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Pokémon · #324

Torkoal

Fire Legal in M-C

Torkoal is #35 on the ladder, on 5.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 85
Def 140
SpA 85
SpD 70
Spe 20

Base stat total 470

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD · Quiet Nature

Types and weaknesses

Fire
Weak ×2
WaterGroundRock
Resists ×½
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Abilities

White Smoke
Prevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's stat stages. · used by 0%
Drought
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sun. · used by 100%
Shell Armor
This Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.

Speed tier

Most common
36 (Quiet, 0 Spe SP, 89% of spreads)
Fastest
79 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
40 (0 SP)
Slowest
36 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 36, it outspeeds 0 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Kingambit 70
  2. Mega Golisopod 60
  3. Hatterene 44
  4. Torkoal (this) 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #35 · on 5.1% of teams · 222,546 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Eruption 95.9%
  2. Protect 86.7%
  3. Weather Ball 72.2%
  4. Earth Power 40.4%
  5. Heat Wave 38.3%
  6. Helping Hand 28.0%
  7. Solar Beam 13.3%
  8. Yawn 7.8%
  9. Flamethrower 4.1%
  10. Body Press 3.5%

Items

  1. Charcoal 90.1%
  2. Sitrus Berry 4.2%
  3. Life Orb 1.4%
  4. Leftovers 1.4%
  5. Eject Button 0.8%
  6. Heat Rock 0.7%

Abilities

  1. Drought 99.5%
  2. White Smoke 0.5%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 36 52.5%
  2. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 36 15.0%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 40 7.7%
  4. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 36 7.1%
  5. Quiet 30/0/0/32/4/0 · Spe 36 2.0%
  6. Bold 32/0/10/20/4/0 · Spe 40 1.7%
  7. Quiet 32/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 36 0.9%
  8. Calm 30/0/0/4/32/0 · Spe 40 0.5%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 55.4%
  2. Farigiraf 32.5%
  3. Sneasler 27.8%
  4. Mega Gardevoir 23.9%
  5. Kingambit 22.3%
  6. Armarouge 20.1%
  7. Hatterene 18.7%
  8. Basculegion 14.8%
  9. Incineroar 14.6%
  10. Mega Golisopod 13.6%
  11. Mega Garchomp Z 10.0%
  12. Rillaboom 9.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #32 · on 5.9% of teams · 222,546 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Eruption 93.2%
  2. Protect 89.0%
  3. Weather Ball 61.6%
  4. Earth Power 45.4%
  5. Heat Wave 41.1%
  6. Helping Hand 23.2%
  7. Solar Beam 18.1%
  8. Yawn 5.5%
  9. Body Press 4.3%
  10. Flamethrower 3.8%

Items

  1. Charcoal 86.6%
  2. Life Orb 2.6%
  3. Sitrus Berry 2.2%
  4. Leftovers 2.1%
  5. Heat Rock 1.7%
  6. Eject Button 1.0%

Abilities

  1. Drought 99.5%
  2. White Smoke 0.4%
  3. Shell Armor 0.0%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 36 49.5%
  2. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 40 10.5%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 36 10.4%
  4. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 36 5.5%
  5. Quiet 32/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 36 1.9%
  6. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 40 1.2%
  7. Quiet 2/0/0/32/32/0 · Spe 36 1.1%
  8. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 40 0.9%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 49.2%
  2. Farigiraf 31.2%
  3. Sneasler 22.3%
  4. Mega Gardevoir 21.2%
  5. Kingambit 19.4%
  6. Hatterene 17.8%
  7. Armarouge 16.9%
  8. Mega Golisopod 15.1%
  9. Incineroar 14.3%
  10. Rillaboom 10.2%
  11. Basculegion 9.1%
  12. Sylveon 7.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #29 · on 5.9% of teams · 222,546 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Eruption 91.2%
  2. Protect 89.1%
  3. Weather Ball 55.8%
  4. Earth Power 43.6%
  5. Heat Wave 42.3%
  6. Helping Hand 22.6%
  7. Solar Beam 21.0%
  8. Yawn 5.8%
  9. Body Press 4.7%
  10. Ancient Power 4.0%

Items

  1. Charcoal 82.4%
  2. Leftovers 3.0%
  3. Heat Rock 3.0%
  4. Life Orb 2.9%
  5. Sitrus Berry 2.4%
  6. Eject Button 1.1%

Abilities

  1. Drought 99.3%
  2. White Smoke 0.7%
  3. Shell Armor 0.1%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 36 43.3%
  2. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 40 13.1%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 36 9.5%
  4. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 36 4.7%
  5. Quiet 32/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 36 2.0%
  6. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 40 1.9%
  7. Quiet 2/0/0/32/32/0 · Spe 36 1.5%
  8. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 40 1.1%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 45.6%
  2. Farigiraf 29.1%
  3. Sneasler 20.4%
  4. Mega Gardevoir 18.3%
  5. Kingambit 17.2%
  6. Hatterene 16.3%
  7. Armarouge 15.4%
  8. Mega Golisopod 14.8%
  9. Incineroar 13.9%
  10. Rillaboom 10.2%
  11. Basculegion 8.4%
  12. Sylveon 7.4%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 207 of 4,641 teams (4.5%) · win rate 46.9% (95% interval 43.9%–50.0%, n = 1,030 games) · 18 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Hatterene +16.2 pp n = 41,638 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Torkoal teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (7.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Armarouge +13.8 pp n = 44,732 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Torkoal teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (3.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F +35.1 pp n = 123,268 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 55% of Torkoal teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Gardevoir +14.4 pp n = 53,166 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Torkoal teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (2.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Farigiraf +16.8 pp n = 72,216 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Torkoal teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.07× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Garchomp Z +2.1 pp n = 22,299 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Torkoal teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (1.27× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Kingambit -3.0 pp n = 49,583 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Torkoal teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Golisopod -2.1 pp n = 30,266 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Torkoal teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Sneasler -9.3 pp n = 61,846 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Torkoal teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Basculegion -5.8 pp n = 32,959 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Torkoal teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -17.1 pp n = 32,536 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Torkoal teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -36.7 pp n = 22,099 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Torkoal teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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