Blaine lets Magmar live in the Volcano near his hotel on Cinnabar Island.
Blaine calls upon Magmar to battle Ash's Pikachu which it defeated when Ash quit after Magmar hit Pikachu with a fire blast.
When Jessie, James and Meowth attacked the volcano, Magmar help move rocks to stop the flow of Lava.
After the Volcano was calmed Blaine used Magmar in a second battle against Ash, but this time against his Charizard. After Charizard used its Seismic Toss, Magmar lost the battle.