Pokedex · Champions · #324
Torkoal
Fire type · strong stats (BST 470, top 87% of the Champions roster) · builds into a physical tank.
Torkoal
fire · BST 470 · physical tank
Base stats
| HP | 70 | |
| Attack | 85 | |
| Defense | 140 | |
| Sp. Atk | 85 | |
| Sp. Def | 70 | |
| Speed | 20 |
Defensive profile
How incoming damage multiplies for this form.
Abilities
Selectable in Champions (400 VP to change).
- White Smoke
- Drought
- Shell Armor
How to use Torkoal in Champions
Torkoal fills a physical tank niche on Champions ranked teams. With a 66-stat-point budget (max 32 per stat), most builds pour 32 into Attack and its best defensive stat, then fine-tune Speed in steps of 2 to sit just above or below the metagame's common numbers.
Defensively it is hurt hardest by Water, Ground, Rock, while resisting Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug. Check the Fire page for the full matchup math behind those numbers.
Movepool highlights
Torkoal can learn 52 moves in Champions. Coverage by type: fighting fire ghost grass ground normal poison psychic rock steel. Pick four that patch your team's coverage gaps — the team builder flags what's missing automatically.
Full move list
| Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Ancient Power | rock | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Body Press | fighting | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Body Slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Bulldoze | ground | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Burning Jealousy | fire | Special | 70 | 100 |
| Clear Smog | poison | Special | 50 | 101 |
| Curse | ghost | Status | — | 101 |
| Double-Edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100 |
| Earth Power | ground | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Earthquake | ground | Physical | 100 | 100 |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Eruption | fire | Special | 150 | 100 |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Fire Blast | fire | Special | 110 | 85 |
| Fire Spin | fire | Special | 35 | 85 |
| Flame Charge | fire | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Flamethrower | fire | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Flare Blitz | fire | Physical | 120 | 100 |
| Giga Impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 |
| Heat Wave | fire | Special | 95 | 90 |
| Helping Hand | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Hyper Beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 |
| Inferno | fire | Special | 100 | 50 |
| Iron Defense | steel | Status | — | 101 |
| Lava Plume | fire | Special | 80 | 100 |
| Overheat | fire | Special | 130 | 90 |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Rapid Spin | normal | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Rock Slide | rock | Physical | 75 | 90 |
| Rock Tomb | rock | Physical | 60 | 95 |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Sandstorm | rock | Status | — | 101 |
| Scorching Sands | ground | Special | 70 | 100 |
| Self-Destruct | normal | Physical | 200 | 100 |
| Shell Smash | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Solar Beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 |
| Stealth Rock | rock | Status | — | 101 |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Stone Edge | rock | Physical | 100 | 80 |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sunny Day | fire | Status | — | 101 |
| Superpower | fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 |
| Temper Flare | fire | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Weather Ball | normal | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Will-O-Wisp | fire | Status | — | 85 |
| Yawn | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 |