Is Torkoal Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Fiery Path catch. Pure Fire with AbilityWhite Smoke blocking stat drops. Torkoal has high Defense and decent Special but terrible Speed. Handles Glacia and Sidney's Grass-types. Slower than everything it fights. Patient players who work around the Speed get a durable Fire option.
Roxanne's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Flannery's typing presses Torkoal's defenses.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Juan's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Torkoal in Fiery Path (walking, Lv 14-16, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 20NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- LV 30FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 46FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
Emerald Torkoal Locations
Torkoal smolders in two fiery spots, uncommon in the Fiery Path early and common in the Magma Hideout later. The coal turtle keeps to those volcanic pockets in Emerald, so a Fiery Path pass on the way through is the easy grab.
2 locations to catch Torkoal
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Torkoal in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Torkoal in Emerald
Torkoal smolders in the heat of Fiery Path, turning up now and then; grind through the cave's ashen passages until the shiny coal turtle fires up in battle. Compare Shiny Torkoal odds across every game
Shiny Torkoal Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Torkoal Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Torkoal in the Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Torkoal Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Torkoal
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x38-44% Rock Tomb 2x20-25% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x49-58% Dig 2x15-18% Rollout 2x9-11% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Graveler builds →Dig 2x38-44% Rock Tomb 2x32-38% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Marshtomp builds →Dig 2x34-41% Rock Tomb 2x19-23% Water Gun 2x32-38% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Trapinch builds →Dig 2x38-44% Rock Tomb 2x20-25% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x32-38% Dig 2x25-30% Water Gun 2x17-20% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Numel FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Numel builds →Dig 2x25-31% Rock Tomb 2x15-18% | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Croconaw builds →Dig 2x20-25% Water Gun 2x32-38% | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x25-31% Dig 2x19-23% | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Baltoy builds →Dig 2x23-27% Ancient Power 2x15-18% | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
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 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Endure, Eruption, Sleep Talk and 1 more to offspring.
E Torkoal Best Moveset
140 base Defense makes Torkoal one of the physically bulkiest Fire types in Emerald, walling physical attackers while the moveset sets up MoveStealth Rock support. AbilityWhite Smoke prevents stat drops, though the 20 base Speed ensures it never outspeeds anything.
Best Build
Torkoal best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP
Special Tank Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Explosion
- Overheat
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Torkoal gets Endure and Eruption exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Poison and Normal coverage and more 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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It battles using energy it gets from burning coal. When loosing smoke from its nostrils, it lets off a sound that is similar to a locomotive’s horn.
Torkoal Emerald Guide
In Emerald, 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 Emerald, Torkoal pairs best with Swampert. Swampert has Decent synergy and covers what Torkoal can't handle on its own.
In Emerald, Quiet is the go-to nature for Torkoal. That's +Sp. Atk / -Speed. Pair it with 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpA 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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