#218
Slugma
Lava Pokémon
Fire
Its body is made of magma. If it doesn’t keep moving, its body will cool and harden.
Base Stats
HP 40
Attack 40
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 40
Speed 20
Total 250
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Lava Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 35.0 kg
Base Exp 50
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Indeterminate
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc
Stockpile
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Flame Body
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 196
Def 116
SpD 196
Dual Screen Memento
Item
Eviolite / Light Clay
Ability
Flame Body
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 196
Def 196
SpD 116
Strategy Overview
Slugma is a cool Pokemon, but he has a bad defensive typing, lackluster Speed, and is in a rather hostile environment; because of this, he has a bit of trouble finding a spot on most teams. However, he does have many plus points: he is pretty bulky, has decent tanking ability, and is made of lava. While his Fire typing does grant him some unfortunate weaknesses to common types, such as Water and Rock, access to moves such as Recover and Stockpile do ensure Slugma brings some originality to the table. Slugma is a veritable mixed bag of a Pokemon; you can rightfully say he's hot.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc