Magma Storm
Scarlet & Violet
Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns.
- Power
- 100
- Accuracy
- 75%
- PP
- 5
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Magma Storm changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IX
… Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, added: Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The … field, or if the target uses added: Mortal Spin, Rapid
dropped: Spinadded: Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is … - Gen VIII
… Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, added: Flip Turn, Parting Shot, added: Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect …
- Gen VI
Power 120 → 100 Nerfed
Prevents the target from switching for four or five
dropped: turns; sevenadded: turns (seven turns if the user is holding Gripdropped: Claw.added: Claw). Causes damage to the target equal todropped: 1/16added: 1/8 of its maximum HPdropped: (1/8added: (1/6 if the user is holding Binding … Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, added: Parting Shot, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect … or if the target uses Rapiddropped: Spin.added: Spin or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or anotherdropped: partial-trappingadded: binding move. - Gen V
Accuracy 70% → 75% Buffed
Prevents the target from switching for
dropped: two toadded: four or fivedropped: turns (always fiveadded: turns; seven turns if the user is holding Gripdropped: Claw).added: Claw. Causes damage to the target equal to 1/16 of its maximumdropped: HP,added: HP (1/8 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of … holding Shed Shell or uses Batondropped: Passadded: Pass, U-turn, ordropped: U-turn.added: Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the … or if the target uses Rapiddropped: Spin or Substitute successfully.added: Spin. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or anotherdropped: bindingadded: partial-trapping move.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen IX
Prevents the target from switching for four or five turns (seven turns if the user is holding Grip Claw). Causes damage to the target equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP (1/6 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of each turn during effect. The target can still switch out if it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the user or the target leaves the field, or if the target uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or another .
“The user traps the target inside a maelstrom of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
Who learns Magma Storm
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.