What type is Magcargo?

Magcargo is a dual Fire/Rock type Pokémon.

What is Magcargo weak to?

Magcargo is Fire/Rock. It takes 4× from Water and Ground and 2× from Fighting and Rock.

No. 0219 · Gen 2

Bold: Raises its best defense and drops Attack, which it won't use.

Hit MAGCARGO with Water and Ground for 4× damage. Fighting and Rock also deal 2×.

4×Hits hardest

2×Super effective

½×Not very effective

¼×Barely scratches it

In Pokémon GO: Water deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

BoldRaises its best defense and drops Attack, which it won't use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Magcargo gives 2 Defense EVs.

Your game

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

Type	Move	Kind	Power
Normal	Explosion	Physical	250
Fire	Overheatsame type	Special	130
Grass	Solar Beam	Special	120
Rock	Stone Edgesame type	Physical	100
Ground	Earthquake	Physical	100
Poison	Clear Smog	Special	50
Fighting	Rock Smash	Physical	40
Bug	Infestation	Special	20

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.