#218
Slugma
Its lava body can cool and chip away at times, but a magma bath will heal it right up.
- Height
- 0.7 m
- Weight
- 35 kg
- Generation
- 2
- EV yield
- +1 Sp. Atk
Base stats
HP40
Attack40
Defense40
Sp. Atk70
Sp. Def40
Speed20
Total250
Abilities
Magma Armor
This Pokemon cannot be frozen. Gaining this Ability while frozen cures it.
Flame Body
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
Weak Armor Hidden
If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, its Defense is lowered by 1 stage and its Speed is raised by 2 stages.
Recommended natures Smogon Gen 7
Only a Smogon suggestion — the right nature depends on the set you run, so trust your own call on how you want to play it.
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Weaknesses & resistances
Damage ×2 Water Ground Rock
Resists ×½ Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy
Evolution line
Where to catch
| Region | Location | Rarity | Time | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | Fiery Path | 15–17 | |||
| Hoenn | Route 113 | 16–19 | |||
| Kanto | Route 16 (Kanto) | 34–36 | |||
| Kanto | Route 17 (Kanto) | 41–44 | |||
| Sinnoh | Stark Mountain Inside | 58–60 |
Moves
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smog40% chance to poison the target. | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 | |
| 1 | YawnPuts the target to sleep after 1 turn. | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Ember10% chance to burn the target. | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| 8 | Rock ThrowNo additional effect. | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 | |
| 13 | HardenRaises the user's Defense by 1. | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| 20 | Clear SmogResets all of the target's stat stages to 0. | Special | 50 | — | 15 | |
| 22 | Ancient Power10% chance to raise all stats by 1 (not acc/eva). | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | |
| 27 | IncinerateDestroys the foe(s) Berry/Gem. | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| 29 | Rock Slide30% chance to flinch the foe(s). | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| 34 | Lava Plume30% chance to burn adjacent Pokemon. | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 36 | AmnesiaRaises the user's Sp. Def by 2. | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 41 | Body Slam30% chance to paralyze the target. | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | |
| 43 | RecoverHeals the user by 50% of its max HP. | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| 48 | Flamethrower10% chance to burn the target. | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| 50 | Earth Power10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |