Pokémon · Base
Magmar
Fossil Set · #39 · Uncommon · 1999
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.08
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 62
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Magmortar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 126
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Magmar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Smog) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Magmar
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.68 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.9%
- -12.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Magmar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Found at the mouths of volcanoes and extremely hard to spot. There are very few instances of capturing this Pokémon."
RSmokescreen — 10
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
RRSmog — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.20 | $0.68 | $21.37 | $1.08 | $2.49 |
| 1st Edition | $2.85 | $8.51 | $42.84 | $9.09 | $9.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.63 |
| 7-day average | €7.82 |
| 30-day average | €2.60 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €3.74 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.74 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Magmar is real?
Magmar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Magmar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Magmar is $1.08; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Magmar from?
Magmar is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Magmar?
Magmar is a Uncommon card in the Fossil Set set.
Other Magmar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
