Magcargo 45/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters

Magcargo

45/106 90 HP · Fire · Uncommon

English card price

0.23 € 30-day average · general reference

We do not have the Near Mint average for the English print yet. Meanwhile this is the Cardmarket 30-day average, which mixes every language and condition (updated 02/11/2026).

Number45/106
RarityUncommon
CategoryPokemon
StageStage1
Evolves fromSlugma
TypeFire
Weakness Water +20
Retreat cost3
Legality Standard: No · Expanded: No
FinishesNormal · Reverse holo
IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

What to know about this card

  • It is card 45 of the 106 in the official Great Encounters checklist. If you are completing the set, mark it in your collection to keep track.
  • Rarity: Uncommon. The symbol in the bottom corner confirms it at a glance, as explained in Pokémon card rarities explained.
  • It exists in several finishes (Normal, Reverse holo). Each one has its own price; the average above is for the regular version.
  • Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. Some collectors chase every card by the same artist: how to start (in Spanish).

Abilities

Magma Armor Poke-BODY

Magcargo can't be Asleep or Paralyzed.

Attacks

FireFireColorless

Lava Plume

60

You may discard the top card of your deck. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

Flavour text

Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.