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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#218 Slugma
Fire
- SpeciesLava Pokémon
- Japanese nameMagumaggu
- PronunciationSLUG-MAH
- Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
- Weight77.0 lb 34.65 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | It never sleeps. It has to keep moving because if it stopped, its magma body would cool and harden. |
|---|---|
| Silver | A common site in volcanic areas, it slowly slithers around in a constant search for warm places. |
| Crystal | These group together in areas that are hotter than normal. If it cools off, its skin hardens. |
Where to find Slugma
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Routes 16, 17, 18 | Any | Many (Route 17 during Day); otherwise Few |
| Silver | Any | Many (Route 17 during Day); otherwise Few | |
| Crystal | Day | Many (Route 17); otherwise Few |
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×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×2
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceGood
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugGood
- RockBad
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelGood
- 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Smog | Poison | Physical |
| 8 | Ember | Fire | Special |
| 15 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical |
| 22 | Harden | Normal | Status |
| 29 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status |
| 36 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special |
| 43 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical |
| 50 | 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
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
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 | 40 | 253-283 | 38/4518.41% |
| Attack | 40 | 148-178 | 41/4912.54% |
| Defense | 40 | 148-178 | 44/5515.87% |
| Speed | 20 | 108-138 | 45/474.46% |
| Special Attack | 70 | 208-238 | 22/4655.96% |
| Special Defense | 40 | 148-178 | 36/4114.72% |
| Total | 250 | 1013-1193 | 79/876.68% |
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