Its greatest asset is Defense — higher than 97% of species. Weak point: Speed — lower than 98% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses and 6 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (85) and Sp. Atk (85) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Sp. Def does not stop anything here anyway.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe Slow and attacking on both sides — the cheapest thing to give up is what it does not have. Under Trick Room this drop actually helps.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 10
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #105 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #110 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Kalos | #096 | X / Y |
| Alola | #223 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #287 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #300 | Sword / Shield |
| Isle of Armor | #173 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Paldea | #150 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #086 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Pokémon Champions | #324 | Champions |
Abilities
- White Smoke Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
- Drought Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
- Shell Armor Protects against critical hits.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.
Rank 76 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 1.45% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
You can tell how it’s feeling by the smoke spouting from its shell. Tremendous velocity is a sign of good health.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Torkoal takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Torkoal appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (17)
All Torkoal cards →Torkoal has 17 cards in 15 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (22)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Sinnoh
Moves (88)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (66 via TM/TR, 12 via Egg, 24 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 | 70% | 20 |
| 4 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 8 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100% | 40 |
| 12 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 13 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| 16 | Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 20 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 24 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Lava Plume | Fire | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 32 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 40 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 42 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 44 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 48 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90% | 10 |
| 52 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50% | 5 |
| 60 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 64 | Eruption | Fire | Special | 150 | 100% | 5 |