01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Slugma)

HP 80

TypeFighting

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

WeaknessWater ×2

Retreat●●●

SetSkyridge

Released2003

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$187 raw · PSA 10 ~$1,400 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026)

Verify against recent solds.

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07Why Collectors Want It

An e-Card-era holo from Skyridge (2003), numbered H17/144.
Verified at ~$187 raw, PSA 10 ~$1,400 (PriceCharting, May 2026) — roughly a 7x gem-mint multiple.
Skyridge holos are notoriously hard to find well-centered, so high grades are scarce.
A recognized e-Card-era sleeper among Magcargo and Johto-era collectors.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Magcargo with 80 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Streaming Mantle

When you play Magcargo from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, you may discard the top 3 cards of your deck and and then shuffle 3 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck. If you do, your opponent does the same.

Crushing Lava Cost: Fighting + Colorless + Colorless · 40+ damage

You may discard a Fire or Fighting basic Energy card attached to Magcargo. If you discard a Fire Energy card in this way, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If you discard a Fighting Energy card in this way, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.

Weakness: Water ×2
Retreat cost: 3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$1,400 against ~$187 raw — roughly 7x for a flawless copy (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).

Skyridge holo foil shows hairlines and the print runs off-center, so gem-mint copies are genuinely scarce.

Other graders: PSA leads resale on e-Card holos; BGS and CGC copies trade beneath an equivalent PSA 10.

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