#219 Magcargo

fire rock

Height0.8 m(2'07")

Weight55 kg(121.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Magcargo Evolution

SlugmaLevel 1

MagcargoLevel 38

Magcargo's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	60		261
Attack	50		136
Defense	120		276
Sp. Atk	90		216
Sp. Def	80		196
Speed	30		96
		0/508	1181

Type Effectiveness

4xdamage

water ground

2xdamage

fighting rock

1xdamage

electric grass psychic ghost dragon dark steel

0.5xdamage

normal ice poison flying bug fairy

0.25xdamage

fire

Magcargo Abilities

Magma Armor

Prevents freezing.

Flame Body

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Weak ArmorHidden

Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

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Magcargo Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Ember	fire	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Rock Throw	rock	physical	50	90	Level 1	The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to inflict damage.
Smog	poison	special	30	70	Level 1	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Yawn	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	Level 1	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Shell Smash	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
Harden	normal	status	–	–	Level 13	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to boost its Defense stat.
Clear Smog	poison	special	50	–	Level 20	The user attacks the target by throwing a clump of special mud. All stat changes are eliminated.
Ancient Power	rock	special	60	100	Level 22	The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Incinerate	fire	special	60	100	Level 27	The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	Level 29	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Lava Plume	fire	special	80	100	Level 34	The user torches everything around it in an inferno of scarlet flames. This may also leave those it hits with a burn.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	Level 36	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	Level 43	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Recover	normal	status	–	–	Level 47	The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	Level 54	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Burning Jealousy	fire	special	70	100	TM	The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Flame Charge	fire	physical	50	100	TM	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Flare Blitz	fire	physical	120	100	TM	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Heat Crash	fire	physical	–	100	TM	The user slams into the target with its flame-covered body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90	TM	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	TM	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Overheat	fire	special	130	90	TM	The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Pain Split	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Power Gem	rock	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Blast	rock	physical	25	90	TM	The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sand Tomb	ground	physical	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	TM	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Scorching Sands	ground	special	70	100	TM	The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Smack Down	rock	physical	50	100	TM	The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Temper Flare	fire	physical	75	100	TM	Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Will O Wisp	fire	status	–	85	TM	The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Acid Armor	poison	status	–	–	Egg	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Guard Swap	psychic	status	–	–	Egg	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target.
Inferno	fire	special	100	50	Egg	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Memento	dark	status	–	100	Egg	The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Rollout	rock	physical	30	90	Egg	The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits.
Smokescreen	normal	status	–	100	Egg	The user releases an obscuring cloud of smoke or ink. This lowers the target's accuracy.
Stockpile	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times.

Magcargo Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

Silver

Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that cir culate throughout its body.

Crystal

Its body is as hot as lava and is always billowing. Flames will occasionally burst from its shell.

Ruby

MAGCARGO’s shell is actually its skin that hardened as a result of cooling. Its shell is very brittle and fragile - just touching it causes it to crumble apart. This POKéMON returns to its original size by dipping itself in magma.

Sapphire

MAGCARGO’s body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees F. Water is vaporized on contact. If this POKéMON is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog.

In Other Languages

Magcargo's Japanese name is Magcargot (マグカルゴ). Here are all the official names for Magcargo across different languages:

JapaneseマグカルゴMagcargot

Korean마그카르고

Chinese (Traditional)熔岩蝸牛

FrenchVolcaropod

GermanMagcargo

SpanishMagcargo

ItalianMagcargo

Chinese (Simplified)熔岩蜗牛