Is Torchic Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Steven's Fire starter gift after defeating Red. Blaziken at 36 adds Fighting to Fire. The best coverage of the three Hoenn starters, but post-Red timing means it never sees a gym.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's Pokemon outpace and outclass Torchic here.
Brock's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Misty's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift
Torchic is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 5. From Steven Stone after defeating Red. Receive from Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron City after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- TM65GhostShadow ClawPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 42
- LV 34NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Torchic to Blaziken
Combusken evolves into Blaziken at Level 36. Your Torchic should hit Level 36 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- LV 49FlyingBrave BirdPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 66FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Torchic in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Steven Stone hands out the three Hoenn starters at Silph Co. once Red is beaten, and Torchic is the Fire choice. Lock it in and the Treecko and Mudkip lines are off the table for this save.
1 location to catch Torchic
Badge 8How to Obtain Torchic in HGSS
How to Get Shiny Torchic in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Torchic is another Hoenn starter bred for its shiny here, so pair it with a foreign parent the Masuda way. Compare Shiny Torchic odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Torchic Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Torchic Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Torchic
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x441-520%KO Earthquake 2x197-232%KO Surf 2x73-87% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x239-282%KO Stone Edge 2x159-188%KO Surf 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x159-187%KO Stone Edge 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x208-245%KO Earthquake 2x154-182%KO Stone Edge 2x154-182%KO | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Suicune builds →Surf 2x143-168%KO Dig 2x80-95% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x168-198%KO Dig 2x73-85% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x239-282%KO Stone Edge 2x239-282%KO Surf 2x55-66% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x173-203%KO Stone Edge 2x214-252%KO Dig 2x115-135%KO | ||
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodCherrygrove City Surfing | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x245-289%KO Earthquake 2x163-193%KO Surf 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x221-260%KO Ancient Power 2x112-132%KO Mud Shot 2x68-80% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x188-221%KO Dig 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Feraligatr builds →Aqua Tail 2x179-210%KO Earthquake 2x132-156%KO Rock Slide 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torchic View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x207-243%KO Waterfall 2x166-196%KO Stone Edge 2x138-162%KO | ||
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 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 10 more to offspring.
HGSS Torchic Best Moveset
70 Sp. Atk and 45 Speed with AbilityBlaze for emergency power. Basic special Fire damage at 45 HP. Blaziken's Fire/Fighting combination is two evolutions away.
Best Build
Torchic best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power Grass
- Rock Slide
- Quick Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Baton Pass from the egg pool give Torchic something extra. Pair those with Fire Blast and Heat Wave for STAB and coverage across 7 types 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 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Inside its body is a place where it keeps a small flame. Hug it! It will be as warm as a hot-water bottle.
Torchic HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Torchic has 310 BST and evolves into Combusken. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Torchic is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Torchic becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
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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