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Magcargo is a Fire, Rock-type Pokémon from the Johto region. It evolves from Slugma after being fed 50 candies.
Pokédex description
Lava Pokémon
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.
- Magcargo's cry
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
Charged attacks
Attack availabilty
- Incinerate, Rock Tomb: added on November 29th, 2021
Evolution family
Magcargo is part of a two-member family.
Availability
- Magcargo was released with the main release of Johto-region Pokémon on February 16th, 2017.
Shiny form of Magcargo was released on Mountains of Power on January 7th, 2022.
Method | Maximum CP | Details |
---|---|---|
![]() Wild |
1,458 1,580 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2017 Feb 16
Increased spawns in: |
![]() Raid Battles |
972 1,215 (weather boosted) |
Tier 3 CP 13,261
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
![]() Research tasks |
729 | Field Research: Catch 3 Rock-type Pokémon: 2020 Apr Catch 3 Fire-type Pokémon: 2018 Apr - Jun |
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Trivia
- Magcargo is a tier 3 Raid Boss most recently. However, it used to be a tier 2 before.