Is Torkoal Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Fiery Path catch. Pure Fire with AbilityWhite Smoke blocking stat drops. Torkoal is slow with high Defense and decent Special. Handles Glacia and Steven's Skarmory. The Speed is a real issue since faster opponents get free hits. A defensive Fire option for patient players.
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 team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Torkoal's defenses.
Wallace's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Torkoal has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Torkoal's weaknesses hard.
Torkoal trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Torkoal in Fiery Path (walking, Lv 14-16, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 20NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- 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
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 46FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
Ruby & Sapphire Torkoal Locations
Inside a single cave near the volcano is the only place Torkoal turns up, uncommon at levels 14 to 16. There's no surface spawn at all, so that one underground room is your whole search.
1 location to catch Torkoal
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Torkoal in Ruby & Sapphire
How to Get Shiny Torkoal in Ruby & Sapphire
Torkoal smolders inside the Fiery Path, so battle the wild ones there and keep an eye out for a shiny glimmer. Compare Shiny Torkoal odds across every game
Shiny Torkoal Evolution
Does Not EvolveRuby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 2x39-46% Rock Tomb 2x21-26% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x51-60% Dig 2x15-19% Rollout 2x9-12% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Graveler builds →Dig 2x39-46% Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Marshtomp builds →Dig 2x35-42% Rock Tomb 2x20-24% Water Gun 2x33-39% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Trapinch builds →Dig 2x39-46% Rock Tomb 2x21-26% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x33-39% Dig 2x26-31% Water Gun 2x18-21% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Numel FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Numel builds →Dig 2x26-32% Rock Tomb 2x15-19% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x26-32% Dig 2x20-24% | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Torkoal View Baltoy builds →Dig 2x24-28% Ancient Power 2x15-19% | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
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.
RS Torkoal Best Moveset
140 Defense blocks physical hits, and AbilityWhite Smoke prevents all stat drops regardless of AbilityIntimidate or other effects. MoveFire Blast from 85 Sp. Atk, MoveYawn forces switches. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Physical Fire tank with stat-drop immunity.
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
TORKOAL digs through mountains in search of coal. If it finds some, it fills hollow spaces on its shell with the coal and burns it. If it is attacked, this POKéMON spouts thick black smoke to beat a retreat.
TORKOAL generates energy by burning coal. It grows weaker as the fire dies down. When it is preparing for battle, this POKéMON burns more coal.
Torkoal Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Torkoal can be caught in the wild at Hoenn Fiery Path in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire.
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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