Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Pokédex

Magcargo #0219

The Lava Pokémon

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Typing	FireRock
Abilities	Magma Armor - Ability 1 Flame Body - Ability 2 Weak Armor - Hidden
Classification	The Lava Pokémon
National ID	#0219

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Ground

Water

Weak x2

Fighting

Rock

Resists x½

Normal

Flying

Poison

Bug

Ice

Fairy

Resists x¼

Fire

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	60		120—167
Attack	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Defense	120	112—154	125—172	137—189
Sp. Attack	90	85—127	95—142	104—156
Sp. Defense	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Speed	30	31—73	35—82	38—90
Total	430	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Amorphous
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	0.8 m (2'7")
Weight	55.0 kg (121.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	151
Catch Rate	75
Catch Chance	~17.52% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Magcargo via level-up in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
22	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
54	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
8	Rock Throw	50	90	Rock	Phys.
1	Ember	40	100	Fire	Spec.
58	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
1	Smog	30	70	Poison	Spec.
1	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
13	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
47	Recover	—	—	Normal	Stat.
20	Clear Smog	50	—	Poison	Spec.
6	Ember	40	100	Fire	Spec.
15	Incinerate	60	100	Fire	Spec.
36	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
29	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
34	Lava Plume	80	100	Fire	Spec.
1	Shell Smash	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Rock Throw	50	90	Rock	Phys.
43	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Magcargo as Egg Moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Stockpile	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Inferno	100	50	Fire	Spec.
Acid Armor	—	—	Poison	Stat.
Memento	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Swallow	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Guard Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Spit Up	1	100	Normal	Spec.
Smokescreen	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Magcargo via TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM035	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM074	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM083	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM064	Explosion	250	100	Normal	Phys.
TM061	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM069	Rock Polish	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM098	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM016	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM050	Overheat	130	90	Fire	Spec.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM038	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM096	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.