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Torchic アチャモ Achamo #255
Artwork from R/S
Type Fire ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Chick Pokémon
Ability Blaze Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #004 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "—". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1′04″ Imperial 0.4 m Metric 1′04″/0.4 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 5.5 lbs. Imperial 2.5 kg Metric 5.5 lbs./2.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 65 Battle Exp.: 651*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Torchic (Japanese: アチャモ Achamo) is a Fire-type Pokémon. Along with Treecko and Mudkip, it is one of three starter Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Torchic comes with the Ability Blaze, which increases the power of Fire-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

May has a Blaziken that she obtained as a Torchic in Get the Show on the Road!. It evolved into Combusken in A Shroomish Skirmish, and then into Blaziken in Once More with Reeling.

Ash, Max and Brock were given the task of watching over a trio of Hoenn starter Pokémon for Nurse Joy while May was practicing with her Beautifly in Having a Wailord of a Time. The Torchic of that three managed to evolve and had to be hidden.

In the manga

Like her anime counterpart, Sapphire also received a Torchic (nicknamed Chaka) from her father Prof. Birch, but, unlike May's, it isn't a crybaby, and loves battles like its trainer. Chaka evolved in Dewford Town during a battle that Sapphire was having against Brawly.

In the TCG

Main article: Torchic (TCG)

In the TFG

One Torchic figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Torchic

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

After being released from a Poké Ball, Torchic is engulfed in flames and burns nearby battelers.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Torchic has a large decorative role, appearing in the introduction, options menu and Travel Mode banner.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Torchic, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Endure
• Mega Kick
• Mega Punch
• Mimic
• Mud-Slap
• Rock Slide
• Seismic Toss
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swift
• Substitute
• Swagger
• Swords Dance

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Torchic images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Torchic and its evolutions are the only Template:Type2 starter Pokémon without an actual flame on them anywhere. In addition, its also the only Fire starter Pokémon whose English name didn't start with a C and who's Japanese name didn't start with ヒ hi.
• Torchic has the lightest weight of all the basic forms of the starters.
• Torchic is the only fire starter that Ash never had (He owned a Charmander, a Cyndaquil, and, recently, a Chimchar).
• Torchic is the only starter Pokémon allowed inside Amity Square.
• Torchic is also the first starter Pokémon based on a bird. The second is Piplup.

Origin

It appears to have been based on a chicken hatchling.

Name origin

Torchic's name may be a combination of torch and chick. Its Japanese name is a combination of 赤 aka, baby, and 軍鶏 shamo, a breed of Japanese chicken once raised for fighting. Torchic's French name is a combination of the French words poussin, chick, and feu, fire.

In other languages

• German: Flemmli
• French: Poussifeu - Poussin means chick and feu means fire.
• Korean: 아차모 Achamo

Related articles

• May's Torchic
• Torchic (CCP)

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Fire Ball, the fanlisting for Torchic at The Anime Fanlistings Network

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: player's first Pokémon

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