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Magcargo Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 30 Magcargo cards on file, 28 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $3.52.

Pokédex number · 30 cards · 28 with a price · $0.23 to $188.75 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Magcargo Pokémon card worth?

The typical Magcargo card costs $3.52. Across the 28 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.23 and the dearest is $188.75 — Magcargo H17, at $188.75. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All PokémonRarityPrint variantRegulation markEnergy typeSetArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Magcargo 30 cardsPokédex number

Magcargo price summary

28 with a price · $0.23 to $188.75 · No. 133 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +44.3% in 11 months · 123 HP on average · weak to Water

Typical price, last 11 months$3.52+44.3% from $2.44
Card price ladder$188.75$0.23 to $188.75
Place among PokémonNo. 133CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $3.52 · No. 133 of 206
73 Pokémon cost less than this one
Cards on file3028 carry a priceMost expensive card$188.75Magcargo H17Cheapest on record$0.23across all 28 priced cardsPrice rose+44.3%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 133of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Magcargo cards

  • Scale 30 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.1% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $3.52, but the dearest reaches $188.75 — a gap of 54×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 133 of 206 Pokémon; 73 of them cost less.
  • Record 28 of the 30 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 30

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14230 cardsonly Magcargo remain · 0.4% of 7,142
  • The 30 cards on this page30 cards0.1% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Magcargo Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 30 cards share the Pokédex number Magcargo. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $3.52. Across the 28 priced cards the range runs $0.23 to $188.75.
  • Where it stands. No. 133 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 73 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 123 HP and 74 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Water.
  • What is listed below. Every one of the 30 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 2 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 30 cards on file, 28 of them with a price

Every Magcargo card with a price on file

These are the 30 most expensive of the 28 Magcargo cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.
1Magcargo — Skyridge #H17released 2003Magcargo [H17]2Magcargo ex — Dragon #95released 2003Magcargo ex [95]3Dark Magcargo — Team Rocket Returns #38released 2004Dark Magcargo [38]4Magcargo — Deoxys #37released 2005Magcargo [37]5Magcargo — Unseen Forces #41released 2005Magcargo [41]6Magcargo — HS—Undaunted #6released 2010Magcargo [6]7Dark Magcargo — Neo Destiny #18released 2002Dark Magcargo [18]8Magcargo — Skyridge #17released 2003Magcargo [17]9Magcargo — Skyridge #18released 2003Magcargo [18]10Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #218released 2018Magcargo-GX [218]11Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #198released 2018Magcargo-GX [198]12Magcargo — Neo Revelation #33released 2001Magcargo [33]13Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #222released 2026Ethan's Magcargo [222]14Magcargo — Celestial Storm #24released 2018Magcargo [24]15Magcargo — Great Encounters #45released 2008Magcargo [45]16Magcargo — Primal Clash #24released 2015Magcargo [24]17Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #44released 2018Magcargo-GX [44]18Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #191released 2024Magcargo ex [191]19Magcargo — XY #21released 2014Magcargo [21]20Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #29released 2024Magcargo ex [29]21Magcargo — Cosmic Eclipse #27released 2019Magcargo [27]22Magcargo — Primal Clash #23released 2015Magcargo [23]23Ethan's Magcargo — Destined Rivals #36released 2025Ethan's Magcargo [36]24Magcargo — Fusion Strike #35released 2021Magcargo [35]25Magcargo — Temporal Forces #29released 2024Magcargo [29]26Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #24released 2026Ethan's Magcargo [24]27Magcargo — Lost Origin #22released 2022Magcargo [22]28Magcargo — Vivid Voltage #28released 2020Magcargo [28]29Magcargo — Skyridge #H16released 2003Magcargo [H16]30Magcargo — Deoxys #20released 2005Magcargo [20]

The 30 dearest Magcargo cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 30 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 28 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 30 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price
Magcargo — Skyridge #H171MagcargoSkyridge #H17 · 2003$188.75Rare HoloMagcargo ex — Dragon #952Magcargo exDragon #95 · 2003$83.72Rare Holo EXDark Magcargo — Team Rocket Returns #383Dark MagcargoTeam Rocket Returns #38 · 2004$51.89UncommonMagcargo — Deoxys #374MagcargoDeoxys #37 · 2005$29.99UncommonMagcargo — Unseen Forces #415MagcargoUnseen Forces #41 · 2005$28.98UncommonMagcargo — HS—Undaunted #66MagcargoHS—Undaunted #6 · 2010$27.51Rare HoloDark Magcargo — Neo Destiny #187Dark MagcargoNeo Destiny #18 · 2002$20.49RareMagcargo — Skyridge #178MagcargoSkyridge #17 · 2003$19.29Rare
Show the other 22They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+22
Magcargo — Skyridge #189MagcargoSkyridge #18 · 2003$17.21RareMagcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #21810Magcargo-GXLost Thunder #218 · 2018$12.64Rare RainbowMagcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #19811Magcargo-GXLost Thunder #198 · 2018$7.62Rare UltraMagcargo — Neo Revelation #3312MagcargoNeo Revelation #33 · 2001$6.82UncommonEthan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #22213Ethan's MagcargoAscended Heroes #222 · 2026$5.98Illustration RareMagcargo — Celestial Storm #2414MagcargoCelestial Storm #24 · 2018$4.76RareMagcargo — Great Encounters #4515MagcargoGreat Encounters #45 · 2008$2.28UncommonMagcargo — Primal Clash #2416MagcargoPrimal Clash #24 · 2015$2.18RareMagcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #4417Magcargo-GXLost Thunder #44 · 2018$2.15Rare Holo GXMagcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #19118Magcargo exTwilight Masquerade #191 · 2024$1.45Ultra RareMagcargo — XY #2119MagcargoXY #21 · 2014$0.79RareMagcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #2920Magcargo exTwilight Masquerade #29 · 2024$0.52Double RareMagcargo — Cosmic Eclipse #2721MagcargoCosmic Eclipse #27 · 2019$0.50RareMagcargo — Primal Clash #2322MagcargoPrimal Clash #23 · 2015$0.50UncommonEthan's Magcargo — Destined Rivals #3623Ethan's MagcargoDestined Rivals #36 · 2025$0.31RareMagcargo — Fusion Strike #3524MagcargoFusion Strike #35 · 2021$0.30UncommonMagcargo — Temporal Forces #2925MagcargoTemporal Forces #29 · 2024$0.28RareEthan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #2426Ethan's MagcargoAscended Heroes #24 · 2026$0.24RareMagcargo — Lost Origin #2227MagcargoLost Origin #22 · 2022$0.23RareMagcargo — Vivid Voltage #2828MagcargoVivid Voltage #28 · 2020$0.23UncommonMagcargo — Skyridge #H1629MagcargoSkyridge #H16 · 2003Rare HoloMagcargo — Deoxys #2030MagcargoDeoxys #20 · 2005Rare
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Which Magcargo cards share a name across several printings?

30 of the 30 cards listed above are reprints of just 5 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Magcargo19 printings · 14 sets

Magcargo [H17]Rare Holo · SkyridgeMarket $188.75Magcargo [37]Uncommon · DeoxysMarket $29.99Magcargo [41]Uncommon · Unseen ForcesMarket $28.98Magcargo [6]Rare Holo · HS—UndauntedMarket $27.51Magcargo [17]Rare · SkyridgeMarket $19.29Magcargo [18]Rare · SkyridgeMarket $17.21Magcargo [33]Uncommon · Neo RevelationMarket $6.82Magcargo [24]Rare · Celestial StormMarket $4.76Magcargo [45]Uncommon · Great EncountersMarket $2.28Magcargo [24]Rare · Primal ClashMarket $2.18Magcargo [21]Rare · XYMarket $0.79Magcargo [27]Rare · Cosmic EclipseMarket $0.50Magcargo [23]Uncommon · Primal ClashMarket $0.50Magcargo [35]Uncommon · Fusion StrikeMarket $0.30Magcargo [29]Rare · Temporal ForcesMarket $0.28Magcargo [22]Rare · Lost OriginMarket $0.23Magcargo [28]Uncommon · Vivid VoltageMarket $0.23Magcargo [H16]Rare Holo · SkyridgeMagcargo [20]Rare · Deoxys

Magcargo ex3 printings · 2 sets

Magcargo ex [95]Rare Holo EX · DragonMarket $83.72Magcargo ex [191]Ultra Rare · Twilight MasqueradeMarket $1.45Magcargo ex [29]Double Rare · Twilight MasqueradeMarket $0.52

Magcargo-GX3 printings · 1 set

Magcargo-GX [218]Rare Rainbow · Lost ThunderMarket $12.64Magcargo-GX [198]Rare Ultra · Lost ThunderMarket $7.62Magcargo-GX [44]Rare Holo GX · Lost ThunderMarket $2.15

Ethan's Magcargo3 printings · 2 sets

Ethan's Magcargo [222]Illustration Rare · Ascended HeroesMarket $5.98Ethan's Magcargo [36]Rare · Destined RivalsMarket $0.31Ethan's Magcargo [24]Rare · Ascended HeroesMarket $0.24

Dark Magcargo2 printings · 2 sets

Dark Magcargo [38]Uncommon · Team Rocket ReturnsMarket $51.89Dark Magcargo [18]Rare · Neo DestinyMarket $20.49
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Are Magcargo Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Magcargo card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Magcargo card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $3.52
Sep 12, 2025 — starting pointMiddle price of one card$2.44Cards carrying a price26The twelve months are counted from hereAug 14, 2026 — latest readingMiddle price of one card$3.52Cards carrying a price28From start+44.3%From previous+3.8%
Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading
Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.
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How Magcargo Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Magcargo cards.

A typical Magcargo card$3.52medianThat is 1.9% of the dearest single card at $188.75. "Magcargo cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Magcargo card$0.23Lost Origin #22That is 6.5% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$0.50lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $0.50.
One in ten costs more than this$36.56upper tenthThat is 10.4× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.
This page carries no graded prices for Magcargo cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 30 cards, but only 28 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 28, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 30.
How Magcargo Pokémon card prices are spread
Price bandCardsShare
Under $1 1035.7%
$1 to $5 517.9%
$5 to $20 621.4%
$20 to $50 414.3%
$50 to $100 27.1%
$100 to $500 13.6%

Counted across the 28 Magcargo cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Magcargo cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileMagcargoSkyridge #H17One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $188.75.
821 times apartPrice $188.75 VS $0.23
Rarity Rare Holo VS Rare
Set Skyridge VS Lost Origin
Cheapest on fileMagcargoLost Origin #22The same Pokémon, in print, for $0.23.
What is the same
Both are Magcargo cards
They sit in the same group of 30 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Magcargo returns both.
What differs
Rare Holo against Rare
The dearer one is from Skyridge and the cheaper from Lost Origin. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.
What it costs you
821 times apart
Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.23. The typical Magcargo card is $3.52, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.
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When were Magcargo Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Magcargo card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Magcargo cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2003 with 5.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2003, 5 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Magcargo Pokémon cards by year of printing
YearCardsShareTypical price
2001 13.3%—
2002 13.3%—
2003 516.7%$51.51
2004 13.3%—
2005 310.0%—
2008 13.3%—
2010 13.3%—
2014 13.3%—
2015 26.7%—
2018 413.3%$6.19
2019 13.3%—
2020 13.3%—
2021 13.3%—
2022 13.3%—
2024 310.0%$0.52
2025 13.3%—
2026 26.7%—

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

17 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.
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What Magcargo Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Magcargo card costs. These break the group down by card kind, rarity, printing, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.

The words printed after the name split Magcargo cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.

GX3 · 10.0%ex3 · 10.0%Tera2 · 6.7%Not in the rows above22 · 73.3%
Which kinds of Magcargo card carry the value?3 largest of card kind · one real card each
3 cardsGXLost Thunder #218 · $12.64
3 cardsexDragon #95 · $83.72
2 cardsTeraTwilight Masquerade #191 · $1.45
Which kinds of Magcargo card carry the value?
Card kindCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
GX 310.0%$7.62Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #218
ex 310.0%$1.45Magcargo ex — Dragon #95
Tera 26.7%—Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #191

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which Magcargo cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?6 largest of rarity · one real card each
12 cardsRareNeo Destiny #18 · $20.49
8 cardsUncommonTeam Rocket Returns #38 · $51.89
3 cardsRare HoloSkyridge #H17 · $188.75
1 cardDouble RareTwilight Masquerade #29 · $0.52
1 cardIllustration RareAscended Heroes #222 · $5.98
1 cardRare Holo EXDragon #95 · $83.72
Which Magcargo cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Rare 1240.0%$0.79Dark Magcargo — Neo Destiny #18
Uncommon 826.7%$4.55Dark Magcargo — Team Rocket Returns #38
Rare Holo 310.0%—Magcargo — Skyridge #H17
Double Rare 13.3%—Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #29
Illustration Rare 13.3%—Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #222
Rare Holo EX 13.3%—Magcargo ex — Dragon #95
Rare Holo GX 13.3%—Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #44
Rare Rainbow 13.3%—Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #218
Rare Ultra 13.3%—Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #198
Ultra Rare 13.3%—Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #191

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Magcargo card is worth more?4 largest of printing · one real card each
14 cardsNormalTeam Rocket Returns #38 · $51.89
11 cardsHolofoilSkyridge #H17 · $188.75
2 cards1st EditionNeo Destiny #18 · $20.49
1 cardReverse HolofoilAscended Heroes #24 · $0.24
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Magcargo card is worth more?
PrintingCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Normal 1446.7%$2.23Dark Magcargo — Team Rocket Returns #38
Holofoil 1136.7%$5.98Magcargo — Skyridge #H17
1st Edition 26.7%—Dark Magcargo — Neo Destiny #18
Reverse Holofoil 13.3%—Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #24

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Magcargo cards?6 largest of set · one real card each
4 cardsSkyridgeSkyridge #H17 · $188.75
3 cardsLost ThunderLost Thunder #218 · $12.64
2 cardsAscended HeroesAscended Heroes #222 · $5.98
2 cardsDeoxysDeoxys #37 · $29.99
2 cardsPrimal ClashPrimal Clash #24 · $2.18
2 cardsTwilight MasqueradeTwilight Masquerade #191 · $1.45
Which sets hold the Magcargo cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Skyridge 413.3%$19.29Magcargo — Skyridge #H17
Lost Thunder 310.0%$7.62Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #218
Ascended Heroes 26.7%—Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #222
Deoxys 26.7%—Magcargo — Deoxys #37
Primal Clash 26.7%—Magcargo — Primal Clash #24
Twilight Masquerade 26.7%—Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #191
Celestial Storm 13.3%—Magcargo — Celestial Storm #24
Cosmic Eclipse 13.3%—Magcargo — Cosmic Eclipse #27
Destined Rivals 13.3%—Ethan's Magcargo — Destined Rivals #36
Dragon 13.3%—Magcargo ex — Dragon #95

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Who drew the Magcargo cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each
4 cardsMitsuhiro AritaSkyridge #H17 · $188.75
3 cards5ban GraphicsLost Thunder #218 · $12.64
2 cardsHajime KusajimaSkyridge #17 · $19.29
2 cardsMidori HaradaCelestial Storm #24 · $4.76
1 cardAya KusubeDeoxys #37 · $29.99
1 cardEri YamakiFusion Strike #35 · $0.30
Who drew the Magcargo cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Mitsuhiro Arita 413.3%$9.75Magcargo — Skyridge #H17
5ban Graphics 310.0%$7.62Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #218
Hajime Kusajima 26.7%—Magcargo — Skyridge #17
Midori Harada 26.7%—Magcargo — Celestial Storm #24
Aya Kusube 13.3%—Magcargo — Deoxys #37
Eri Yamaki 13.3%—Magcargo — Fusion Strike #35
Hideki Ishikawa 13.3%—Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #222
Hikaru Koike 13.3%—Magcargo ex — Dragon #95
Kagemaru Himeno 13.3%—Magcargo — Primal Clash #24
Masakazu Fukuda 13.3%—Magcargo — Vivid Voltage #28

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Magcargo card can attack with.

Fire28 · 93.3%Fighting2 · 6.7%
Which energy types do Magcargo cards use?2 largest of energy type · one real card each
28 cardsFireDragon #95 · $83.72
2 cardsFightingSkyridge #H17 · $188.75
Which energy types do Magcargo cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Fire 2893.3%$2.23Magcargo ex — Dragon #95
Fighting 26.7%—Magcargo — Skyridge #H17

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do Magcargo cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each
5 cardsEXDragon #95 · $83.72
5 cardsSun & MoonLost Thunder #218 · $12.64
4 cardsE-CardSkyridge #H17 · $188.75
4 cardsScarlet & VioletTwilight Masquerade #191 · $1.45
3 cardsSword & ShieldFusion Strike #35 · $0.30
3 cardsXYPrimal Clash #24 · $2.18
Which eras of the game do Magcargo cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
EX 516.7%$40.94Magcargo ex — Dragon #95
Sun & Moon 516.7%$4.76Magcargo-GX — Lost Thunder #218
E-Card 413.3%$19.29Magcargo — Skyridge #H17
Scarlet & Violet 413.3%$0.42Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #191
Sword & Shield 310.0%$0.23Magcargo — Fusion Strike #35
XY 310.0%$0.79Magcargo — Primal Clash #24
Mega Evolution 26.7%—Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #222
Neo 26.7%—Dark Magcargo — Neo Destiny #18
Diamond & Pearl 13.3%—Magcargo — Great Encounters #45
HeartGold & SoulSilver 13.3%—Magcargo — HS—Undaunted #6

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which Magcargo cards are still tournament legal?5 largest of regulation mark · one real card each
3 cardsHTwilight Masquerade #191 · $1.45
3 cardsIAscended Heroes #222 · $5.98
1 cardDVivid Voltage #28 · $0.23
1 cardEFusion Strike #35 · $0.30
1 cardFLost Origin #22 · $0.23
Which Magcargo cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation markCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
H 310.0%$0.52Magcargo ex — Twilight Masquerade #191
I 310.0%$0.31Ethan's Magcargo — Ascended Heroes #222
D 13.3%—Magcargo — Vivid Voltage #28
E 13.3%—Magcargo — Fusion Strike #35
F 13.3%—Magcargo — Lost Origin #22

Counted across all 30 Magcargo cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Magcargo Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Magcargo card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Magcargo Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP608011013027030
Biggest attack1050608022030

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Magcargo card HP
Lowest22.2% of the highest60 HP
Lower quarter29.6% of the highest80 HP
Typical40.7% of the highest110 HP
Upper quarter48.1% of the highest130 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest270 HP

HP printed on the 30 Magcargo cards that carry one. The typical card is 110 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 80 and 130 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Magcargo card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest22.2% of the highest60 HP
Lower quarter29.6% of the highest80 HP
Typical40.7% of the highest110 HP
Upper quarter48.1% of the highest130 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest270 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Magcargo card
Lowest4.5% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter22.7% of the highest50 damage
Typical27.3% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter36.4% of the highest80 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest220 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 30 Magcargo cards that print one. The typical card hits for 60. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 50 and 80. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Magcargo card
GroupShareValue
Lowest4.5% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter22.7% of the highest50 damage
Typical27.3% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter36.4% of the highest80 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest220 damage
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Can you still play Magcargo Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Magcargo card on the table, across all 30 of them.
The card shown is Magcargo. It is Skyridge #H17, Rare Holo. This group holds 30 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2003

What it costs to retreat a Magcargo Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Magcargo Pokémon card — 30 cards counted.
Share across 3 items. The largest is 3 at 83%.83%3
  • 383%
  • 210%
  • 47%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Magcargo Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today723.3%
Legal in Expanded today1756.7%
Cards with an Ability1550.0%
Cards with a special rule723.3%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 30 cards
Legal in Standard today23.3%7 cards
Legal in Expanded today56.7%17 cards
Cards with an Ability50.0%15 cards
Cards with a special rule23.3%7 cards

Each track is the whole of the 30 Magcargo cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 30 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today23.3%7 cards
Legal in Expanded today56.7%17 cards
Cards with an Ability50.0%15 cards
Cards with a special rule23.3%7 cards
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Which Magcargo Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 15 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Magcargo Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Magcargo collection is what it costs to get in.
1 Magcargo 22 — Lost Origin $0.23 Magcargo [22] 2 Magcargo 28 — Vivid Voltage $0.23 Magcargo [28] 3 Ethan's Magcargo 24 — Ascended Heroes $0.24 Ethan's Magcargo [24] 4 Magcargo 29 — Temporal Forces $0.28 Magcargo [29] 5 Magcargo 35 — Fusion Strike $0.30 Magcargo [35] 6 Ethan's Magcargo 36 — Destined Rivals $0.31 Ethan's Magcargo [36]
The 6 cheapest Magcargo cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $1.59, against $188.75 for the single dearest Magcargo card. The two ends of the same group sit 821× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Magcargo".

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How Magcargo compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Magcargo sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

Ranked by its single dearest card, Magcargo is number 101 of 206 Pokémon, on Skyridge #H17 at $188.75. By card count it is number 104, and by the price of an ordinary card number 133 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Magcargo is number 133

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00
  • GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
  • RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
  • UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
  • MagcargoNo. 133 by price · 30 cardsYou are here$3.52
  • PorygonNo. 134 by price · 24 cards$3.50
  • WooperNo. 135 by price · 26 cards$3.46

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Magcargo on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85Porygon — 24 cardsPokédex 137typical $3.50Wooper — 26 cardsPokédex 194typical $3.46
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How do Magcargo Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack, and the line below shows which Pokémon has to be played first. Every one of the 30 Magcargo cards that prints a stage prints the same one, Stage 1.
Collection line — what Magcargo cards are played on top of2 steps · each step is its own group of cards
Slugma24 cards · typical $0.69
Magcargo30 cards · typical $3.52
Slugma → Magcargo
  • The printed stage climbs Basic → Stage 1 along this line.
  • Typical HP rises from 70 on Slugma cards to 110 on Magcargo cards, 1.6× as high.
  • Magcargo cards are not played from the hand: they go on top of a Slugma card that is already on the table.
  • 27 of the 30 Magcargo cards on file print Evolves from Slugma.
Where Magcargo sits among the 206 Pokémon by evolution stage
Basic56.8%117 Pokémon
Stage 128.6%59 Pokémon
Stage 214.6%30 Pokémon

Every one of the 30 Magcargo cards that prints a stage prints Stage 1, so there is nothing to split inside the group. The tracks count the 206 Pokémon on file instead, and the highlighted one is the row Magcargo sits in.

Magcargo is one of 59 Pokémon whose cards are typically Stage 1. Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

Where Magcargo sits among the 206 Pokémon by evolution stage
GroupShareValue
Basic56.8%117 Pokémon
Stage 128.6%59 Pokémon
Stage 214.6%30 Pokémon
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The 3 dearest Magcargo cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Magcargo ex Dragon #95Most drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita
Magcargo cards
30on file
28 of them carry a price
Sets they appear in
10
Only the largest rows are listed in the table
Illustrators
10
Most often Mitsuhiro Arita
Typical card
$3.52median
One in ten costs over $36.56
Typical HP110Biggest attack60Weak toWaterEnergy typeFire

4 things that split what a Magcargo card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Same Magcargo, different printing — how far apart?2.7×dearest printing ÷ cheapest printingHolofoil · 11 cards$5.98Normal · 14 cards$2.23Bars are measured against Holofoil at $5.98See every printingWhich way did Magcargo card prices go over 12 months?+44%$2.44 → $3.5213 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curveWhich rarity of Magcargo card holds the value?$4.55UncommonUncommon · 8 cards$4.55Rare · 12 cards$0.79Bars are measured against UncommonSee every rarityWhere does Magcargo sit among the other Pokémon?No. 133of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 133 Magcargo$3.52Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Magcargo Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Magcargo Pokémon cards are there?

There are 30 Magcargo cards in this archive, and 28 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Magcargo Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $3.52. Across the 28 priced cards the range runs from $0.23 to $188.75, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Magcargo Pokémon card?

Magcargo H17 from Skyridge, at $188.75. It is 54× the typical price of the group.

Are Magcargo Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 133 of 206 Pokémon, with 73 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 30 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.1%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Magcargo Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 28 of the 30 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Magcargo Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 30 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 0 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Magcargo Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Magcargo Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Magcargo card rose from $2.44 to $3.52, a change of +44.3%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Magcargo Pokémon card cost?

One in four Magcargo cards costs $0.50 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.23. Three in four cost $19.59 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Magcargo Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Uncommon is the dearest kind of Magcargo card: 8 of them are on file and the middle one costs $4.55. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Magcargo Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Magcargo cards is 270, and the lowest is 60. The typical one is 110 HP, with half of them between 80 and 130 — figures counted from the 30 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Magcargo Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

7 of the 30 Magcargo cards are legal in Standard today and 17 in Expanded — 23.3% and 56.7% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

Are old Magcargo Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Magcargo cards the 2003 printings sit at a typical $51.51 and the 2024 ones at $0.52, while the dearest year of all is 2003 at $51.51. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Magcargo Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Magcargo 6 from HS—Undaunted, which went from $5.79 to $27.51 — a change of +375.1% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 15 Magcargo cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Magcargo Pokémon cards?

Magcargo cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Skyridge (4 cards, typically $19.29), Lost Thunder (3 cards, typically $7.62), Ascended Heroes (2 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Magcargo figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 30 Magcargo cards this site holds on file — 28 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

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The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

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Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Magcargo cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14