No. 219 · Johto · Fire/Rock
Magcargocards
Magcargo is a Fire/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 219 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2001 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 30
- Sets
- 21
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Illustrators
- 22
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The strongest Magcargo art

01/06Ethan's Magcargo
Illustration rare

02/06Magcargo ex
Ultra Rare

03/06Magcargo GX
Ultra Rare

04/06Magcargo
Rare

05/06Magcargo ex
Double rare

06/06Magcargo
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Magcargo cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Magcargo artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Magcargo by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Magcargo cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Magcargo gets drawn
Magcargo is usually drawn nostalgic and moody, often emerging.
Across 27 Magcargo artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
Drawn against type
The Magcargo pictures least like the rest.
2001–2026
Magcargo through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2001 Neo Revelation
2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Skyridge
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2005 Unseen Forces
2008 Great Encounters
2010 Undaunted
2014 XY
2015 Primal Clash
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Cosmic Eclipse
2020 Vivid Voltage
2021 Fusion Strike
2022 Lost Origin
2024 Twilight Masquerade
2025 Destined Rivals
2026 Ascended Heroes
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Every Magcargo card
30 cards, strongest artwork first.
Magcargo in numbers
- Cards
- 30
- Sets
- 21since Neo Revelation
- Illustrators
- 22most by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1
- HP on card
- 60–270
They span 21 sets, from Neo Revelation to Ascended Heroes. 22 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, 5ban Graphics and Hajime Kusajima. It has been printed as Basic and Stage 1.
Who draws Magcargo
22 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
21 sets, by how many Magcargo cards each holds.
Skyridge4
Lost Thunder3
Ascended Heroes2
Deoxys2
Primal Clash2
Twilight Masquerade2
Celestial Storm1
Cosmic Eclipse1
Destined Rivals1
Dragon1
Fusion Strike1
Great Encounters1
9 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Magcargo cards are there?
- There are 30 Magcargo cards, printed between 2001 and 2026 across 21 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Magcargo card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Magcargo art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Magcargo cards?
- 22 illustrators have drawn Magcargo. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 4, followed by 5ban Graphics and Hajime Kusajima.
- What was the first Magcargo card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Revelation, released in 2001. 13 of its 30 cards are Rare.





















