Fire

#0218

— Lava Pokémon

Slugma

Height0.7 m

Weight35.0 kg

Base Exp50

BST250

Abilities

Magma Armor

Flame Body

Weak Armorhidden

Its body is made of magma. If it doesn’t keep moving, its body will cool and harden.

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Base Stats

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

BST

250

Evolution Chain

Lv. 38

Move Learnset

Select a generation to see the moves Slugma can learn in those games

Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status

Move

TypeCategoryPwrAcc

Lv1Smog

Poison3070%

Lv1Yawn

Normal——

Lv6Ember

Fire40100%

Lv8Rock Throw

Rock5090%

Lv13Harden

Normal——

Lv20Clear Smog

Poison50—

Lv22Ancient Power

Rock60100%

Lv27Incinerate

Fire60100%

Lv29Rock Slide

Rock7590%

Lv34Lava Plume

Fire80100%

Lv36Amnesia

Psychic——

Lv41Body Slam

Normal85100%

Lv43Recover

Normal——

Lv48Flamethrower

Fire90100%

Lv50Earth Power

Ground90100%

Pokédex Entries

In-game descriptions of Slugma across different games

Pokémon Pearl: "Its body is made of magma. If it doesn’t keep moving, its body will cool and harden."
Pokémon Gold: "It never sleeps. It has to keep moving because if it stopped, its magma body would cool and harden."
Pokémon Silver: "A common sight in volcanic areas, it slowly slithers around in a con stant search for warm places."
Pokémon Crystal: "These group to gether in areas that are hotter than normal. If it cools off, its skin hardens."
Pokémon 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."
Pokémon 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."

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About Slugma

Slugma is the Lava Pokémon a Fire type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 250 with Magma Armor or Flame Body as abilities. Use the learnset above to find the best moves for Slugma in each generation, and check its type defenses to build a team that covers its weaknesses.