Dragon / #95/97

Magcargo ex

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Dragon
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Hikaru Koike
Source reference: ex3-95

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Magcargo carries a shell formed from its own cooled skin. It looks solid, but breaks easily on contact; the Pokémon can regain its shape by plunging into magma. Flames escape through the cracks while its body remains as hot as lava. In rain, the drops evaporate and thick steam may cover the surroundings. The Pokédex therefore describes a being whose shell is fragile despite the extreme heat it contains.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire attributes a temperature of around 10,000°C to Magcargo. In the same entry, rain turns to steam around it and creates fog. This is a property described in the Pokédex, not a measurement applicable to physical cards.

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Card details

HP: 100
Type (source): Fire
Stage (source): Basic
Evolves from (printed name): Slugma
Pokédex number: 219
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Water x2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Melting Mountain

Cost: Fire

Damage: 20

Discard the top card from your deck. If that card is a basic Energy card, attach it to Magcargo ex.

Lava Flow

Cost: Fire · Fire · Colorless

Damage: 40+

You may discard any number of basic Energy cards attached to Magcargo ex when you use this attack. If you do, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each basic Energy card you discarded.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

Holographic
holo · standard

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