- Attack
- 206
- Defense
- 154
- HP
- 163
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,367
- min 1,244
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,710
- min 1,555
- MaxLv50
- 2,706
- Lv40 2,394
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Magmar is a Fire-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,367 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,710 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,706 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Ground/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Grass/Ice/Bug/Steel/Fairy attacks. In raids, Karate Chop + Flamethrower is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Magmortar with 100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Spitfire Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 2,706 / 2,738
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
In battle, Magmar blows out intensely hot flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. This Pokémon's fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in its surroundings.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Karate Chop
FlamethrowerBest100% efficiency14.0TDO 243 - 2Karate ChopFire Blast99% efficiency13.9TDO 240
- 3EmberFlamethrower99% efficiency13.8TDO 239
- 4EmberFire Blast97% efficiency13.6TDO 235
- 5Karate ChopFire Punch96% efficiency13.4TDO 232
Top 5 of 8 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karate ChopBestFighting · 1s | 10 | +13 | 10 | 13 |
| EmberFire · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlamethrowerBestFire · 2s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 39 | 1.56 |
| Fire BlastFire · 4s · STAB | 140 | 100 | 42 | 1.68 |
| Fire PunchFire · 2s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
 Scorching SandsGround · 3s | 90 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Magmar's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 158.4
- Actual Defense
- 84.1
- Actual HP
- 106
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
EmberFlamethrowerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 75% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 2,394 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 23.5 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 23.5 | 1,493 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 23.5 | 1,496 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 23.5 | 1,500 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 23.5 | 1,499 | 99.2% |
| 6 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 1,499 | 99.2% |
| 7 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 23.5 | 1,494 | 99.1% |
| 8 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 1,498 | 99.1% |
| 9 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 23.5 | 1,496 | 99.0% |
| 10 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 23.5 | 1,499 | 98.9% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow MagmarViewingBest movesKarate ChopFlamethrower
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
WaterGround
Rock - ×0.625Fire
Grass
Ice
Bug
Steel
Fairy
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2021.12.14Spotlight Hour: Magmar · 2× evolution XP
- 2020.11.21Community Day: Magmar · Exclusive move: Thunderbolt