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Slugma, a Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Slugma: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Slugma is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (70) and HP (40), with a base stat total of 250. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Slugma weak to?

How much damage Slugma takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireGrassIceSteel

Slugma takes super-effective damage from Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Best moveset for Slugma

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

  • OverheatFire130
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Stone EdgeRock100
  • Take DownNormal90

Best nature for Slugma

Modest. Slugma leans special (70 Sp. Atk vs 40 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 (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
OverheatFire13090%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
InfernoFire10050%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Lava PlumeFire80100%Special
Power GemRock80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
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
RolloutRock3090%Physical
SmogPoison3070%Special
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Heat CrashFire?100%Physical
Acid ArmorPoison--Status
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Guard SwapPsychic--Status
HardenNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MementoDark-100%Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SmokescreenNormal-100%Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
StockpileNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status
YawnNormal--Status