Team Magma

Team Magma is one of the two criminal syndicates active in Hoenn during the storyline of and . Their goal is to expand the land, the opposite of their rivals, Team Aqua, which want to expand the sea. Team Magma is a team of experts in the fields of geology and plate tectonics. Like Team Rocket, some rebels act as Pokémon thieves. Team Magma specializes in using -type Pokémon. Team Magma's leader is Maxie.
==Motives==
Team Magma often use equipment that is normally used for experiments with high temperatures. They have no vehicles except the Commander's helicopter. Team Magma are bitter rivals of Team Aqua. Though Team Magma does not exist outside the Hoenn region, they do know the work of Team Rocket, who have no Hoenn branch. Team Magma's main purpose is to expand the land mass, believing that by creating more room for life on land that they will be making the world a better place. To that end, they'll awaken Groudon from its slumber.
Team Magma frequently make appearances in Pokémon Advanced, and are seen merely as "big brothers" rather than a proper arch-rival. They eventually disappear after a battle between Groudon and Kyogre. It has been verified that neither Team Aqua nor Team Magma will be appearing in any future Pokémon episodes. Brodie, however, makes one final appearance after the disappearance of Team Magma.
Team Magma Grunts often use Zubat, Poochyena, and Numel (In Emerald, they also use Baltoy). Reputed members use Poochyena, Mightyena, Numel, and Camerupt. Maxie uses Golbat, Crobat, Mightyena, and Camerupt. In , Maxie also uses Groudon.
==Trivia==
Interestingly enough, Team Magma's intentions are similar to the character Faust's in the old German Epic by the same name. At the end of the epic, Faust manages to achieve Maxie's dream of pulling back the oceans to achieve more living land (just how much he pulled back is unknown).
==Gallery==
Maxie Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.png|Maxie, Leader of Team Magma
Tabitha Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.png|Tabitha, Admin of Team Magma
Courtney Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.png|Courtney, Admin of Team Magma
Blaise Adventures Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc.png|Blaise, Admin of Team Magma
Brodie.jpg|Brodie, Member of Team Magma
Team Magma VS Team Aqua Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.png|Team Magma and Team Aqua
Team Magma Grunts Ruby and Sapphire.png|Team Magma Grunts in Pokémon Ruby and Emerald
Team Magma Pokemon TCG Double Crisis.jpg|TCG Double Crisis
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