters)

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Magby Water Gun 2x 56-67% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 1 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Water Gun 2x 49-60% Mud-Slap 2x 38-47% View Quagsire builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Rock Throw 2x 62-73% Mud-Slap 2x 27-33% View Onix builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 15 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Water Gun 2x 38-47% Mud-Slap 2x 22-27% View Slowpoke builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 13 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Water Gun 2x 38-47% Mud-Slap 2x 22-27% View Totodile builds →

Crystal Evolution

Magby is the baby form here. It evolves into Magmar at level 30, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 175 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#240Magby

Level 30

#126Magmar

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Magby

Fire

Magmar

Fire

65+20

ATK

95+20

DEF

57+20

SP.ATK

100+30

SP.DEF

85+30

SPE

93+10

BST

365D-Tier

495C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Mixed

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Crystal Magby Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Magby. Barrier and Cross Chop come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Fire Blast and Flamethrower and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 7

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 13

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 19

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Lv 25

Smokescreen

D—10020Normal

Lv 31

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 37

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 43

Confuse Ray

C—10010Ghost

Lv 49

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM48

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Barrier

D——30Psychic

Egg

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Egg

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Egg

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

How to Get Magby in Crystal

No searching required for Magby. You receive it at Route 34 from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.

Best Locations to Catch Magby in Crystal

Route 34

Gift from NPC Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Hatch Odd Egg (random)

Magby Guide

Magby becomes Magmar at level 30, then Magmortar while holding a Magmarizer. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Magby evolves into Magmar at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
Magby is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.
Magby is available in Crystal. Across the full series, it appears in 18 games total.

Game Availability

Magby first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Poliwag Water	D
Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Magby Bubble 2x 43-52% View Poliwag builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift TM Move Moves Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Mud-Slap 2x 26-35% View Totodile builds →
Marill Water	D
TM Move Moves Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Mud-Slap 2x 22-26% View Marill builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 122-143%KO Water Gun 2x 58-69% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 102-120%KO Dig 2x 140-166%KO Water Gun 2x 46-55% Rollout 2x 35-43% View Quagsire builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 89-106%KO Rock Throw 2x 58-69% Mud-Slap 2x 26-32% View Onix builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 102-120%KO Dig 2x 65-77% Mud-Slap 2x 17-22% View Psyduck builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 15 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 74-88% Dig 2x 75-89% Water Gun 2x 34-42% Mud-Slap 2x 20-25% View Slowpoke builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 121-142%KO Water Gun 2x 55-65% Whirlpool 2x 49-58% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 97-115%KO Dig 2x 137-162%KO Water Gun 2x 45-54% Whirlpool 2x 42-50% View Quagsire builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 150-177%KO Rock Throw 2x 94-112%KO Rollout 2x 58-69% Mud-Slap 2x 42-50% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 87-104%KO Rock Throw 2x 55-65% Mud-Slap 2x 26-31% View Onix builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 WhirlpoolHM06 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 97-115%KO Dig 2x 63-74% Whirlpool 2x 42-50% Mud-Slap 2x 17-21% View Psyduck builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 114-135%KO Water Gun 2x 54-64% Whirlpool 2x 48-56% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 95-113%KO Dig 2x 134-158%KO Water Gun 2x 44-53% Whirlpool 2x 38-45% View Quagsire builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 146-173%KO Rock Throw 2x 91-109%KO Rollout 2x 56-68% Mud-Slap 2x 41-49% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 85-101%KO Rock Throw 2x 54-64% Mud-Slap 2x 25-30% View Onix builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 WhirlpoolHM06 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 95-113%KO Dig 2x 64-75% Whirlpool 2x 38-45% Mud-Slap 2x 19-23% View Psyduck builds →

Gyarados WaterFlying	C
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 89-105%KO Whirlpool 2x 38-45% View Gyarados builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 114-135%KO Water Gun 2x 54-64% Whirlpool 2x 48-56% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Magby Surf 2x 95-113%KO Dig 2x 134-158%KO Water Gun 2x 44-53% Whirlpool 2x 38-45% View Quagsire builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 146-173%KO Rock Throw 2x 91-109%KO Rollout 2x 56-68% Mud-Slap 2x 41-49% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Magby Dig 2x 85-101%KO Rock Throw 2x 54-64% Mud-Slap 2x 25-30% View Onix builds →