magcargo

Base Flavor

gold: The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

silver: Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that cir­ culate throughout its body.

crystal: Its body is as hot as lava and is always billowing. Flames will occasionally burst from its shell.

ruby: 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.

sapphire: MAGCARGO’s body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees F. Water is vaporized on contact. If this POKéMON is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog.

emerald: The shell on its back is made of hardened magma. Tens of thousands of years spent living in volcanic craters have turned MAGCARGO’s bodies into magma.

firered: Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that circulate throughout its body.

leafgreen: The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

diamond: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

pearl: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

platinum: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

heartgold: The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

soulsilver: Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that circulate throughout its body.

black: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

white: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

black-2: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

white-2: Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

x: Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that circulate throughout its body.

y: Its body is as hot as lava and is always billowing. Flames will occasionally burst from its shell.

omega-ruby: 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.

alpha-sapphire: Magcargo’s body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Water is vaporized on contact. If this Pokémon is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog.

Base Stats

Habitat

mountain

Abilities

• magma-armor

  This Pokémon cannot be frozen. If a Pokémon is frozen and acquires this ability, it will immediately thaw out; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle. Overworld: If any Pokémon in the party has this ability, each egg in the party has its hatch counter decreased by 2 (rather than 1) each step cycle, making eggs hatch roughly twice as quickly. This effect does not stack if multiple Pokémon have this ability or flame body.

• flame-body

  Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, the move's user has a 30% chance of being burned. Overworld: If any Pokémon in the party has this ability, each egg in the party has its hatch counter decreased by 2 (rather than 1) each step cycle, making eggs hatch roughly twice as quickly. This effect does not stack if multiple Pokémon have this ability or magma armor.

• weak-armor

  Whenever a physical move hits this Pokémon, its Speed rises one stage and its Defense falls one stage. This ability triggers on every hit of a multiple-hit move.

Moves