Magcargo in Polished Crystal

Fire / Rock — where to catch it, what it learns, and how it differs from the official games.

Compared with the official games

Stats Defense 120 → 135, Sp. Atk 90 → 115, Sp. Def 80 → 115 (total 430 → 505)

Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Crystal, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.

Other changes in this hack

Learns Shell Smash the moment it evolves
Catch rate 75
Base experience 171
EV yield: 2 Def
Egg groups: Indeterminate
Growth rate: Medium Fast
Faithful build: base experience 154
Move tutors: Body Slam, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Earth Power, Endure, Rollout, Sleep Talk, Swagger

In the Faithful version

Everything above is the Polished version. In Faithful, its base stats are 60 / 50 / 120 / 90 / 80 / 30.

Magcargo in other guides

The same Pokémon, as 16 other hacks change it:

Unbound Emerald Rogue Infinite Fusion Radical Red Gaia Blaze Black 2 Redux & Volt White 2 Redux Inclement Emerald Elite Redux Emerald Imperium Emerald Kaizo Blaze Black 2 & Volt White 2 Sacred Gold & Storm Silver Renegade Platinum Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire Blaze Black & Volt White Fire Red Omega

Where to find Magcargo

Area	Method	Level
Cinnabar Volcano 1F	Grass (morning/day)	56-62
Cinnabar Volcano 1F	Grass (night)	56-62	5% rare
Cinnabar Volcano B1F	Grass (morning/day)	58-64
Cinnabar Volcano B1F	Grass (night)	58-64
Cinnabar Volcano B2F	Grass (morning/day)	60-66
Cinnabar Volcano B2F	Grass (night)	60-66
Fire Island	Grass (morning/day)	Base−2 to Base+6
Fire Island	Grass (morning/day)	Base−2 to Base+6
Route 16 Northwest	Grass (morning/day)	50-55	5% rare
Route 16 West	Grass (morning/day)	50-55	5% rare
Route 17	Grass (morning/day)	51-56	5% rare
Route 18 East	Grass (morning/day)	52-57	5% rare
Route 18 West	Grass (morning/day)	52-57	5% rare

Level-up moves

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Mud-Slap An attack that lowers accuracy.	Ground	Spec	20	100	10
1	Shell Smash Lowers defenses, raises offenses.	Normal	Stat	—	—	15
6	Ember	Fire	Spec	40	100	25
8	Rock Throw Drops rocks on the enemy.	Rock	Phys	50	90	15
13	Defense Curl Raises the user's Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
15	Fire Spin	Fire	Spec	40	90	15
20	Smokescreen	Normal	Stat	—	100	20
22	AncientPower An attack that may raise all stats.	Rock	Spec	60	100	5
27	Flame Charge An attack that may up user's Speed.	Fire	Phys	50	100	20
29	Rock Slide	Rock	Phys	75	90	10
34	Pain Split Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.	Ghost	Stat	—	—	20
36	Amnesia Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	20
43	Body Slam	Normal	Phys	85	100	15
47	Recover Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP.	Normal	Stat	—	—	5
54	Flamethrower	Fire	Spec	90	100	15
58	Earth Power	Ground	Spec	90	100	10

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack

TMs & HMs (30)

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM03	Curse Celadon Mansion	Ghost	—
TM04	Calm Mind Celadon Dept. Store	Psychic	—
TM06	Toxic Celadon Game Corner	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Lake of Rage	Unknown	70
TM11	Sunny Day Celadon Dept. Store	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Goldenrod Dept. Store	Normal	150
TM16	Light Screen Goldenrod Dept. Store	Psychic	—
TM17	Protect Goldenrod Dept. Store	Normal	—
TM21	Bulldoze Route 39	Ground	60
TM22	Solar Beam Goldenrod Dept. Store	Grass	120
TM26	Earthquake Victory Road	Ground	100
TM27	Return Goldenrod Dept. Store	Normal	1
TM31	Brick Break Route 36	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Celadon Game Corner	Normal	—
TM33	Reflect Goldenrod Dept. Store	Psychic	—
TM35	Flamethrower Goldenrod Game Corner	Fire	90
TM37	Sandstorm Celadon Dept. Store	Rock	—
TM38	Fire Blast Goldenrod Dept. Store	Fire	110
TM41	Substitute Lake of Rage	Normal	—
TM42	Facade Dim Cave	Normal	70
TM43	Flame Charge Burned Tower	Fire	50
TM44	Rest Dim Cave	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Whitney	Normal	—
TM48	Rock Slide Brock	Rock	75
TM61	Will-O-Wisp Blaine	Fire	—
TM64	Explosion Underground	Normal	250
TM68	Giga Impact Celadon Game Corner	Normal	150
TM71	Stone Edge Blue	Rock	100
TM74	Gyro Ball Magnet Tunnel	Steel	1
HM04	Strength Cianwood City	Fighting	80