Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#219 Magcargo

FireRock

SpeciesLava Pokémon
Japanese nameMagukarugo
PronunciationMAG-CAR-GO
Height2′ 7″ 0.79 m
Weight121.0 lb 54.45 kg
Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

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Name meaning

Comes from MAGma and ESCARGOT (French for “snail”). “magma snail”

Evolution

SlugmaLevel 38Magcargo

Magcargo in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Magcargo as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2	The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.
Silver	Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that circulate throughout its body.
Crystal	Its body is as hot as lava and is always billowing. Flames will occasionally burst from its shell.

Where to find Magcargo

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Gold	Must Evolve from Slugma at level 38	Any	Evolve
Silver		Any	Evolve
Crystal		Any	Evolve

How to catch

	Ground	Surf	Fishing	Forest Tree	Mountain Tree	Rock Smash	Breed	Evolve	Event	BugCatch	Game Corner
G/S								✓
Crystal								✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×0.5
Fire×0.25
Water×4
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×0.5
Fighting×2
Poison×0.5
Ground×4
Flying×0.5
Psychic×1
Bug×0.5
Rock×2
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1

4 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (67%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Good
Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Grass1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Ice1st: Good 2nd: Good
Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Bug1st: Good 2nd: Good
Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Steel1st: Good 2nd: Bad

8 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 8:7 (~114.29%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Smog	Poison	Physical
Start	Ember	Fire	Special
Start	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical
Start	Harden	Normal	Status
Start	Amnesia	Psychic	Status
Start	Flamethrower	Fire	Special
48	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical
60	Body Slam	Normal	Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Flamethrower

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM03Curse
TM04Rollout
TM06Toxic
TM08Rock Smash
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM15Hyper Beam
TM17Protect
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM26Earthquake
TM27Return
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM38Fire Blast
TM40Defense Curl
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Indeterminate Pokémon group 6

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Acid Armor	Mate with a male Grimer/Muk.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank
HP	50	273-303	32/4527.43%
Attack	50	168-198	34/4921.19%
Defense	120	308-338	8/5595.03%
Speed	30	128-158	43/478.88%
Special Attack	80	228-258	16/4669.15%
Special Defense	80	228-258	17/4165.54%
Total	410	1333-1513	37/8750.00%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library