Technically a double post, but idc cause its cool.
Marcargo
Magcargo @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Will-O-Wisp
- Power Gem
- Stealth Rock/Lava Plume
I've been using magcargo specifically on a stall team, and its been decent. Now, how did I come across magcargo? Well, it is one of the highest defense mons with access to recover that is not on the Stall VR. I'll discuss what magcargo can do.
Firstly, and this is the main reason why I used it, magcargo is a flame body user that no fire type wants to switch into. It can also do well against ghold as it always lives a make it rain and recover off the damage, with lava plume always 2hit ko'ing offensive ghold. This means that magcargo can spread burns quite reliably as no mon really wants to switch into both power gem and will-o-wisp. For reference, cinder takes 67% min from power gem, and bulky gouging takes 40% min (which is a mon it can wall) while more offensive gouging takes 47% min. This is huge, with reliable status being something that stall teams do struggle a bit with as only really clod can do something similar.
Secondly, it is one of the best walls to adamant choice band gouging in sun. It is now mostly a gimmick set, but it can still break through an stall opposing team. Dondozo is 2hit ko'd by it, but magcargo? Well, I'll show the calc.
252+ Atk Choice Band Protosynthesis Tera Fire Gouging Fire Raging Fury vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Magcargo in Sun: 122-144 (37.6 - 44.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Yes, magcargo can comfortably take two gouging fire tera fire raging furies, something that dondozo cannot do.
252+ Atk Choice Band Protosynthesis Tera Fire Gouging Fire Raging Fury vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo in Sun: 252-297 (50 - 58.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
This is big for stall teams, as magcargo can recover off the damage until sun runs out, forcing them potentially into using e-quake, which is a lot more wallable by dondozo. If its not adamant, well magcargo can 3 comfortably (and like a 0.1% chance to take four) and power gem it, doing considerable damage to it.
Now, originally I had stealth rocks on magcargo, but I also had them on blissey and it worked a lot better there. Lava plume is a lot better as it can not only do decent damage to opponents, but has a nasty 30% burn rate too, making magcargo excellent at spreading burns.
Overall, while I wouldn't necessarily recommend using magcargo at all, it is a mon that can put in work. It's slightly more bulky than moltres, and can reliably spread burns to everything that isn't garg, clefable and gliscor, which I specifically have teammates that help with these mons. I have had fun with this mon and it hasn't been absolute doo doo, so I'll consider that a win.
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Magcargo in this to see the glory.