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magcargo
#219

Magcargo

Lava Pokémon

FireRock

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.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 80
Speed 30
Total 430

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

magcargo Magcargo Lv. 38

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Lava Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 55.0 kg
Base Exp 151
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

magcargo Front Front
magcargo Back Back
magcargo Front Shiny Front Shiny
magcargo Back Shiny Back Shiny
magcargo Official Art Official Art
magcargo Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 0.1%
Specially Defensive
Moves
Flamethrower / Fire Blast
Toxic / Yawn
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Flame Body
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
SpA 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Magcargo really is a mixed bag of pros and cons. It sports a very bad array of weaknesses to Fighting-, Rock-, Ground-, and Water-type attacks, but a Rock weakness is a nice trade for a Grass neutrality overall compared to the other Rock-types in the tier. On top of that, Magcargo also has a resistance to Ice, which, combined with a decent Special Defense stat, really sets it apart from the other Rock-types in the tier. Unfortunately, its Attack stat is abysmal, meaning it can't really make use of its Rock STAB or access to Self-Destruct to the fullest. That said, its Special Attack is above average, and its STAB Fire Blast will hurt a lot of the tier. It's also extremely slow, even being outsped by the other Rock-types in the tier, therefore making it easy to revenge kill. Magcargo shines on teams that can make use of its mixed defenses and ability Flame Body to wall special attackers like Flareon and physical Normal-types like Pidgeot and Raticate; just be mindful of its snail's pace when using it.

Most Used Moves

Yawn
90.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
97.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc