POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Magcargo sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Magcargo sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #219 · Lava Pokemon

Magcargo

Fire Rock Both

Magcargo is a Fire/Rock-type Lava Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Evolution. Silver: Evolution.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

410
HP50
Attack50
Defense120
Sp. Atk80
Sp. Def80
Speed30

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
2'07" (0.8 m)
Weight
121.0 lbs (54.9 kg)
Catch rate
75
Base EXP
154
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
410

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 50
— —
AttackBase 50
— —
DefenseBase 120
— —
Sp. AtkBase 80
— —
Sp. DefBase 80
— —
SpeedBase 30
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

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

Pokémon Silver

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

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#218 Slugma #219 Magcargo
Slugma→Level 38→Magcargo

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Evolution

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Evolution

Obtain this form by evolving an earlier member of its family. See the evolution method above.

Silver

Evolution

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Evolution

Obtain this form by evolving an earlier member of its family. See the evolution method above.

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MOVESET

Level-up moves

10
Lv. 1

Smog

Poison · Poison Hit

Power
20
Acc.
70%
PP
20
Lv. 1

Ember

Fire · Burn Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
25

Rock · Normal Hit

Power
50
Acc.
90%
PP
15
Lv. 8

Ember

Fire · Burn Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
25

Rock · Normal Hit

Power
50
Acc.
90%
PP
15
Lv. 22

Harden

Normal · Defense Up

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 29

Amnesia

Psychic · Sp Def Up 2

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Rock · Flinch Hit

Power
75
Acc.
90%
PP
10
Lv. 60

Body Slam

Normal · Paralyze Hit

Power
85
Acc.
100%
PP
15
TM / HM compatibility 22 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM04 TM04 · RolloutRock30 power · 90% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM26 TM26 · EarthquakeGround100 power · 100% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM38 TM38 · Fire BlastFire120 power · 85% · 5 PP TM40 TM40 · Defense CurlNormal— power · 100% · 40 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.