Special
Balanced
DTier
45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Torchic's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Defense trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP45
D
Attack60
C
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def50
D
Speed45
D
Total310
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight2.5 kg
5.5 lbsFeather
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
Blaze
Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Speed BoostHA
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries

A fire burns inside it, so it feels very warm to hug. It launches fireballs of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

Torchic Weakness

Torchic's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Torchic Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
6Resist
0Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRock
½xResist
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Torchic in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Torchic with Stone Edge (484-570%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (288-339%). Slowbro's Scald also KOs at 130-153%.

Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark
A
Recommended Build
AbilitySand Stream
ItemChoice Band
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • CrunchSTAB
  • Stone Edge
  • Earthquake
  • Stealth Rock
Damage vs Torchic
Crunch
194-228%KO
Stone Edge 2x
484-570%KO
Earthquake 2x
323-380%KO
View Tyranitar builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Torchic is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Combusken first, then eventually reaches Blaziken. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Torchic. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Torchic
#255Torchic
16
Level 16
Combusken
#256Combusken
36
Level 36
Blaziken
#257Blaziken
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Torchic
Fire
Combusken
FireFighting
Blaziken
FireFighting
HP
45
60+15
80+20
ATK
60
85+25
120+35
DEF
40
60+20
70+10
SP.ATK
70
85+15
110+25
SP.DEF
50
60+10
70+10
SPE
45
55+10
80+25
BST
310D-Tier
405D-Tier+95
530B-Tier+125
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Cannon
TYPE
Special
Mixed
Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Torchic with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
12moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 131·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Torchic Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Baton Pass from the egg pool give Torchic something extra. Pair those with Overheat and Flare Blitz for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 3
Ember
D4010025Fire
Lv 6
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 9
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
Lv 12
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 15
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 18
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
Lv 21
Slash
D7010020Normal
Lv 24
Bounce
D85855Flying
Lv 27
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 30
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
Lv 33
Feather Dance
D—10015Flying
Lv 36
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
Lv 39
Flare Blitz
C12010015Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM93
Cut
—509530Normal
TM28
Dig
D8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
TM50
Overheat
B130905Fire
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire
TM10
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Agility
C——30Psychic
Egg
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
Egg
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Egg
Crush Claw
D759510Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Feather Dance
D—10015Flying
Egg
Feint+2
—3010010Normal
Egg
Last Resort
C1401005Normal
Egg
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
Egg
Night Slash
D7010015Dark
Egg
Peck
—3510035Flying
Egg
Reversal
D—10015Fighting

Tutor Moves

Torchic can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Torchic Locations

Torchic starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 6 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Torchic in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Which version you're playing matters for Torchic. 6 walking spots at Lv. 58-63 spread across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Sandsear Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Desert
Post
Post-game
Sandsear Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Desert
Post
Post-game
Typhlo Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Typhlo Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Volcanic Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Volcano
Post
Post-game
Volcanic Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Volcano
Post
Post-game

Torchic Guide

  • Combusken at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blaziken at level 36 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 16 gets you Combusken. Quick enough that Torchic barely slows you down.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Torchic does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Combusken before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • You can find Torchic in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Torchic first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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