Is Torchic Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Torchic faces the toughest endgame of any Emerald starter. Blaziken at 36 adds Fighting to Fire with AbilityBlaze. The gym circuit is strong: handles Brawly, Norman, and contributes against Winona. Then Juan's Water gym and Wallace's Water Champion hit back hard. Fire/Fighting dominates mid-game and struggles at the finish.
Roxanne's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Combusken has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Combusken trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Combusken has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Combusken has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Combusken trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Blaziken resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Blaziken resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Starter
Torchic is available as a starter at Lv 5.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
Evolve Torchic to Combusken
Torchic evolves into Combusken at Level 16. Your Torchic should hit Level 16 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 50FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
Evolve Combusken to Blaziken
Combusken evolves into Blaziken at Level 36. Your Combusken should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36FireBlaze KickPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 59FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Torchic in Emerald
Torchic is the Fire option in Birch's starter bag, and like the other two it never turns up wild. Choosing it on Route 101 is a permanent call for that save, with no second chance to catch one later.
1 location to catch Torchic
How to Obtain Torchic in E
- Step 1Torchic ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Blaziken
How to Get Shiny Torchic in Emerald
Torchic is Birch's Fire-type starter offered on Route 101, so stand in front of his bag, save, and soft-reset the gift until the little chick finally turns up shiny. Compare Shiny Torchic odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Torchic Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Emerald shiny odds for Torchic.
Torchic Weakness
Torchic's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Torchic Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Torchic
 Mudkip Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Mudkip builds →Rock Tomb 2x51-60% Water Gun 2x47-56% Mud-Slap 2x23-28% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Totodile Water | D | |
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift | ||
 Marill Water | D | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Marill builds →Water Gun 2x35-42% Rollout 2x19-23% | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Torchic Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Torchic with 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Endure, Reversal and 3 more to offspring.
E Torchic Best Moveset
Fire starter with strong offensive potential once it evolves, but Torchic itself offers nothing to competitive teams. The moveset should run special Fire moves while leveling.
Best Build
Torchic best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Reversal
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Endure from the egg pool give Torchic something extra. Pair those with Overheat and Fire Blast for STAB and Normal and Flying coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If attacked, it strikes back by spitting balls of fire it forms in its stomach. A TORCHIC dislikes darkness because it can’t see its surroundings.
Torchic Emerald Guide
In Emerald, 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.
Game Availability
Torchic first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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