Its greatest asset is Defense — higher than 93% of species. Weak point: Speed — lower than 93% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 4 weaknesses and 7 resistances. Watch out for the Water, Ground types — damage from them is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (90) is 40 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #212 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #217 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Hoenn | #104 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
| Hoenn | #109 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Kalos | #013 | X / Y |
| Kitakami | #145 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
Abilities
- Magma Armor Prevents freezing.
- Flame Body Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Weak Armor Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
How players use it
Data from 730,502 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-08). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 268 among 291 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.01% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Magcargo takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Magcargo appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (17)
All Magcargo cards →Magcargo has 17 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 57 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (5)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Moves (91)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (69 via TM/TR, 8 via Egg, 22 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 1 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 | 70% | 20 |
| 1 | Yawn | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 13 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 22 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 27 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 27 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 29 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 34 | Lava Plume | Fire | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 38 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 43 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 |
| 47 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 54 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |