Is Torchic Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
The Fire starter that becomes Fire/Fighting at Combusken. Torchic struggles against Roxanne's Rock-types at the start but Combusken at 16 handles everything after. Blaziken at 36 is one of the strongest Pokemon in RS. Pick Torchic for the broadest gym coverage.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 Wallace'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Starter
Torchic is available as a starter at Lv 5.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 34NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
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 Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- 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
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 50FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
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
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 59FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
How to Get Torchic in Ruby & Sapphire
Torchic is the Fire pick of Birch's three starters, given at level 5 on Route 101. Choose it and the other two slip away, with no wild Torchic to grab later.
1 location to catch Torchic
How to Obtain Torchic in RS
- Step 1Torchic ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Blaziken
How to Get Shiny Torchic in Ruby & Sapphire
Torchic is the Fire starter Professor Birch hands you on Route 101, so soft reset his gift before you accept it until Torchic arrives shiny. Compare Shiny Torchic odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
 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.
RS Torchic Best Moveset
Fire starter pre-evolution with AbilityBlaze boosting Fire at low HP. Stats can't support MoveFire Blast. Blaziken brings the Fire/Fighting combination that defines a unique offensive role.
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
TORCHIC sticks with its TRAINER, following behind with unsteady steps. This POKéMON breathes fire of over 1,800 degrees F, including fireballs that leave the foe scorched black.
TORCHIC has a place inside its body where it keeps its flame. Give it a hug - it will be glowing with warmth. This POKéMON is covered all over by a fluffy coat of down.
Torchic Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Torchic usually lands second behind Mudkip in Ruby and Sapphire rankings. The knock against it is a slow start and a reliance on TMs for its best attacks, with the real power arriving once it becomes Blaziken. Mudkip is the safer choice and Treecko the faster one, so Torchic is for players who want a hard-hitting team.
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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