Torkoal can be obtained in: Ruby (Wild – Fiery path), Sapphire (Wild – Fiery path), Emerald (Wild – Fiery path, Magma hideout), Diamond (Wild – Stark mountain, Sinnoh route 227), Pearl (Wild – Stark mountain, Sinnoh route 227), Platinum (Wild – Stark mountain, Sinnoh route 227), X (Wild, Red Flowers – Kalos route 18), Y (Wild, Red Flowers – Kalos route 18), Sun (Wild – Alola route 12, Blush mountain), Moon (Wild – Alola route 12, Blush mountain), Ultra Sun (Wild – Alola route 12, Blush mountain), Ultra Moon (Wild – Alola route 12, Blush mountain). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#324 Torkoal

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Height0.5 m(1'08")

Weight80.4 kg(177.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 3

Torkoal Evolution

TorkoalLevel 1

Torkoal's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	70		281
Attack	85		206
Defense	140		316
Sp. Atk	85		206
Sp. Def	70		176
Speed	20		76
		0/508	1261

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

water ground rock

1xdamage

normal electric fighting poison flying psychic ghost dragon dark

0.5xdamage

fire grass ice bug steel fairy

Torkoal Abilities

White Smoke

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Drought

Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Shell ArmorHidden

Protects against critical hits.

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Torkoal Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Ember	fire	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Smog	poison	special	30	70	Level 1	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Withdraw	water	status	–	–	Level 4	The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, boosting its Defense stat.
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100	Level 8	The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat.
Smokescreen	normal	status	–	100	Level 12	The user releases an obscuring cloud of smoke or ink. This lowers the target's accuracy.
Clear Smog	poison	special	50	–	Level 16	The user attacks the target by throwing a clump of special mud. All stat changes are eliminated.
Flame Wheel	fire	physical	60	100	Level 20	The user attacks by cloaking itself in fire and charging at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	Level 24	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Lava Plume	fire	special	80	100	Level 28	The user torches everything around it in an inferno of scarlet flames. This may also leave those it hits with a burn.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	Level 32	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	Level 36	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	Level 40	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Level 44	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90	Level 48	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	Level 52	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Inferno	fire	special	100	50	Level 56	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Shell Smash	normal	status	–	–	Level 60	The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
Eruption	fire	special	150	100	Level 64	The user attacks opposing Pokémon with explosive fury. The lower the user's HP, the lower the move's power.
Body Press	fighting	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense stat, the greater the damage this move deals.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Burning Jealousy	fire	special	70	100	TM	The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	TM	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Flame Charge	fire	physical	50	100	TM	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Flare Blitz	fire	physical	120	100	TM	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Heat Crash	fire	physical	–	100	TM	The user slams into the target with its flame-covered body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Heavy Slam	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Overheat	fire	special	130	90	TM	The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	TM	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Scorching Sands	ground	special	70	100	TM	The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bomb	poison	special	90	100	TM	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Temper Flare	fire	physical	75	100	TM	Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Will O Wisp	fire	status	–	85	TM	The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Ancient Power	rock	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Fissure	ground	physical	–	30	Egg	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Egg	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Yawn	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.

Torkoal Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Ultra Sun

You can tell how it’s feeling by the smoke spouting from its shell. Tremendous velocity is a sign of good health.

Ruby

TORKOAL digs through mountains in search of coal. If it finds some, it fills hollow spaces on its shell with the coal and burns it. If it is attacked, this POKéMON spouts thick black smoke to beat a retreat.

Sapphire

TORKOAL generates energy by burning coal. It grows weaker as the fire dies down. When it is preparing for battle, this POKéMON burns more coal.

Emerald

It battles using energy it gets from burning coal. When loosing smoke from its nostrils, it lets off a sound that is similar to a locomotive’s horn.

FireRed

It burns coal inside its shell. If it is attacked, it belches thick, black smoke and flees.

In Other Languages

Torkoal's Japanese name is Cotoise (コータス). Here are all the official names for Torkoal across different languages:

JapaneseコータスCotoise

Korean코터스

Chinese (Traditional)煤炭龜

FrenchChartor