Shadow Magmar is available from Tier 3 Shadow Raids. Shadow Raids can only be participated in using in-person raid passes. Shadow Magmar can be shiny from Shadow raids!
Shadow Magmar can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:
- 1244 – 1367 CP (no weather boost, 100% Magmar at Level 20)
- 1555 – 1710 CP (Sunny weather, 100% IV Magmar at Level 25)
Shadow Magmar is a Fire type and is weak to Ground, Rock and Water type attacks. Shadow Magmar is an immensely difficult tier 3 raid due to the Shadow Raid mechanism. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.
We would suggest that if you intend to solo this raid, you keep an eye on the weather. Utilise weather that boosts your Ground, Rock or Water types, Sunny, Partly Cloudy, and Rainy weather respectively, and ensure that you are using top-tier counters. These are much more difficult raids than your usual tier 3 raid. If you are lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!
Shadow Magmar is one of the slightly easier tier 3 Shadow raids, but still trickier than you may be expecting.
Related reading
- Pokémon GO Shadow Raids: Comprehensive Guide is an overall guide to all things Shadow Raids
Best Shadow Magmar Counters
The best raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Magmar are:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Primal Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 109s | 2 |
| 2. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 111s | 3 |
| 3. |
Mega Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 120s | 3 |
| 4. |
Mega Swampert
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 122s | 3 |
| 5. |
Shadow Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 119s | 4 |
| 6. |
Mega Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 130s | 3 |
| 7. |
Shadow Rhyperior
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Rock Wrecker Rock | 122s | 5 |
| 8. |
Shadow Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 127s | 5 |
| 9. |
Mega Blastoise
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 132s | 4 |
| 10. |
Mega Diancie
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 122s | 6 |
| 11. |
Shadow Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 122s | 6 |
| 12. |
Mega Tyranitar
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 138s | 4 |
| 13. |
Mega Gyarados
|
Waterfall Water | Hydro Pump Water | 140s | 4 |
| 14. |
Therian Landorus
|
Mud Shot Ground | Sandsear Storm Ground | 129s | 6 |
| 15. |
Mega Aerodactyl
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 139s | 4 |
| 16. |
Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 141s | 4 |
| 17. |
Shadow Swampert
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 135s | 6 |
| 18. |
Shadow Kingler
|
Bubble Water | Crabhammer Water | 125s | 8 |
| 19. |
Shadow Gyarados
|
Waterfall Water | Hydro Pump Water | 143s | 5 |
| 20. |
Shadow Rampardos
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 119s | 10 |
| 21. |
Shadow Palkia
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Hydro Pump Water | 146s | 5 |
| 22. |
Shadow Samurott
|
Waterfall Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 135s | 7 |
| 23. |
Shadow Feraligatr
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 138s | 6 |
| 24. |
Rhyperior
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Rock Wrecker Rock | 146s | 5 |
| 25. |
Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 152s | 5 |
| 26. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 144s | 6 |
| 27. |
Shadow Gigalith
|
Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 138s | 7 |
| 28. |
Primarina
|
Waterfall Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 151s | 5 |
| 29. |
Shadow Tyranitar
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 141s | 7 |
| 30. |
Mega Salamence
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Fly | 171s | 4 |
Shadow Magmar Stats and Max CP
Shadow Magmar
Fire
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| Max CP at Level 40 2394 | Max CP at Level 50 2706 | |||||||||
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| ATK 206 | DEF 154 | HP 163 | |||||||
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Shadow Magmar Moveset
Magmar can have the following moves as a raid boss:
| Fast moves | Charged moves |
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Shadow Raid Information & Advice
As a shadow raid, Magmar will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the raid bosses moves. These tier 3 raids are a tricky solo task for even the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defence.
You will need to subdue Shadow Magmar using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.
Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and from Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Magmar raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.
There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:
- When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defense will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
- You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
- If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!
Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!
