→Biology: Slugma's current sprite and official artwork depict its eyes as being attached to its head. Previous artwork and sprites depicted its eyes as if they were attached to the flame-like extensions on its forehead.
Slugma is a limbless Pokémon composed of {{wp|Magma|magma}}. Its body is bright red, fading to a duller red along its extremities. It has large, round eyes with small pupils and yellow sclerae. Slugma's head is ovular, with flame-like extensions spreading upward from its eyes and round, stable drops of magma dangling from its upper jaw. Its lower body is irregular in shape, and occasionally emits bubbles.
Slugma are fiery Pokémon that appear to consist entirely of magma. They resemble slugs, with a pair of bright yellow eyes on short stalks and a small mouth. The magma inside its body acts as a circulatory system, transferring vital nutrients and oxygen throughout their bodies.
====Gender differences====
None.
===Special abilities===
Slugma's circulatory system is composed entirely of magma, which delivers vital nutrients and oxygen to its organs. In order to prevent its body from cooling and hardening, Slugma neither sleeps nor ever stops moving. If its body does begin to cool, it will become brittle and may break apart. Slugma constantly seeks warm places, and will gather with other members of its species in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Mountain Pokémon|mountains}} and volcanoes.
As a Fire-type Pokémon composed of magma, Slugma is proficient at using attacks such as {{m|Lava Plume}} and {{m|Flamethrower}}.
===Behavior===
Slugma have to keep moving in order to keep warm; if they stopped moving, the magma would cool and become rock, which would eventually break off and reduce this Pokémon's size. For this reason, they never sleep.
===Habitat===
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Naturally, Slugma prefer warmer regions where they can keep their magma hot, so they are often found in volcanic regions, such as [[Mt. Chimney]].
===Diet===
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It is not known what these Pokémon eat, but they presumably consume soil and rocks to both keep the volume of their magma and collect vital nutrients for their bodies.
Slugma is a limbless Pokémon composed of magma. Its body is bright red, fading to a duller red along its extremities. It has large, round eyes with small pupils and yellow sclerae. Slugma's head is ovular, with flame-like extensions spreading upward from its eyes and round, stable drops of magma dangling from its upper jaw. Its lower body is irregular in shape, and occasionally emits bubbles.
Slugma's circulatory system is composed entirely of magma, which delivers vital nutrients and oxygen to its organs. In order to prevent its body from cooling and hardening, Slugma neither sleeps nor ever stops moving. If its body does begin to cool, it will become brittle and may break apart. Slugma constantly seeks warm places, and will gather with other members of its species in mountains and volcanoes.
In the anime
Slugma in the anime
Major appearances
Slugma made its debut in the anime as one of Macy's Pokémon in Love, Pokémon Style and was used in her battle against Ash in the Silver Conference. At the end of the episode, it had evolved into Magcargo.
A trio of Slugma first appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma. Professor Oak tried to capture them at the beginning of the round, but failed. The Slugma later appeared outside Earl's Pokémon Academy at Violet City where they were captured by Crystal.
Blaise uses his Slugma to create illusions by generating waves of distorted air via heat, forcing targets to relive their worst memories.
Molten magma courses throughout Slugma's circulatory system. If this Pokémon is chilled, the magma cools and hardens. Its body turns brittle and chunks fall off, reducing its size.
Slugma does not have any blood in its body. Instead, intensely hot magma circulates throughout this Pokémon's body, carrying essential nutrients and oxygen to its organs.
Additionally, while Murkrow and Houndour are catchable in Johto via the Safari Zone in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the only possible way to get a Slugma before obtaining the National Pokédex in HeartGold and SoulSilver is to receive it from Primo as an Egg - it must otherwise be traded in or transferred from a Pokéwalker linked to a game which has already unlocked the National Pokédex.
Slugma is tied with Torkoal and Litwick for the lowest Speed base stat of all Fire types.
Slugma has the lowest base stat total of all Fire-type Pokémon.
Origin
Slugma is based on a slug with a body of lava. It may also be based on the Cherufe, evil creatures of rock and magma that inhabit the magma pools found deep within Chilean volcanoes. Slugma's Shiny form may be based on cooled, hardened magma, which becomes a dark, metallic color. The form may also be based on solder, a liquid metal that is extremely hot and hardens when it cools, similarly to lava.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Slugma images on Bulbagarden Archives.
