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Torkoal, a Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Torkoal: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

FireZU

Torkoal is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (140) and Attack (85), with a base stat total of 470. Competitively it is a lower-tier option. It currently appears on 2.6% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 6.1% usage.

Build a team with Torkoal

What is Torkoal weak to?

How much damage Torkoal takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireGrassIceSteel

Torkoal takes super-effective damage from Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Best moveset for Torkoal

The most-used moves on Torkoal in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Rapid SpinNormal5023.4%
  • Stealth RockRock-19.7%
  • Lava PlumeFire8018.2%
  • Will-O-WispFire-13.8%
  • Body PressFighting807.1%
  • Earth PowerGround906.7%

Best nature for Torkoal

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 248/0/252/0/8/0 EVs (62% of sets).

Abilities

  • White SmokePrevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's stat stages.
  • DroughtOn switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sunny Day.
  • Shell ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.

Best counters for Torkoal

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Torkoal:

Best teammates for Torkoal

Pokémon most often paired with Torkoal on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (60 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
EruptionFire150100%Special
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
InfernoFire10050%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
Lava PlumeFire80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
Burning JealousyFire70100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Flame WheelFire60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Clear SmogPoison50-Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Rapid SpinNormal50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
EmberFire40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
SmogPoison3070%Special
FissureGround?30%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Heat CrashFire?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Shell SmashNormal--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SmokescreenNormal-100%Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status
WithdrawWater--Status
YawnNormal--Status