Pokédex No.0219
Visual data
No.0219 · Lava Pokémon
Magcargo
マグカルゴ
FireRock
Height
0.8 m
Weight
55.0 kg
Color
Red
Shape
Squiggle
Abilities
Prevents freezing.
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.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP60
230–324
Attack50
94–218
Defense120
220–372
Sp. Atk90
166–306
Sp. Def80
148–284
Speed30
58–174
Total430Higher than 46% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 66%
- Attacktop 83%
- Defensetop 7%
- Sp. Atktop 27%
- Sp. Deftop 36%
- Speedtop 93%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 4× damage
WaterGround
Takes 2× damage
FightingRock
Takes ½× damage
NormalIcePoisonFlyingBugFairy
Takes ¼× damage
Fire
Damage taken from every type
Normal½×
Fire¼×
Water4×
Electric1×
Grass1×
Ice½×
Fighting2×
Poison½×
Ground4×
Flying½×
Psychic1×
Bug½×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireGrassIceFlyingBugSteel
04 //Evolution
Level 38
05 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Evolve Slugma (in The Teal Mask) | |
SV | Tera Raid Battles The Teal Mask · 4★ | Tera Raid |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
71 moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Page → | Normal | — | — | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Ground | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Fire | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Rock | 50 | 90 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Poison | 30 | 70 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 10 | ||
| 13 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 30 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Poison | 50 | — | 15 | ||
| 22 | Page → | Rock | 60 | 100 | 5 | ||
| 27 | Page → | Fire | 60 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 29 | Page → | Rock | 75 | 90 | 10 | ||
| 34 | Page → | Fire | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 36 | Page → | Psychic | — | — | 20 | ||
| 43 | Page → | Normal | 85 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 47 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 5 | ||
| 54 | Page → | Fire | 90 | 100 | 15 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
9 unique entries
Magcargo’s body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 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.
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.
Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.
The shell on its back is made of hardened magma. Tens of thousands of years spent living in volcanic craters have turned Magcargo’s bodies into magma.
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.
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.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- マグカルゴ
- Rōmaji
- Magcargot
- Korean
- 마그카르고
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 熔岩蜗牛
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 熔岩蝸牛
- French
- Volcaropod
- German
- Magcargo
- Spanish
- Magcargo
- Italian
- Magcargo
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield2 Defense
Catch rate75 (17.5% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience151
Growth rateMedium
Breeding
Egg groupsIndeterminate
Egg cycles20
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatmountain
Other names
Japaneseマグカルゴ
Korean마그카르고
GermanMagcargo
FrenchVolcaropod
SpanishMagcargo
ItalianMagcargo
Regional Pokédex numbers
Original Johto #212Hoenn #104Updated Johto #217Kalos Mountain #13Updated Hoenn #109Kitakami #145
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