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Magcargo, a Fire and Rock type Pokémon, official artwork

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Magcargo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Magcargo is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (120) and Sp. Atk (90), with a base stat total of 430. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

Build a team with Magcargo

What is Magcargo weak to?

How much damage Magcargo takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGroundWater
2×Weak toFightingRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFlyingIceNormalPoison
0.25×ResistsFire

Magcargo takes super-effective damage from Ground, Water, Fighting, Rock (Ground and Water hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, Fire.

Best moveset for Magcargo

Magcargo has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • OverheatFire130
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • EarthquakeGround100

Best nature for Magcargo

Modest. Magcargo leans special (90 Sp. Atk vs 50 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Magma ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be frozen. Gaining this Ability while frozen cures it.
  • Flame Body30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
  • Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.

Evolution line

Slugma
Magcargo
Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Lava PlumeFire80100%Special
Power GemRock80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
Burning JealousyFire70100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Clear SmogPoison50-Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
SmogPoison3070%Special
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Heat CrashFire?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HardenNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Shell SmashNormal--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status
YawnNormal--Status