Games - Slugma

	Games - Slugma

Slugma (マグマッグ Magmag in Japan, Schneckmag in Germany and Limagna in France) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. It is #218 in the National Pokédex and is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Slugma is a portmanteau of slug (which describes what it looks like) and magma (which describes what it is made of).

Biology

Slugma is not a living creature per se. They usually live in areas of great heat (near hot springs or in volcanos), because it requires heat to live. If it strays from a hot area, it must remain in constant motion, or its skin will harden. If this happens, the Pokémon will die of a slow death from starvation.

Slugma is a diurnal Pokémon.

In the video games

Slugma can be obtained in nine games: Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Crystal's Route 17; Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire's Fiery Path, Pokémon Emerald's Route 113 and Fiery Path, Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green's Mt. Ember, and in Pokémon Colosseum, Slugma can be obtained by trading with Street Performer Lon in Pyrite Town. As Slugma is diurnal, the chances of catching him in the daytime are much higher than at night. Slugma is expected to return in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Slugma learned eight moves: two Normal-type moves, two Fire-type moves, two Rock-type moves, one Poison-type move, and one Psychic-type move. Of these, one (Smog at level 1) is a poison attack, two (Ember at level 8 and Flamethrower at level 36) are energy attacks, three (Rock Throw at level 15, Rock Slide at level 43, and Body Slam at level 50) are physical attacks, and two (Harden at level 22 and Amnesia at level 29) are stat boosting abilities. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Yawn (a Normal-type sleep move) was added to Slugma's repitoire at level 1.

Slugma has one of two abilities. Magma Armor prevents it from ever becoming frozen, and Flame Body means all attacks which are dealt directly (such as Doubleslap or Tackle) have a 30% chance of burning the attacking pokémon. Additionally, in Pokémon Emerald, these abilities cause eggs carried along with a Slugma to hatch twice as fast.

In the anime

In the Pokémon anime, a Slugma belongs to Flannery, the gym leader of Lavaridge City and specialist trainer of fire Pokémon. In episode #331, Poetry Commotion, Flannery's Slugma evolves into Magcargo.

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