Magcargo

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.

Dex No

#219

Magcargo Weaknesses and Strengths

Magcargo is a dual-type Pokemon of types Fire and Rock. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Rock	160%
Fighting	160%
Ground	256%
Water	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fire	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

Best Moves for Magcargo in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Magcargo.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Incinerate	Overheat	63.13	333.14
Rock Throw	Overheat	64.00	332.31
Ember	Overheat	60.00	307.90
Rock Throw	Stone Edge	68.17	298.62
Incinerate	Stone Edge	67.30	293.36
Rock Throw	Heat Wave	54.00	278.27
Incinerate	Heat Wave	53.13	274.76
Rock Throw	Rock Tomb	42.25	273.77
Ember	Stone Edge	64.17	270.40
Incinerate	Rock Tomb	41.38	266.34

All Moves for Magcargo

Below are all the moves that Magcargo can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Rock Tomb	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-50
Heat Wave	Charged	95	38	3000ms	-100
Overheat	Charged	160	48	4000ms	-100
Stone Edge	Charged	100	43.48	2300ms	-100
Ember	Quick	10	12	1000ms	10
Rock Throw	Quick	12	13.33	900ms	7
Incinerate	Quick	29	15.13	2300ms	20

Magcargo Evolution

Slugma

Requires
50x Candy

Magcargo

Best Magcargo Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Magcargo Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Magcargo in a raid.