I didn't realize how much I liked Magmar as a poke'mon until I started training one. Then I started noticing how much you could make them look both goofily ridiculous, or interestingly badass. Based on speed and special attack state, They're like fleet footed fire ballerinas, but when they get cold they slow down like a reptile. It's also interesting to me how the Bulbipedia entries describe the dark bands on Magmar as 'shackles', even though they're supposedly born from fiery volcanic areas.