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Lava Pokémon

Slugma

Fire

Its lava body can cool and chip away at times, but a magma bath will heal it right up.

Pokedex entry: Scarlet

Height
0.7 m
Weight
35 kg
Game
Scarlet / Violet

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STATS, TYPING & ABILITIES

Current base stats for this form.

BASE STATS

HP40
Attack40
Defense40
Sp. Atk70
Sp. Def40
Speed20
BASE STAT TOTAL250

TYPE DEFENSES

Fire

Base typing · Current reference

Normal: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Fire: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Water: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Electric: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Grass: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Ice: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Fighting: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Poison: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Ground: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Flying: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
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: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
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 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 15

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Level 20Details on tap
Level 22Details on tap
Level 27Details on tap
Level 29, TM086Details on tap
Level 34Details on tap
Level 36, TM128Details on tap
Level 41, TM066Details on tap
Level 43Details on tap
Level 48, TM125Details on tap
Level 50, TM133Details on tap

Additional TM / HM moves 34

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TM224, EggDetails on tap
TM149Details on tap
TM047Details on tap
TM025Details on tap
TM141Details on tap
TM024Details on tap
TM038Details on tap
TM189Details on tap
TM118Details on tap
TM186Details on tap
TM104Details on tap
TM075Details on tap
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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
TM051Details on tap
TM070Details on tap
TM179Details on tap
TM116Details 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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Slugma IN CHAMPIONS

Battle data and team building

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HOW TO GET Slugma

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

Training & reference

Species reference values. Mechanics can differ between games.

Base experience
50
EV yield
1 Special Attack
Catch rate
190
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#218
Original Johto#211
Hoenn#103
Updated Johto#216
Kalos Mountain#12
Updated Hoenn#108
Kitakami#144
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