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“ | I don't know much about them, but I know they're up to no good. | „ |
~ Ash to Professor Cozmo about Team Magma |
Team Magma (Japanese: マグマ団, Magma-dan, literally Magma Gang) are the main antagonists in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Omega Ruby, supporting protagonists in Pokémon Sapphire and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Team Aqua) in Pokémon Emerald.
Biography[]
Their goal is to awaken Groudon, the legendary Continent Pokémon, so they can use its powers to expand the landmass, as they believe this will benefit humans and Pokémon alike. They are bitter rivals with Team Aqua, because they have directly opposite goals.
The team is headed by Maxie and his two immediate subordinates Tabitha and Courtney. All of their grunts dress in hooded uniforms, and they prefer to use poison/dark and fire-type Pokémon, such as Zubat, Poochyena and Numel.
Differing greatly from other villainous groups in the series such as Team Rocket and Team Galactic, Team Magma can be seen more as a group of fanatics than real criminals, as they have a seemingly more altruistic goal instead of working for their personal gain.
They are also much more organized, since their grunts follow direct orders from their superiors instead of having their own agenda like Team Rocket.
Pokémon Masters[]
Team Magma makes their first full appearance in Pokémon Masters in the Hoenn-themed chapter of the second arc of the main story, with Maxie and his admins first being seen standing in front of their grunts. Here, Courtney asks Maxie about the idea of attacking their rival team due to the latter having Groudon, only for the admin to shoot down the idea due to a lack of knowledge on Groudon's power.
Despite this action not going through, the members of Team Magma and Team Aqua still find and battle each other in a nearby town, causing Brendan, May, and Wally to go investigate. This duel eventually subsides in a draw, as the leaders of both groups lose interest in their unsatisfactory brawl. Even Groudon and Kyogre demanding they fight is broken up by the arrival of Rayquaza, which causes the two to flee. Due to this, the leaders of both teams decide to make the plans of finding their lost legendarys. Before they do, however, they are stopped by a group of heroes (the prior Hoenn protagonists, plus Steven, Looker, Paulo, and Rayquaza's trainer, Zinnia), with the first group of these noting of an ulterior reasoning to Groudon and Kyogre's sudden urge to fight each other.
Team Magma next appears being commanded by Courtney in a volcano, being manipulated by a disguised Petrel into finding Groudon and allowing Courtney to make a sync pair with it. Back at their base while Courtney does investigation work, Tabitha and Maxie discuss the lack of information on Groudon's whereabouts, with Maxie noting of his past with Archie to Looker and Paulo. However, their peace is interrupted with a call of Courtney's rampage, to which May decides to fight off her with Blaziken. Faced with the challenge of the admins wielding legendary Pokémon and their vicious trance, the remaining members of each team work together in order to defeat Groudon and Kyogre, using the ability of reasoning to stop their assault. However, the rampaging legends (and in turn, the berserk state Courtney was) was stopped through Steven and Zinnia using their combined powers to destroy an incoming meteor and a device Team Rocket used to make the Pokémon become uncontrollable. After learning of Team Rocket's involvement in the incident, the two rival teams decide to call a truce, putting their rivalry to the side in order to protect Pasio.
Members[]
- Maxie
- Courtney
- Tabitha
- Blaise
- Magma Grunts
Former Members[]
- Zinnia
- Brodie (anime only)
Gallery[]
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