Magcargo

#219 (Johto)

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Pokémon type

Fire

Rock

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Partly Cloudy weather

Magcargo weaknesses

Magcargo is weak to Fighting and Rock-type moves, and doubly weak to Ground and Water-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Magcargo is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Ice and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fire-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Magcargo

The best moves for Magcargo are Rock Throw and Overheat when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Incinerate and Overheat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Overheat

48DPS

Defending

Incinerate

15.4DPS

Overheat

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Incinerate

4EPT

Overheat

2.84DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Slugma family. Magcargo evolves from Slugma for 50 Candy.

Slugma

Magcargo

Game images

Magcargo, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Candela's Quest for Victory

9th Jun

Summary

Magcargo is a Fire & Rock Pokémon which evolves from Slugma. It is weak to Ground, Water, Fighting and Rock moves. Magcargo's best moveset is Rock Throw & Overheat and it has a Max CP of 1,924.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Incinerate	32	8.8	15.4
Ember	10	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Overheat	160	1	1.92
Rock Tomb	65	2	1.56
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Heat Wave	95	1	1.14

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Incinerate	20	5	4.8	4
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Overheat ▼▼ att	130	55	2.84
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Heat Wave	75	45	2
Rock Tomb ▼ att	75	50	1.8

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	8.3	100%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	8	97%
Ember 12 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	7.8	95%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	7.6	92%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	7.4	89%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	7.1	86%
Ember 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	7	85%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	6.9	83%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	6.8	82%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	6.6	80%
Ember 12 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	6.4	78%
Ember 12 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	6.2	75%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	4.4	100%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	3.9	89%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	3.8	85%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	3.7	84%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	3.1	69%
Ember 12 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	3	67%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	2.7	60%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	2.7	60%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	2.6	58%
Ember 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	2.5	56%
Ember 12 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	2.5	56%
Ember 12 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	2.4	53%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Incinerate 4 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	15	16.2	100%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	14	15.2	94%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	15	13.5	84%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Heat Wave 2 DPE	15	12.8	79%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	14	12.2	76%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Rock Tomb ▼ att 1.8 DPE	15	12	74%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	22	11.9	74%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Heat Wave 2 DPE	10	11.4	71%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Rock Tomb ▼ att 1.8 DPE	12	10.5	65%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	22	10.3	63%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Heat Wave 2 DPE	18	9.8	61%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Rock Tomb ▼ att 1.8 DPE	20	9.3	58%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Magcargo counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Magcargo Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.39
2
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.39
3
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.41
4
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.43
5
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.43

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		139
Defense		191
Stamina		137

Max HP

Level 40	120
Level 50	127

Average size

Height	0.79 m
Weight	55 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Other

Buddy walk distance

1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	729
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	972
Level 30 Max wild	1,458
Level 40	1,702
Level 50	1,924

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,215
Level 35 (wild)	1,580