Is Torkoal Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only pure Fire from Hoenn. AbilityWhite Smoke blocks stat drops. High Defense but terrible Speed. No Drought ability yet in Gen 4. If imported, handles Gardenia and Candice. Slower than everything it fights.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Torkoal resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Torkoal on Route 227 (Poké Radar, Lv 24-55, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 28FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 39FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Torkoal Locations
Torkoal chains off the Poke Radar around Stark Mountain, common across a wide level 24 to 55. The coal Pokemon only shows through a Radar chain, so plain exploring will not turn one up.
2 locations to catch Torkoal
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Torkoal in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Torkoal in Diamond & Pearl
Torkoal smolders along Route 227 and Stark Mountain, so a PokeRadar chain there lands its shiny at the 1 in 200 rate. Compare Shiny Torkoal odds across every game
Shiny Torkoal Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Torkoal Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Torkoal in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Torkoal Weakness
Torkoal is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Torkoal's physical bulk (base 140 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| 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 Torkoal Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Torkoal
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x74-87% Stone Edge 2x74-87% Surf 2x36-42% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x74-87% Stone Edge 2x49-58% Surf 2x55-65% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x50-59% Stone Edge 2x33-39% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x141-166%KO Ancient Power 2x71-84% Mud Shot 2x43-51% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x54-63% Stone Edge 2x66-78% Dig 2x36-42% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x74-87% Dig 2x39-46% Rock Slide 2x37-44% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x137-161%KO Earthquake 2x35-41% Rock Slide 2x26-31% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x64-75% Stone Edge 2x43-50% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x120-142%KO Dig 2x27-32% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x59-69% Stone Edge 2x39-46% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x71-84% Earthquake 2x48-56% Water Pulse 2x32-38% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x56-66% Stone Edge 2x37-44% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x59-69% Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x69-81% Stone Edge 2x46-54% | ||
Torkoal Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Torkoal sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Torkoal easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Earthquake, Endure, Eruption and 3 more to offspring.
DP Torkoal Best Moveset
140 Defense blocks physical attacks, and 85 in both Attack stats give the moveset some offensive presence on either side. AbilityWhite Smoke prevents stat drops. But 20 Speed is the lowest among Fire types, and 25% from MoveStealth Rock per switch adds up.
Best Build
Torkoal best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Yawn
- Stealth Rock
- Flamethrower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Torkoal gets Earthquake and Endure exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Eruption and Overheat.
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
32 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered.
Torkoal Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Torkoal is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Torkoal becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Torkoal plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Flamethrower is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Torkoal. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 SpA / 6 SpD EVs. Fits the trick room role.
Game Availability
Torkoal first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters 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
Winds & Waves
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