Magcargo is a Fire and Rock type Pokémon from Johto, introduced in Generation 2 and known as the Lava Pokémon. It stands 0.8 m tall, weighs 55.0 kg and has a base stat total of 430.
Its highest base stat is Defense at 120 and its lowest is Speed at 30. Its total of 430 is higher than 46% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 50 | |
| Defense | 120 | |
| Sp. Atk | 90 | |
| Sp. Def | 80 | |
| Speed | 30 | |
| Total | 430 |
Magcargo takes four times damage from Ground and Water moves and double damage from Fighting and Rock moves. It resists Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice and Fairy moves.
Magcargo evolves from Slugma.
Magcargo has a catch rate of 75 out of 255, which makes it fairly easy to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Magcargo is rarely seen in the wild. The best way to get one is to evolve Slugma at level 38. Slugma lives in the Volcano.
Here's where wild Magcargo can be found in the main Pokémon games, newest games last.
Magcargo is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Magcargo learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Ember, Rock Throw and Smog.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | 50 | 90% |
| 1 | Smog | Poison | 30 | 70% |
| 1 | Earth Power | Ground | 90 | 100% |
| 20 | Clear Smog | Poison | 50 | 100% |
| 22 | Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% |
| 27 | Incinerate | Fire | 60 | 100% |
| 29 | Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% |
| 34 | Lava Plume | Fire | 80 | 100% |
| 43 | Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% |
| 54 | Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100% |