Magcargo (Pokémon)

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Magcargo マグカルゴ Magcargot #219
Artwork from GSC
Type Fire Rock Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Lava Pokémon
Abilities Magma Armor or Flame Body Flame Body Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #212 Hoenn #104 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Indeterminate group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 154 Battle Exp.: 1541*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=magcargo|ndex=219|name=Magcargo }}

Magcargo (Japanese: マグカルゴ Magcargot) is a Fire/Rock-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

Pokémon Ruby

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.

Pokémon Emerald

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.

Name origin

Magcargo's name is a combination of magma, intrusive molten rock, and escargot, the French word for snail. The French name is a combination of volcano and gastropod.

Magcargo is based on a snail.

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Sp. Atk: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Def: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Total: 410	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1½× Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic 1½× Ice × Dragon 1½× Dark 1½× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1½× Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic 1½× Ice × Dragon 1½× Dark 1½× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1½× Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic 1½× Ice × Dragon 1½× Dark 1½× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 4× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1½× Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic 1½× Ice × Dragon 1½× Dark 1½× None

Learnset

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Magcargo knows Shadow Rave and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

In the anime

Macargo first appeared in EP240. An arrogant trainer that dissed Water-typed Pokémon and preferred Fire-types was trying a Macargo that was bigger than normal.

The first time a normal-sized Macargo appeared was in EP267. Macey's Slugma evolved sometime after battling Ash.

Flannery has a Macargo that evolved from one of her two Slugmas.

In other languages

• German: Magcargo
• French: Volcaropod
• Korean: 마그카르고 Mageukareugo

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