Is Slugma Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh regional dex. Transfer-only Fire from Johto. AbilityFlame Body burns on contact. Magcargo at 38 adds Rock. In Fire-starved Sinnoh, even a weak Fire import has some value. But Rapidash and Chimchar are better natively.
Roark's team hits Slugma's weaknesses hard.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Slugma trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slugma here.
Slugma trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Slugma's weaknesses hard.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Magcargo resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Slugma in Stark Mountain (walking, Lv 25-27, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 38FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 46NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 53FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 56GroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Slugma to Magcargo
Slugma evolves into Magcargo at Level 38. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 40FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 61FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Slugma in Diamond & Pearl
Slugma oozes around Stark Mountain, rare at level 25 to 29. That volcanic postgame cave is the single place the lava snail appears, so do not expect it anywhere before the credits roll.
1 location to catch Slugma
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Slugma in DP
Slugma is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 25-29. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Magcargoor evolve from Slugma (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Slugma.
How to Get Shiny Slugma in Diamond & Pearl
Slugma oozes across Stark Mountain, so a PokeRadar chain in that rocky grass drops its shiny odds in a hurry. Compare Shiny Slugma odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Slugma Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Slugma.
Slugma Weakness
Type-wise, Slugma takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. The Fire typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Slugma Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Slugma
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x250-294%KO Stone Edge 2x166-196%KO Surf 2x104-124%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x166-195%KO Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x250-294%KO Stone Edge 2x250-294%KO Surf 2x68-80% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x206-243%KO Dig 2x76-89% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x180-212%KO Stone Edge 2x224-264%KO Dig 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x269-317%KO Ancient Power 2x136-161%KO Mud Shot 2x83-98% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x261-308%KO Earthquake 2x118-139%KO Rock Slide 2x89-104%KO | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x250-294%KO Dig 2x133-157%KO Rock Slide 2x125-148%KO | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x229-269%KO Dig 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x214-252%KO Stone Edge 2x143-168%KO | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x241-285%KO Earthquake 2x161-190%KO Water Pulse 2x61-71% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Azumarill builds →Hydro Pump 2x159-187%KO Dig 2x62-74% Rollout 2x25-29% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x199-235%KO Stone Edge 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x191-225%KO Stone Edge 2x127-150%KO | ||
Slugma Evolutions
Slugma is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Magcargo. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Slugma easily with 31 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Curse, Heat Wave and 5 more to offspring.
DP Slugma Best Moveset
Fire typing with 20 Speed and stats in the 40-70 range. The moveset has nothing competitive. Evolve to Magcargo.
Best Build
Slugma best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Wallbreaker Moveset
- Acid Armor
- Hidden Power Grass
- Flamethrower
- Overheat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Acid Armor and Curse aren't available any other way for Slugma, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Overheat and Fire Blast for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
23 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its body is made of magma. If it doesn’t keep moving, its body will cool and harden.
Slugma Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Slugma has 250 BST and evolves into Magcargo. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Slugma is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Slugma becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Slugma appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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