Slugma (Pokémon)

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Slugma Lava Pokémon マグマッグ Magmag #0218 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Magma Armor or Flame Body Cacophony Cacophony Weak Armor Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Amorphous Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Slugma 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 77.2 lbs. 35.0 kg Slugma 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 78 Gen. II-IV Unknown IV 50 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Slugma 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Slugma (Japanese: マグマッグ Magmag) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into Magcargo starting at level 38.

Biology

Slugma is a limbless gastropod mollusk Pokémon composed of magma. Its body is bright red, fading to a duller red along its extremities. It has large, round, yellow eyes with small pupils. Slugma's head is ovoid with flame-like extensions spreading upward from its eyes and round, stable drops of magma dangling from its upper jaw. Its lower body is irregular in shape, and occasionally emits bubbles.

Slugma's circulatory system is composed entirely of magma, which delivers vital nutrients and oxygen to its organs. To prevent its body from cooling and hardening, Slugma neither sleeps nor ever stops moving. If its body does begin to cool, it will become brittle and may break apart. Slugma constantly seeks warm places and gathers with other members of its species in mountains and volcanoes. Slugma takes magma baths to heal itself. It is believed that when volcanoes were more active in ancient times, Slugma were seen more often.

Evolution

Slugma evolves into Magcargo.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Slugma  Fire

→

First Evolution Magcargo  Fire  Rock

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: In the Special Episode Today's "Oh My Gosh", two Slugma are summoned by Haunter to fight Sunflora at the Spring Cave.

Pokédex entries

Slugma in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM076 TM076 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM157 TM157 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM179 TM179 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM189 TM189 Heat Crash Fire Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slugma Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Slugma Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Armor Poison Status — —% 20 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 * Guard Swap Psychic Status — —% 10 Inferno Fire Special 100 50% 5 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10 * Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Smokescreen Normal Status — 100% 20 Stockpile Normal Status — —% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Slugma Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slugma Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slugma Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Special moves

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 11.4% Friend Area: Crater Phrases 51%-100% HP If I stop moving, I cool down and solidify! 26%-50% HP Umm... I hope you notice my health is down by half already. 1%-25% HP This is awful... My body's going to harden and set... Level up Yes! I leveled up! Maybe I won't harden so easily...
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Item delivery to Darmanitan Connected to: Spiritomb, Darmanitan Connection Orb Set: 2 Phrases Normal I get stiff if I don't move. Low HP (< 50%) I can't move much...
Pokémon Ranger Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×1) Loops: 3 Min. exp.: 43 Max. exp.: 63 Browser entry R-138 Slugma leaves a trail of hot lava. It also spits lava in blobs.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Fire Poké Assist: Fire Field move: (Burn ×1) Browser entry R-140 It spits embers and blobs of fire to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 45 Base Attack: 66 Base Defense: 45 Base Speed: 50
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 30 - 85 5 #550 Sleep Charm Leaves the foe asleep.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 120 Base Attack: 118 Base Defense: 71 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Ember, Rock Throw Charged Attacks: Flame Burst, Flame Charge, Rock Slide
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #147 Slugma stays near the lava because if its magma body ever cools, it will harden and make this Pokémon unable to move. It often burns its food with its own heat, so eating can be a tricky task for it.

Evolution data

Unevolved Slugma  Fire

Level 38 →

First Evolution Magcargo  Fire  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back Gold (Japan) Silver (Japan) Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Slugma images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Slugma in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Major appearances

Slugma debuted in Love, Pokémon Style, under the ownership of Macy. It was used in her Silver Conference battle against Ash, where it battled Totodile but was soon recalled. It then battled Phanpy and was eventually defeated by its Take Down. At the end of the episode, it had evolved into Magcargo off-screen.

In What You Seed is What You Get, Natasha used a Slugma, Grovyle, and Electrode to protect her watermelon patch. Slugma and Grovyle battled Ash's Corphish and Treecko, and in the end, Natasha won.

Flannery owns two Slugma nicknamed Mag and Meg, which first appeared in Poetry Commotion!. Mag later evolved into Magcargo. In Going, Going, Yawn, Flannery used Meg during her Gym battle against Ash. It battled Ash's Treecko and Corphish before losing to Pikachu.

In the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short Heated Battle, Hoopa summoned a Slugma, Rapidash, Magmortar, and Heatran. They all used Fire-type attacks to set Ash and Pikachu on fire.

A Slugma first appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two), as one of the Pokémon living on the Brave Olivine. It is often seen in the engine room helping to power the ship by burning coal in the furnace provided by Carkol.

Minor appearances

A Coordinator's Slugma appeared in All Things Bright and Beautifly!.

Multiple Slugma appeared in Game Winning Assist.

In A Crowning Moment of Truth!, a Trainer's Slugma attended the Wela Fire Festival.

A Trainer's Slugma appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.

A Trainer's Slugma appeared in HZ070.

Pokédex entries

POKÉTOON

Slugma in POKÉTOON

A Slugma appeared in The Slugma-Powered Home under the ownership of Anna's grandparents.

In the manga

Slugma in Pokémon Adventures

Magical Pokémon Journey

In Magical Pokémon Journey, Kiaraway, a Trainer who specializes in collecting Fire-type Pokémon, owns a Slugma. It is seen once in Vulpix and Cyndaquil.

Pokémon Adventures

A trio of Slugma first appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma. Professor Oak tried to catch them at the beginning but failed. The Slugma trio later appeared outside Earl's Pokémon Academy at Violet City, where they attacked the academy until they were caught by Crystal.

A Slugma appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Blaise uses his Slugma to create illusions by generating waves of distorted air via heat, forcing targets to relive their worst memories. They first appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

A Slugma appeared in Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Slugma appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Giovanni was revealed to own a Slugma in Escape From Magma?!, where it had a battle with Lapras and did surprisingly well.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Slugma appeared in Annual Big Cleaning Operation!!, under the ownership of Professor Oak.

Red is revealed to have caught a Slugma in Clefairy Has Been Abandoned?!.

In the TCG

Main article: Slugma (TCG)

Trivia

• Despite being a Generation II Pokémon, Slugma was actually native to Kanto in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. The same is true for Murkrow and Houndour.
  • Additionally, while Murkrow and Houndour are catchable in Johto via the Safari Zone in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the only possible way to get a Slugma before obtaining the National Pokédex in HeartGold and SoulSilver is to receive it from Primo as an Egg; it must otherwise be traded in or transferred from a Pokéwalker linked to a game that has already unlocked the National Pokédex.
• Slugma has the lowest base stat total of all Fire-type Pokémon.
  • Slugma also has the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.
  • Slugma is tied with Torkoal, Litwick, and Mega Camerupt for the lowest base Speed stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.
• Slugma and its evolved form, Magcargo, are the only Fire-type Pokémon with serpentine bodies.

Origin

Slugma appears to be based on a slug with a body of lava. It may also be based on the Cherufe, evil creatures of rock and magma that inhabit the magma pools found deep within Chilean volcanoes. Slugma's Shiny form may be based on cooled, hardened magma, which becomes a dark, metallic color. The form may also be based on solder, a liquid metal that is extremely hot and hardens when it cools, similarly to lava.

Name origin

Slugma may be a combination of slug and magma.

Magmag may be a combination of magma and slug.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マグマッグ Magmag From magma and slug French Limagma From limace and magma Spanish Slugma Same as English name German Schneckmag From Schnecke and Magma Italian Slugma Same as English name Korean 마그마그 Magmag Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 熔岩蟲 / 熔岩虫 Róngyánchóng From 熔岩 róngyán and 蟲 / 虫 chóng Cantonese Chinese 熔岩蟲 Yùhngngàahmchùhng From 熔岩 yùhngngàahm and 蟲 chùhng

More languages Hindi स्लगमा Slugma Transcription of English name Russian Слагма Slagma Transcription of English name Thai มักแม็ก Makmaek Transcription of Japanese name

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