Magcargo
firerock
Its body is as hot as lava and is always billowing. Flames will occasionally burst from its shell.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
FireRock
Dex
#244
Abilities
Magma Armor(Primary)
Prevents it from becoming frozen.
Flame Body(Secondary)
Contact may burn the foe.
Weak Armor(Hidden)
Physical attacks trade Def for Spe.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
indeterminate
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
75
Base Exp
171
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×4fighting ×2ground ×4rock ×2
Resists
normal ×0.5fire ×0.25ice ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Magcargo can be found common in Cinnabar Volcano B2F, in Cinnabar Volcano B1F (uncommon), and in Fire Island (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, among six other areas. Wild ones range from level 53 to 61, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (19)
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Magcargo.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Smash | |||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 15 | |
| Lowers defenses, raises offenses. | |||||
Level Up Moves (15)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud SlapLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ground |  | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that lowers accuracy. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 6 | ||||||
| fire | | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Rock ThrowLevel: 8 | ||||||
| rock |  | 50 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Drops rocks on the enemy. | ||||||
| Defense CurlLevel: 13 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Fire SpinLevel: 15 | ||||||
| fire | | 40 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| SmokescreenLevel: 20 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| AncientpowerLevel: 22 | ||||||
| rock | | 60 | 100 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may raise all stats. | ||||||
| Flame ChargeLevel: 27 | ||||||
| fire | | 50 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Rock SlideLevel: 29 | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Pain SplitLevel: 34 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total. | ||||||
| AmnesiaLevel: 36 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Body SlamLevel: 43 | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| RecoverLevel: 47 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP. | ||||||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 54 | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Earth PowerLevel: 58 | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (2)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokescreen | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| A move that lowers the foe's accuracy. | |||||
| Curse | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (30)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Calm Mind | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM04 | |
| Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Light Screen | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | TM16 | |
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | |
| 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Reflect | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM33 | |
| Raises Defense with a barrier. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Sandstorm | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM37 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Flame Charge | ||||||
| fire | | 50 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack that may up user's Speed. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Rock Slide | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM48 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Will O Wisp | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM61 | |
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
| Explosion | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | TM64 | |
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Stone Edge | ||||||
| rock | | 100 | 80 | 5 | TM71 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Gyro Ball | ||||||
| steel | | 1 | 100 | 5 | TM74 | |
| Does more damage at lower speed. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Defense Curl | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT07 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Earth Power | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | MT10 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Rollout | ||||||
| rock | | 30 | 90 | 20 | MT20 | |
| Attacks 5 turns with rising power. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Magcargo in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Magcargo is #244 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its fire/rock typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 23 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Magcargo form.
