Character info
The character
Magcargo is a Fire/Rock-type Pokémon known as the Lava Pokémon, the evolved form of Slugma. It lives near volcanic vents, with a shell formed from cooled magma that stores intense heat energy within its body. In this printing it is associated with the trainer Ethan, a character from the Pokémon games and anime known for his bucket hat and connection to the Johto region.
This card
This is Ethan's Magcargo, card 019 of 193 from the MEGA Dream ex set (code M2a), printed in 2025 as a holofoil common. The artwork, illustrated by kodama, shows Magcargo emerging amid rocky, flame-lit terrain with its molten shell cracked open to reveal glowing lava beneath. A small circular inset portrait of Ethan appears in the lower right corner, tying the card to his trainer theme.
How it plays
This Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon has 130 HP and evolves from Ethan's Magmag. Its ability, Melt and Flow, removes all retreat cost from this Pokémon if it has no Energy attached. Its attack, Lava Burst, costs three Fire Energy and lets the player discard up to 5 Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon, dealing 70 damage for each card discarded. It is weak to Water-type attacks (×2), has no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of three Energy.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in MEGAドリームex, a set of 193 cards. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by kodama and published 2025-11-28. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#219 in the National Pokédex · a Generation II Pokémon · 171 different cards of it exist · it evolves from ヒビキのマグマッグ.
火山の 火口付近で 暮らす。 マグマが 冷えて 固まった 殻に 炎エネルギーを 蓄えている。
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Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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