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magcargo
#219

Magcargo

Lava Pokémon

FireRock

Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

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

uu
Defensive Snail
Moves
Lava Plume / Flamethrower
Stealth Rock / Toxic / Will-O-Wisp
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Flame Body
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Magcargo is usually relegated to NU due to its many shortcomings as a defensive Pokemon, mostly courtesy of its typing. Weaknesses to Stealth Rock and extremely common attacking types such as Water and Ground, an underwhelming set of resistances, and a rather paltry HP stat mean the poor snail doesn't see daylight too often. However, with good all-around defensive stats, a surprisingly good support movepool, and an alternative Rock-typing that serves it well when countering some of the most prominent threats in the UU metagame, Magcargo finds itself in an interesting niche.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc