Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 80.4 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP165
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
85
Defense
140
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
70
Speed
20
Total
470
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Torkoal
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Diamond
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Sword
Shield
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Torkoal can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
20 of 20
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Smog Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 4 | Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 8 | Rapid Spin Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 12 | Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 16 | Clear Smog Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers. | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 20 | Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Lava Plume Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 40 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 48 | Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 52 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 60 | Shell Smash Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 64 | Eruption Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power. | Fire | Special | 150 | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Torkoal can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Torkoal.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Torkoal”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/torkoal.
Species data from PokéAPI.