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Lava Pokémon

Magcargo

FireRock

This Pokémon lives near the craters of volcanoes. It stores fire energy in its shell of cooled and hardened magma.

Pokedex entry: Scarlet

Height
0.8 m
Weight
55 kg
Game
Scarlet / Violet

Recent games

Generation VIII

Generation VII

Generation VI

Generation V

Generation IV

Generation III

Generation II

Generation I

Other games

STATS, TYPING & ABILITIES

Current base stats for this form.

BASE STATS

HP60
Attack50
Defense120
Sp. Atk90
Sp. Def80
Speed30
BASE STAT TOTAL430

TYPE DEFENSES

FireRock

Base typing · Current reference

Normal: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Fire: ×¼ incoming damage. Resisted
Water: ×4 incoming damage. Super effective
Electric: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Grass: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Ice: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Fighting: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Poison: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Ground: ×4 incoming damage. Super effective
Flying: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Psychic: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Bug: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Rock: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Ghost: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Dragon: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Dark: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Steel: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Fairy: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted

ABILITIES

Magma Armor

The Pokémon’s hot magma coating prevents it from being frozen.

Scarlet / Violet

Other Pokemon with this ability (2)

Across games and forms

Weak Armor
Hidden ability

The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.

Scarlet / Violet

Other Pokemon with this ability (24)

Across games and forms

EVOLUTION

Evolution requirements and regional outcomes can differ by game. Mega and Gigantamax forms appear in the forms menu.

Slugma

Magcargo moves

Viewing Scarlet / Violet. Select a move for details.

Learn methods: Scarlet / Violet · Move values: selected-game source where available; effect text remains a general reference.

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Level-up moves 16

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Level 1, TM133Details on tap
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Level 13Details on tap
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Level 27Details on tap
Level 29, TM086Details on tap
Level 34Details on tap
Level 36, TM128Details on tap
Level 43, TM066Details on tap
Level 47Details on tap
Level 54, TM125Details on tap

Additional TM / HM moves 42

TM028Details on tap
TM195Details on tap
TM224, EggDetails on tap
TM149Details on tap
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TM025Details on tap
TM141Details on tap
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TM038Details on tap
TM165Details on tap
TM152Details on tap
TM180Details on tap
TM189Details on tap
TM118Details on tap
TM163Details on tap
TM104Details on tap
TM075Details on tap
TM035Details on tap
TM005Details on tap
TM157Details on tap
TM202Details on tap
TM101Details on tap
TM007Details on tap
TM074Details on tap
TM085Details on tap
TM076Details on tap
TM036Details on tap
TM176Details on tap
TM051Details on tap
TM215Details on tap
TM070Details on tap
TM179Details on tap
TM168Details on tap
TM116Details on tap
TM084Details on tap
TM150Details on tap
TM103Details on tap
TM049Details on tap
TM001Details on tap
TM207Details on tap
TM171Details on tap
TM107Details on tap

Egg moves 7

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Magcargo IN CHAMPIONS

Battle data and team building

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HOW TO GET Magcargo

Locations and other ways to obtain this Pokémon in Scarlet / Violet.

  • Transfer using Pokémon HOME

    Scarlet / Violet

  • Trade with another player

    Scarlet / Violet

    Player trade

  • Evolve Slugma

    Scarlet / Violet
    • Level up; level 38 or higher

Training & reference

Species reference values. Mechanics can differ between games.

Base experience
151
EV yield
2 Defense
Catch rate
75
Base friendship
70
Growth rate
Medium
Egg groups
Indeterminate
Gender ratio
50% male / 50% female
Egg cycles
20
Regional Pokedex numbers
Regional Pokedex numbers
Region or gameNumber
National#219
Original Johto#212
Hoenn#104
Updated Johto#217
Kalos Mountain#13
Updated Hoenn#109
Kitakami#145
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