Temporal Forces

Magcargo

TEFFR29· Rare
Magcargo TEF 29

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
120
Type
Fire
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
4
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
H
Number
29/162
Set
Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its Ability

Lava ZoneZone de Lave

Whenever your opponent's Active Pokémon moves to the Bench during their turn, their new Active Pokémon is now Burned.À chaque fois que le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire se déplace vers le Banc pendant son tour, son nouveau Pokémon Actif est maintenant Brûlé.

Its attacks

Heat BlastExplosion de Chaleur

100

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It has an Ability, Lava Zone. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  2. A strength

    Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  3. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 1,533 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Temporal Forces landed here on 22 March 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 26 January 2024, under the code SV5K + SV5M. That is 56 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 30 Magcargo cards on one page, priciest first.

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