# Magcargo (Japanese) #018 — SV5M: Cyber Judge

## Summary

Magcargo has long been a favorite for the sheer oddity of its design, a slug that carries a shell of lava and burns whatever it touches, and Johto fans still talk about it more than most Fire types of its generation. On this Japanese card it creeps across dark rock under a night sky, flame spilling from the shell. Released in January 2024 in Cyber Judge, it beat the English Temporal Forces copy by two months, and as a regular rare it stays an easy pickup. A $0.21 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and a PSA 10 would fetch about $40 against $65 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SV5M: Cyber Judge |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 018 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | jp-sv |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2024-01-26 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.21** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $1.59 — as of 2026-11-06T21:06:39.451Z
- Quant score: 50/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-06T21:06:39.451Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2024-01-26T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-28T14:25:21.107Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T14:25:21.109Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-06T00:30:19.183Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T14:25:21.107Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/sv5m-cyber-judge/magcargo)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23613-018%3AJA%3AHOLO~NM)