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#0324 · GENERATION 3

Torkoal Build Guide

Fire

Sun and hazard support

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYDrought

NATUREBold

Lava Plume

Rapid Spin

Stealth Rock

Yawn

How to play

Drought starts harsh sunlight on entry, strengthening Fire and weakening Water attacks. Set Stealth Rock or use Rapid Spin against a suitable target; Yawn can force a decision on the following turn.

Watch out for

Key risk. Ghost types block Rapid Spin. Yawn is delayed and can be blocked by sleep immunity or other protection; check your format’s sleep rules. Low Speed and lack of direct recovery make repeated hits costly. Sun also strengthens opposing Fire attacks.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Drought starts harsh sunlight on entry, strengthening Fire and weakening Water attacks. Set Stealth Rock or use Rapid Spin against a suitable target; Yawn can force a decision on the following turn.

A Ground type switches in

Ground deals 2× to Fire and Lava Plume only lands on it for neutral damage, so the sun carrier loses the exchange even when its own attack connects. The burn it may leave behind is a chance rather than an outcome, and Fire is the type that cannot be burned at all.

Rapid Spin is the turn you need

Ghost types block Rapid Spin completely, so the removal depends on who is active rather than on the item or the HP. Knock Off is not on this set, which means the blocker has to be handled by a teammate.

You are deciding between Stealth Rock and the spin

Both are hazard turns spent while the opponent attacks, and sun helps the opposing Fire type through the same turn. Yawn forces a switch instead, but it lands a turn late and can be answered by anything that will not fall asleep.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Torkoal in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Drought starts harsh sunlight on entry, raising Fire damage and lowering Water damage for both sides. Torkoal’s Speed is low enough that it almost always takes the hit before it answers, and the sun strengthens the opposing Fire attack on the same terms as its own.

Watch the tradeoff. Ghost types block Rapid Spin. Yawn is delayed and can be blocked by sleep immunity or other protection; check your format’s sleep rules. Low Speed and lack of direct recovery make repeated hits costly. Sun also strengthens opposing Fire attacks.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Torkoal or Incineroar?

Incineroar provides Intimidate and pivoting instead of sunlight and Rapid Spin.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Torkoal	Incineroar
HP	70	95
Attack	85	115
Defense	140	90
Sp. Attack	85	80
Sp. Defense	70	90
Speed	20	60

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ground teammate helps against Rock attackers. Choose teammates with attention to sun weakening their Water attacks.

Garchomp

Resists Rock and adds faster physical damage with Electric immunity.

Read Garchomp guide →Compare teammates →

Blissey

Adds special defensive support alongside Torkoal’s higher physical Defense.

Read Blissey guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Incineroar

Incineroar provides Intimidate and pivoting instead of sunlight and Rapid Spin.

Read Incineroar guide →

Try Incineroar →

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Ground2×Rock2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Grass0.5×Ice0.5×Bug0.5×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP70

Attack85

Defense140

Sp. Attack85

Sp. Defense70

Speed20

Evolution chain

Torkoal does not evolve.

Torkoal#324

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

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Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#324

Torkoal

Fire

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense68

Defense66

Coverage22

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Ground attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Rock attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 4 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Torkoal	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireResisted

WaterResisted

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

RockResisted

GhostNeutral

DragonResisted

DarkNeutral

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.