Torchic (MEP Promo 56)

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This article is about an English Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released. As such, the card information may contain information taken from a scan or image from the Twitter (X) website and not from a physical copy of the card.

Torchic  
アチャモ Achamo
Fire

Illus. Saboteri
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Torchic
Type Fire
HP 60
weakness
Water×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion MEP Black Star Promos
English card no. 056
Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 108/M-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Torchic.

Torchic (Japanese: アチャモ Achamo) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

Card text

Colorless
Peck
つつく
20

Pokédex data

Pokédex entry
Torchic sticks with its Trainer, following behind with unsteady steps. This Pokémon breathes fire of over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, including fireballs that leave the foe scorched black.
トレーナーに くっついて ちょこちょこ 歩く。口から 飛ばす 炎は 摂氏 1000度。相手を 黒コゲにする 灼熱の 玉だ。

Release information

This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In mainland China, this card is released as a 30th-P Promotional card in the "30th Anniversary Celebration: First Partner Pokémon Special Illustration Holofoil Card Set Vol. 3" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Hoenn, Kalos, and Paldea regions.[1] This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3, released on August 7, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.[2]

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Treecko & Torchic & Mudkip product on October 16, 2026.[3]

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Treecko and Mudkip, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Hoenn region.

Origin

Peck is a move in the Pokémon games that Torchic can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Omega Ruby.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation III games:

Additionally, the artworks across the three Hoenn First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors ruby, sapphire, and emerald, representing the Generation III games Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.