Melt Away Ability
If this Pokémon has no Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost.
Ascended Heroes
Ethan's Magcargo
222/217 130 HP · Fire · Illustration rare
English card price
5.48 €
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 05/11/2026).
See listings on Cardmarket ↗ What makes a card more valuable?
| Number | 222/217 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Category | Pokemon |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Ethan's Slugma |
| Type | Fire |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 3 |
| Regulation mark | I |
| Legality | Standard: Yes · Expanded: Yes |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Illustrator | Hideki Ishikawa |
What to know about this card
- It is numbered 222/217: above the official checklist of 217 cards, which makes it a secret rare, usually one of the most wanted cards in the set. How to spot secret rares.
- Rarity: Illustration rare. The symbol in the bottom corner confirms it at a glance, as explained in Pokémon card rarities explained.
- It carries regulation mark I and is legal in the current Standard format. How rotation works.
- Artwork by Hideki Ishikawa. Some collectors chase every card by the same artist: how to start (in Spanish).
Abilities
Attacks
FireFireFire
Lava Burst
70×Discard up to 5 {R} Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Flavour text
This Pokémon lives near the craters of volcanoes. It stores fire energy in its shell of cooled and hardened magma.
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