How to get Magmar in Pokemon GO, and can it be Shiny?

Magmar in Pokemon GO has a regular and Shiny form, and you can get your hands on them by choosing one of the many obtainable methods. Both forms have similar stats, but a Shiny Magmar has an alternate color scheme. These attackers are useful for different battle scenarios, so you must know how to come across them. Thankfully, the launch of the mobile game brought along Magmar as well as numerous Pokemon from Kanto.

Meanwhile, Shiny Magmar made its Pokemon GO debut during the Eggstravaganza 2018 event. You can even collect a Shiny Shadow Magmar in the game. That said, here are all the methods for trainers to acquire Magmar in Pokemon GO.

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How can you get Magmar in Pokemon GO?

Magmar (Image via TPC)

You can use any of the following methods to get Magmar in Pokemon GO, but note that they are challenging.

• Catch a wild Magmar
• Hatch Pokemon eggs
• Win 3-star raids
• Complete Research tasks
• GO Snapshot
• Trade

1) Catch a Wild Magmar

To encounter and capture a Magmar in the wild, you need to be in areas with Sunny weather conditions. This weather increases the spawn rate of this Fire-type Pokemon. Moreover, activating Lure Modules and Incense in these conditions is critical as they can also boost the spawn rate of Magmar in Pokemon GO.

You may even find a Shiny Magmar in the wild if you're lucky. Its Shiny rate is 1/675, meaning you have to encounter 675 Magmar to find one Shiny form.

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2) Hatch Pokemon eggs

Although you can hatch Pokemon eggs to obtain Magmar, the likelihood of encountering one this way is extremely low. This is because the developer Niantic has only featured Magmar and its Shiny form in eggs once.

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3) Win 3-star raids

The current Shared Skies season has brought back Magmar in 3-star raids. It has appeared as this boss a couple of times in the past. You can encounter its standard and Shiny versions by defeating Magmar in Pokemon GO 3-star raids. To beat it, you can use Ground, Rock, and Water-type counters.

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4) Complete Research tasks

Research tasks in Pokemon GO offer unique items and Pokemon encounters. However, you have to complete the tasks to receive awards. Sometimes you can get Magmar by finishing quests, but you have to be on the lookout for events and announcements from Niantic.

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5) Go Snapshot

By using the GO Snapshot feature, you may be able to obtain Magmar in Pokemon GO. When Niantic announces that Magmar will photobomb your Snaps, you can take a Snapshot to encounter the Spitfire Pokemon.

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6) Trade

You can trade with your Pokemon GO friend who has a Magmar. You can even trade a Shiny Magmar, but you need to spend Stardust in the process.

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How to get Shiny Magmar in Pokemon GO?

Shiny Magamr (Image via TPC)

Obtaining a Shiny Magmar is incredibly challenging, and these are the ways to do it:

• Catch in the wild
• Win raids
• Trade
• Finish Research tasks
• Hatch eggs
• Trade

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That's all for how to get Magmar and its rarer form in Pokemon GO. Also, check out our other guides to catch different kinds of critters:

• How to get Vikavolt
• How to get Growlithe and Hisuian Growlithe
• How to get Roggenrola