Ethan's Magcargo 36/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Ethan's Magcargo is 36/182, in position 36 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Ethan's Slugma, and after it is 37 Team Rocket's Houndour. The listed rarity is Rare.

Ethan's Magcargo is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Magcargo (#219), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Ethan's Slugma. In this catalog that name is Slugma (#218).

Magcargo (#219) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Magcargo 33/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card is named Magcargo, while this one is Ethan's Magcargo. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. 24 other cards of Magcargo list a different HP.

Melt Away is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has no Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost. The attack Lava Burst lists 70× damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire. Discard up to 5 Fire Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magcargo can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Ethan and his Pokémon. I still need this card.