SLUGMA
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Its body is made of magma. If it doesn’t keep moving, its body will cool and harden.
Its body is made of magma. If it doesn’t keep moving, its body will cool and harden.
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 con stant search for warm places.
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This Pokémon has a Squiggle body shape.
It is classified as Red colored.
Natural habitat: Mountain.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 190/255, roughly 75%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Indeterminate egg group.
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| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smog | Poison | SPE | 30 | 70% | 20 |
| 1 | Yawn | Normal | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 6 | Ember | Fire | SPE | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 8 | Rock Throw | Rock | PHY | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 13 | Harden | Normal | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Clear Smog | Poison | SPE | 50 | — | 15 |
| 22 | Ancient Power | Rock | SPE | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 27 | Incinerate | Fire | SPE | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 29 | Rock Slide | Rock | PHY | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 34 | Lava Plume | Fire | SPE | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Amnesia | Psychic | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 41 | Body Slam | Normal | PHY | 85 | 100% | 15 |
| 43 | Recover | Normal | STA | — | — | 5 |
| 48 | Flamethrower | Fire | SPE | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Earth Power | Ground | SPE | 90 | 100% | 10 |
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