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Slugma マグマッグ Magmag
Artwork from GSC
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Type	Fire
Species	Lava Pokémon
Height	2′04″ (0.7m)
Weight	77.2 lbs. (35.0kg)
Abilities	Magma Armor
	Flame Body
Egg group	Indeterminate
Time to hatch	5,610 steps
Effort yield	1 SpA
Exp. yield	78 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	190
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Slugma (Japanese: マグマッグ Magmag) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Slugma are fiery Pokémon that appear to consist entirely out of magma. They appear to resemble slugs, with a pair of bright yellow eyes on short stalks and a small mouth. The magma inside its body acts as a circulatory system, transferring vital nutrients and oxygen throughout their bodies. These Pokémon have to constantly keep moving to keep the magma in a liquid state - if it cooled the magma would harden and turn to rock.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Slugma have been documented to have two abilities: Magma Armor, which prevents this Pokémon from being frozen solid, or Flame Body, which give its opponents a 30% chance of being burned when coming in physical contact with Slugma. Flame Body has also been used in later generations to help hatch Pokémon eggs that trainers have in their party.

Behavior

Slugma have to keep moving in order to keep warm; if they stopped moving, the magma would cool and become rock, which would eventually break off and reduce this Pokémon's size. For this reason they never sleep. Although they aren't rock-type Pokémon, Slugma are capable of learning Rock Throw, AncientPower and Rock Slide Naturally.

Habitat

Naturally, Slugma prefer warmer regions where they can keep their magma hot, so they are often found in volcanic regions.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food It is not known what these Pokémon eat, presumably they consume soil and rocks to both keep the volume of their magma and collect vital nutrients for their bodies.

In the anime

Flannery had 2 Slugmas named Mag and Meg, one of which evolved to Magcargo in Poetry Commotion!.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

A trio of Slugma first appeared in Volume 10. Professor Oak tried to capture them at the beginning of the volume, but failed. The Slugma later appeared outside Earl's Pokémon Academy at Violet City where they were captured by Crys.

Mack uses his Slugma to create illusions by generating waves of distorted air via heat, forcing targets to relive their worst memories.

In the TCG

Main article: Slugma (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	It never sleeps. It has to keep moving because if it stopped, its magma body would cool and harden.
	Silver	A common sight in volcanic areas, it slowly slithers around in a constant search for warm places.
	Crystal	These group together in areas that are hotter than normal. If it cools off, its skin hardens.
	Stadium 2	It never sleeps. It has to keep moving because if it stopped, its magma body would cool and harden.
III	Ruby	Molten magma courses throughout Slugma's circulatory system. If this Pokémon is chilled, the magma cools and hardens. Its body turns brittle and chunks fall off, reducing its size.
	Sapphire	Slugma does not have any blood in its body. Instead, intensely hot magma circulates throughout this Pokémon's body, carrying essential nutrients and oxygen to its organs.
	Emerald	It is a species of Pokémon that lives in volcanic areas. If its body cools, its skin hardens and immobilizes it. To avoid that, it sleeps near magma.
	FireRed	A common sight in volcanic areas, it slowly slithers around in a constant search for warm places.
	LeafGreen	It never sleeps. It has to keep moving because if it stopped, its magma body would cool and harden.
IV	Diamond	Its body is made of magma. If it doesn't keep moving, its body will cool and harden.
	Pearl	Its body is made of magma. If it doesn't keep moving, its body will cool and harden.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare	Routes 16, 17, 18
	Pokémon Crystal	Uncommon	Routes 16, 17, 18 (Day)
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon	Fiery Path
	Pokémon Emerald	Uncommon	Fiery Path, Route 113
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Common	Mt. Ember
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Pyrite Town (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Stark Mountain
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Volcano (Ruby Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobosphere Endless Level 49 Forever Level 49 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Blaze (1F-12F) Fiery Field (1F-5F) Oddity Cave (B6-B10)
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Volcano Cave

Base stats

HP:	40
Attack:	40
Defense:	40
SpAtk:	70
SpDef:	40
Speed:	20

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Rock: 2× Water: 2×	Bug: ½× Steel: ½× Grass: ½× Fire: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Slugma is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply. Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Slugma, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Smog	Yawn Smog	Yawn Smog
8	Ember	Ember	Ember
11			Rock Throw
15	Rock Throw	Rock Throw
16			Harden
22	Harden	Harden
23			Recover
26			AncientPower
29	Amnesia	Amnesia
31			Amnesia
36	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
38			Lava Plume
41			Rock Slide
43	Rock Slide	Rock Slide
46			Body Slam
50	Body Slam	Body Slam
53			Flamethrower
56			Earth Power

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Curse
TM04	Rollout
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Rock Smash
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13	Snore
TM16		Light Screen	Light Screen
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM31	Mud Slap
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33		Reflect	Reflect
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire Blast	Fire Blast
TM39			Rock Tomb
TM40	Defense Curl
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM50		Overheat	Overheat
TM58			Endure
TM61			Will-O-Wisp
TM78			Captivate
TM80			Rock Slide
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM06		Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

• Acid Armor
• Curse
• Heat Wave
• Memento
• SmokeScreen
• Spit Up
• Stockpile
• Swallow

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
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 Ranger
Group:	Loops: 3	Minimum Experience: 43
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn	Maximum Experience: 63
Slugma leaves a trail of hot lava. It also spits lava in blobs.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Burn

Evolution

Basic Slugma

Level 38 Magcargo

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 218.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 218 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 218 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 218.png			Image:Spr 3f 218.png
	Image:Spr 3r 218 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 218 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 218 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 218 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 218.png		Image:Spr 4p 218.png
			Image:Spr 4p 218 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 218 s.png

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

Trivia

Slugma's alternate-colored form may be based on mercury, the only metal that is liquid at normal temperatures.

Origin

It appears to have been based on a slug.

Name origin

Slugma's name is a combination of slug and magma. Its Japanese name is a combination magma and slug. Its German name, Schneckmag, comes from Schnecke and Magma. Its French name, Limagma, comes from limace and magma.

In other languages

• German: Schneckmag
• French: Limagma
• Korean: 마그마그 Mageumageu
• Chinese: 熔岩蟲

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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