Competitive Information for Magcargo [Diamond/Pearl]
Base Stats for Magcargo
Fire / Rock
Abilities:
Flame BodyFlame Body: 30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
, Magma ArmorMagma Armor: This Pokemon cannot be frozen. Gaining this Ability while frozen cures it.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
2x
0.25x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
4x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
4x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Magcargo? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Magcargo is an interesting Fire and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Magcargo when battling in the 4th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Magcargo is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Magcargo
Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Magcargo (Flame Body)
Magcargo is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Magcargo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Magcargo will be burned.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Magcargo's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magcargo? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Magcargo
Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Magcargo (Flame Body)
Magcargo is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Magcargo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Magcargo will be burned.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Magcargo's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Magcargo's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Magcargo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magcargo learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Magcargo can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Magcargo
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Yawn
Moves that boost Magcargo's stats
- Acid Armor
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Magcargo
- Earthquake
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Magcargo in Diamond and Pearl
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