Torkoal (Pokémon)

Torkoal コータス Cotoise

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Fire  Coal Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 White Smoke 1,000,000 Pokédex National #324 Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #105 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-143 Almia R-224 Oblivia R— Height Weight 1'08" 177.2 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Brown 90 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 161 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Torkoal (Japanese: コータス Cotoise) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Torkoal are small, tortoise-like Pokémon with large black rock-like shells with "holes" that glow with a red warmth. Their skin is a reddish brown in color with gray-black bands on their legs and neck. They have long necks and their eyes seem permanently closed. They are usually depicted blowing out smoke from their nostrils and the tops of their backs.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Like many fire Pokémon, it has a place inside its body where it keeps its fire. This system is powered by burning coal. Torkoal are notably more physically defensive then most other fire types. Which is further boosted by supportive moves like Yawn, Stealth Rock, Rapid Spin, and Will-O-Wisp. Torkoal is the only known Pokémon to have the White Smoke ability.

Behavior

Torkoal are usually calm if left undisturbed. If angered, they belch black smoke from the burning coal inside their shells and flee.

Habitat

Mountain Pokémon

Torkoal lives in mountains near volcanoes in search of coal.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

This Pokémon feeds mostly on coal for internal combustion. It fills hollow spaces on its shell with the coal and burns it to generate energy.

In the anime

Ash's Torkoal crying.

Torkoal was first seen in Poetry Commotion under the ownership of Lavaridge Town Gym Leader Flannery.

Three episodes later, in All Torkoal, No Play, the Steel-type Pokémon of the Valley of Steel were picking on a wild Torkoal which, after helping it defeat a Steelix, Ash then captured.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Torkoal (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Old wise Torkoal is in charge of the Hot Spring. Later in the story, the player and partner have to use his wisdom and ask him what he knows about the Hidden Land.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.1%	Friend Area: Crater
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I have coal burning inside my belly.
26%-50% HP	Hmmm... It seems as if I've only half my health remaining.
1%-25% HP	I'm about finished... I've run out of my internal coal reserves...
Level Up	There goes my level! The coal's burning well inside me, too.
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Fire	Loops: 9	Minimum Experience: 77
Poké Assist: ( Fire )	Field Move: (Burn ×2)	Maximum Experience: 111
"When Torkoal's shell stops puffing smoke, it's a sign that fire will erupt."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Fire	Poké Assist: ( Fire )	Field Move: (Magma Flow)
"It launches blobs of fire from its back to attack."

Evolution

Does not evolve Torkoal  Fire

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

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

Trivia

• Torkoal is the only non-legendary Fire-type with no evolutionary relatives.
• Despite being based on a tortoise, it is unable to breed with other tortoise and turtle Pokémon like Blastoise or Torterra, since it belongs to a different egg group.
• Torkoal is the only Fire-type Pokémon to learn a Water-type move by level up—Withdraw.
• Torkoal has the highest defense of all Fire-types.
• Although it is said to belch black smoke, its artwork and sprites shows Torkoal blowing white smoke which would agree with its ability, White Smoke
  • However black smoke can bee seen in console games and to a lesser extent in Torkoal's use of the move SmokeScreen
• Heatoise, a mini-boss from the Zelda series, shares some similarities to Torkoal. They are both designed after tortoises, and both specialize in Fire.
• In Overjoyed!, Ash's Torkoal blows out black smoke after using body slam on Brandon's Registeel.

Origin

Torkoal is essentially a tortoise with a furnace within its shell.

Name origin

Torkoal's name is a combination of tortoise or torch and coal.

Cotoise appears to also be a combination of these words, albeit in a different order.

In other languages

• German: Qurtel
• French: Chartor - From charbon (coal) and tortue (tortoise).
• Korean: 코터스 Cotoise

Related articles

• Ash's Torkoal

External links

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