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Torkoal
Coal Pokémon
You find abandoned coal mines full of them. They dig tirelessly in search of coal.
Torkoal Profile
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 80.4 kg
- Abilities
- White Smoke, Drought, Shell Armor (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Habitat
- Mountain
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 90 / 255 (35%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Torkoal Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Torkoal's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Torkoal?
See the full Torkoal weakness guide — best counters included →
Torkoal Evolutions
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Where to Catch Torkoal
In Ruby, Torkoal can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Torkoal Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Smog | Poison | Special | Lv. 1 | 30 | 70% | 20 | |
| Withdraw | Water | Status | Lv. 4 | — | — | 40 | |
| Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | Lv. 8 | 50 | 100% | 40 | |
| Smokescreen | Normal | Status | Lv. 12 | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Clear Smog | Poison | Special | Lv. 16 | 50 | — | 15 | |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | Lv. 20 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | Lv. 24 | — | — | 10 | |
| Lava Plume | Fire | Special | Lv. 28 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | Lv. 32 | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | Lv. 36 | — | — | 15 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | Lv. 40 | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | Lv. 44 | — | — | 10 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | Lv. 48 | 95 | 90% | 10 | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | Lv. 52 | — | — | 20 | |
| Inferno | Fire | Special | Lv. 56 | 100 | 50% | 5 | |
| Shell Smash | Normal | Status | Lv. 60 | — | — | 15 | |
| Eruption | Fire | Special | Lv. 64 | 150 | 100% | 5 | |
| Body Press | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Burning Jealousy | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 85% | 5 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Overheat | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 130 | 90% | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 90% | 10 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 80% | 5 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 90% | 15 | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | Egg | 60 | 100% | 5 | |
| Fissure | Ground | Physical | Egg | — | 30% | 5 | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Yawn | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 10 |
Torkoal Questions & Answers
- What is Torkoal weak to?
- Torkoal takes extra damage from Ground (2×), Rock (2×), and Water (2×) type attacks.
- What is Torkoal resistant to?
- Torkoal takes reduced damage from Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Torkoal strong against?
- Torkoal's Fire type attacks are super effective against Bug, Steel, Grass, and Ice Pokémon.
- What type is Torkoal?
- Torkoal is a Fire-type Pokémon.
- What are Torkoal's base stats?
- Torkoal has a base stat total of 470 — HP 70, Attack 85, Defense 140, Sp. Atk 85, Sp. Def 70, Speed 20.