Magmar

Magmar in the anime: Blaine's volcano partner

In the anime Magmar is Blaine's ace, caught in the Cinnabar Island volcano and the last Pokémon he sends out against Ash. In Riddle Me This it overpowered Ash's Pikachu until Ash forfeited, and in Volcanic Panic Ash's Charizard beat it in a rematch on the volcano's summit to win the Volcano Badge.

Magmar on cards: from Base Set uncommon to Magmar ex

Magmar's first English card is Base Set #36 from January 1999, an uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Fossil followed that year with a Mitsuhiro Arita Magmar, and through the Wizards of the Coast era its set printings stayed uncommon: Base Set 2, Blaine's Magmar in Gym Heroes, Neo Genesis and Expedition all print it at that rarity.

Ruby & Sapphire (2003) introduced Magmar ex, illustrated by Hikaru Koike, and Legend Maker (2006) printed Magmar as a Rare. Later eras treat it as a common or uncommon, including a Journey Together common by Naoyo Kimura, who had also drawn the Neo Genesis Magmar.

Cards to know

• Magmar (Base Set #36)

  Magmar's first English card, a 1999 uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Magmar (Fossil #39)

  The Fossil set's Magmar, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Blaine's Magmar (Gym Heroes #37)

  The Gym Heroes card that ties Magmar to Blaine, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Magmar ex (Ruby & Sapphire #100)

  The 2003 Magmar ex, illustrated by Hikaru Koike.

• Magmar (Legend Maker #21)

  A 2006 Rare Magmar illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.