Is Slugma Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Kanto route encounters in the postgame. Fire-type with AbilityMagma Armor preventing freezing or AbilityFlame Body burning on contact. Magcargo at level 38 adds Rock typing. Arrives too late for the Johto story or E4.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Slugma trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Slugma trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slugma here.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Slugma trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slugma here.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slugma here.
Misty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slugma here.
Slugma trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Slugma has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Magcargo resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Magcargo has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Magcargo trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Slugma on Route 16 (walking, Lv 27, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27RockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 38FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41RockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 46NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 53FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 56GroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Slugma to Magcargo
Slugma evolves into Magcargo at Level 38. Your Slugma should hit Level 38 before you reach Janine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 38)
- LV 38NormalYawnPower —Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 40FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 45RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 61FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Slugma in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slugma sticks to a trio of western Kanto routes, rare in the grass at each one. There is no Johto option and no easier window, so plan a Kanto sweep when you want to start the Magcargo line.
4 locations to catch Slugma
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Slugma in HGSS
Slugma is where the line starts, caught through walking and gift encounters at Lv. 1-29. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Evolve into Magcargo
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Slugma.
How to Get Shiny Slugma in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slugma oozes along Route 16, Route 17, and Route 18, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Slugma odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Slugma Calculator
3 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.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x160-189%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Quagsire builds →Dig 2x144-169%KO Surf 2x139-165%KO Rock Tomb 2x60-71% | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Croconaw builds →Surf 2x127-150%KO Dig 2x90-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x56-68% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Nidoking builds →Dig 2x160-189%KO Surf 2x111-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Nidoqueen builds →Dig 2x147-174%KO Surf 2x100-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x63-74% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Graveler builds →Dig 2x155-184%KO Rock Tomb 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Bibarel builds →Surf 2x123-145%KO Dig 2x95-113%KO Rollout 2x37-45% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Sudowoodo builds →Dig 2x106-126%KO Rock Tomb 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Buizel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Buizel builds →Surf 2x127-150%KO Dig 2x79-94% Rock Tomb 2x48-58% | ||
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Numel builds →Dig 2x110-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-55% | ||
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Slowpoke builds →Surf 2x98-116%KO Dig 2x79-94% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slugma View Onix builds →Dig 2x94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x61-73% | ||
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.
HGSS Slugma Best Moveset
70 Sp. Atk with stats below 40 everywhere else and 20 Speed going last against everything. AbilityFlame Body burns on contact. Basic special Fire output. Magcargo adds Rock typing and 120 Defense.
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 Fire Blast and Heat Wave 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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It never sleeps. It has to keep moving because if it stopped, its magma body would cool and harden.
A common sight in volcanic areas, it slowly slithers around in a constant search for warm places.
Slugma HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver.
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
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