# Magmar #86/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Magmar is a Gen I Fire type with a steady following among players who grew up on Red and Blue, and the Expedition-era Basic carries that old e-Reader-adjacent charm. As an Uncommon it was a mid-tier pull, played in casual decks and never chased, so demand stays modest and nostalgic. At a $7.61 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 21 copies traded, with 590 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.11 out of Journey Together; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 86/165 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Miki Tanaka |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flaming Punch | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. |
| Attack: Thrash | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30+ — Flip a coin. If heads this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Magmar does 10 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Magmar #126](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/magmar) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$7.61** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Floor delivered ask: $8.98 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 67/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T23:07:53.472Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T23:07:50.554Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-24T01:40:42.140Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T23:07:50.553Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T22:26:05.148Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/magmar-86)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-86%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)