Magcargo in Pokémon GO

Type	Fire / Rock
Pokédex number	#219
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	139 / 191 / 137
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,702 / 1,924 / 1,947
Max HP, level 50	127
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.79 m / 55 kg

Magcargo evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Magcargo evolves from Slugma for 50 Slugma Candy.

Magcargo is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Slugma · Magcargo

Magcargo CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	729	685	78	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	972	914	90	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,215	1,142	101	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,458	1,371	111	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,580	1,485	115
40	1,702	1,599	120
45	1,811	1,702	123
50	1,924	1,808	127
51	1,947	1,830	128	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Magcargo best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Magcargo at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Magcargo gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Rock Throw	Overheat	8.4
Ember	Overheat	8.2
Incinerate	Overheat	7.9
Rock Throw	Stone Edge	7.8
Ember	Stone Edge	7.4

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Ember	Fire	10	10	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Incinerate	Fire	32	22	2.5 s	12.8	same type, ×1.2
Rock Throw	Rock	13	8	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Heat Wave	Fire	95	100	3 s	31.7	same type, ×1.2
Overheat	Fire	160	100	4 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Rock Tomb	Rock	65	50	3 s	21.7	same type, ×1.2
Stone Edge	Rock	105	100	2.5 s	42.0	same type, ×1.2

Magcargo weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fire / Rock. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×2.56
Water	×2.56
Fighting	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Fire	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Flying	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Normal	×0.625
Poison	×0.625

Magcargo CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,702 · HP 120

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.