Slugma
MagcargoCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #555 · 10 votes · median D
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Rank #498 · 11 votes · median C
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Endless
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4 recorded changes · 10 votes
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Game data
Abilities
- Magma Armor
The Pokémon’s hot magma coating prevents it from being frozen.
- Flame Body
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being burned.
- Weak ArmorHidden
When the Pokémon takes damage from a physical move, its Defense stat is lowered, but its Speed stat is boosted sharply.
Summons harsh sunlight for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle. Powers up Fire-type moves by 50% and halves the damage of Water-type moves.
Different passives in this line: Magcargo: Desolate Land
Egg moves
- Burning BulwarkFireStatus— · —
The user intensely heats up a part of its body, protecting it from attacks and also causing burns to any attacker that makes direct contact with it.
- Power GemRockSpecial80 pow · 100%
The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
- Solar BeamGrassSpecial120 pow · 100%
The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn. In harsh sunlight, the user can attack immediately. This move’s power is halved in any other weather condition.
- Magma StormFireSpecial100 pow · 75%Rare egg move
The user traps the target inside a maelstrom of fire. For 4-5 turns, the target takes damage equal to ⅛ of its max HP at the end of every turn.
Base stats
Slugma · BST 250
Magcargo · BST 430
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-2 starter:
- Passive ability
- 40 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 25 / 60 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 30 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Slugma eggs: 27 🍬 after 20 hatches, 22 🍬 after 40 hatches, 15 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 50
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Slugma needs 50 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.