Slugma

No. 0218 · Gen 2

Slugma weakness and type

Fire

Hit SLUGMA with Water, Ground and Rock for 2× damage.

Moves against Slugma

2×Super effective
WaterGroundRock
½×Not very effective
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

In Pokémon GO: Water deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Slugma

Abilities

  • Magma ArmorNo change to type matchups
  • Flame BodyNo change to type matchups
  • Weak ArmorNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP40
  • Attack40
  • Defense40
  • Sp. Atk70
  • Sp. Def40
  • Speed20
  • Total250

Best nature

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

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

Defeating Slugma gives 1 Sp. Atk EV.

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How Slugma evolves

SlugmaFire
All evolutions

What Slugma can hit with

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.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalSelf-DestructPhysical200
FireOverheatsame typeSpecial130
RockStone EdgePhysical100
GroundEarthquakePhysical100
PoisonClear SmogSpecial50
FightingRock SmashPhysical40
BugInfestationSpecial20

Type counters to Slugma

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.