Last updated: 2026-07-27

The Pokémon’s stats cannot be lowered by other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities.
Summons harsh sunlight for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Attacks landed on the Pokémon will never be critical hits.
Its usage stays around the middle of the metagame. It is almost always a sun setter built around Drought, using Heat Rock to extend sun while creating setup with Stealth Rock and Yawn, then dealing damage with Solar Beam, Eruption, or Flamethrower. Quiet/Bold slow setup sets are standard.
This analysis is auto-generated by AI based on base stats, typing, and recent-season usage trends. It may differ from the actual competitive environment.
Season: M-4 (2026-07-27)
Moves
Item
Ability
Nature
AP Spreads
Lead
Stealth Rock + Yawn forces switches.
Torkoal
| HP | 177 | 32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atk | 105 | - | |
| Def↑ | 178 | 2 | |
| SpA | 105 | - | |
| SpD | 122 | 32 | |
| Spe↓ | 36 | - |
Stealth Rock + Yawn combo, Force opponent switches to shape favorable boardTorkoal hazard setter. Drought-sun + Overheat lets it pressure too.
Accuracy-stable Fire moves also viable
Overheat hits hard but 90 accuracy and -2 Sp.Atk after use. For stability, swap to a 100-accuracy Fire move.
Clear Smog and Will-O-Wisp also strong
Clear Smog hits setup users; Will-O-Wisp stops physical attackers. Swap Rock Tomb slot per team/threats.
Lead deploys sun + Yawn + Stealth Rock,safely deploy team aces while maintaining advantage. Use Rock Tomb's Speed drop and Sitrus Berry bulk to obstruct opponent setups as support.
Weak to Fire-halvers with Taunt
Hazard-setter Torkoal struggles with Taunt. If Overheat is halved, it can become setup fodder — switch out when restricted.
Example Threats
Doubles Trick Room Ace
Sun + high-power Eruption spread attack in Doubles.
Torkoal
| HP | 177 | 32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atk | 105 | - | |
| Def | 160 | - | |
| SpA↑ | 150 | 32 | |
| SpD | 92 | 2 | |
| Spe↓ | 36 | - |
Drought sets sun and the item boosts Fire move power, and lets it strike first under Trick Room. A special ace Torkoal build. Speed-lowering nature maximizes slowness to hit hard from above.
Subweapons become choices
Subweapons besides the main Fire moves are swap candidates. Solar Beam hits Water types — pick per team.
Use teammate-deployed Trick Room and spam high-power Eruption at full HP to take out opponents as main offense. Subweapons handle Fire-resistant foes for broad coverage.
Weak to weather-changing Pokémon
This Torkoal uses max-power Eruption under sun, so weather-changing Pokémon are threats. Especially, Rain halves Fire move power, so consider selection based on opponent team.
Type
Category
Target
Properties
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| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP | Properties | Target | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Destruct | Normal | Phys | 200 | 100 | 8 | Explosion | All | The user faints upon using this move. |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Phys | 150 | 90 | 8 | Contact | 1 Foe | The user gains the Recharging status on the turn after this move is used. |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Phys | 120 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | The user takes 1/3 of the damage dealt by this move. |
| Body Slam | Normal | Phys | 85 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. If the target has the Minimized status, this move’s power is doubled and it will be sure to hit. |
| Facade | Normal | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | This move’s power is doubled if the user is poisoned, badly poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. Although this move is a physical move, the damage it deals is not halved when the user is burned. |
| Rapid Spin | Normal | Phys | 50 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Removes the Bound and Leech Seeded statuses from the user and removes the Sticky Web, Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes statuses from the user’s side. Boosts the user’s Speed stat by 1 stage. |
| Flail | Normal | Phys | - | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | The less HP the user has left, the greater this move’s power (ranging between 20 and 200). |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Spec | 150 | 90 | 8 | 1 Foe | The user gains the Recharging status on the turn after this move is used. | |
| Round | Normal | Spec | 60 | 100 | 16 | Sound | 1 Foe | If multiple Pokémon use this move in the same turn, the second user onward will act immediately after the first, and the power of the second Round onward will be doubled. |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Spec | 50 | 100 | 12 | Ball | 1 Foe | When a weather condition is present, this move’s power is doubled and its type changes. Harsh sunlight: Fire type. Rain: Water type. Snow: Ice type. Sandstorm: Rock type. |
| Snore | Normal | Spec | 50 | 100 | 16 | Sound | 1 Foe | Can be used only if the user is asleep. Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch. |
| Shell Smash | Normal | Stat | - | - | 16 | Self | Lowers the user’s Defense and Sp. Def stats by 1 stage and boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats by 2 stages. | |
| Yawn | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | 1 Foe | Makes the target drowsy. This move never misses. | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Stat | - | - | 20 | Ally | Boosts the power of an ally’s move by 50% during the turn this move is used. | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | Self | Can be used only if the user is asleep. The user uses one of the other moves it knows at random. | |
| Endure | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | Self | During the turn this move is used, if the user takes damage from a move that would knock it out, it will endure the hit with 1 HP. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before. | |
| Protect | Normal | Stat | - | - | 8 | Self | The user protects itself from incoming moves for the turn. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before. | |
| Substitute | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | Self | The user loses 1/4 of its max HP to create a substitute. The substitute will be hit by moves instead of the user, and it will vanish when it takes damage equal to 1/4 of the user’s max HP. | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Spec | 120 | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | The user gains the Charging status on the turn this move is used, then attacks on the following turn. In harsh sunlight, the user does not gain the Charging status and can attack immediately. This move’s power is halved in any other weather condition. | |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Phys | 120 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of burning the target. Cures the user of being frozen. The user also takes 1/3 of the damage dealt by this move. |
| Temper Flare | Fire | Phys | 75 | 100 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | This move’s power is doubled if the user couldn’t act or its move missed or failed on the previous turn. |
| Flame Charge | Fire | Phys | 50 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Boosts the user’s Speed stat by 1 stage. |
| Heat Crash | Fire | Phys | - | 100 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | The more the user outweighs the target, the greater this move’s power (ranging between 40 and 120): 120 if the target’s weight is 1/5 or less of the user’s, 100 if 1/4 or less, 80 if 1/3 or less, 60 if 1/2 or less, and 40 if more than 1/2. If the target has the Minimized status, this move’s power is doubled and it will be sure to hit. |
| Eruption | Fire | Spec | 150 | 100 | 8 | All Foes | The less HP the user has left, the lower this move’s power (ranging between 1 and 150). | |
| Overheat | Fire | Spec | 130 | 90 | 8 | 1 Foe | Lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat by 2 stages. | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Spec | 110 | 85 | 8 | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of burning the target. | |
| Inferno | Fire | Spec | 100 | 50 | 8 | 1 Foe | Burns the target. | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Spec | 95 | 90 | 12 | Wind | All Foes | Has a 10% chance of burning targets. |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Spec | 90 | 100 | 16 | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of burning the target. | |
| Lava Plume | Fire | Spec | 80 | 100 | 16 | All | Has a 30% chance of burning targets. | |
| Burning Jealousy | Fire | Spec | 70 | 100 | 8 | All Foes | Burns targets if their stats were boosted during the turn this move is used. | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Spec | 35 | 85 | 16 | 1 Foe | Gives the target the Bound status. | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Stat | - | 85 | 16 | 1 Foe | Burns the target. | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Stat | - | - | 8 | Whole Field | Summons harsh sunlight for 5 turns. | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Phys | 100 | 80 | 8 | 1 Foe | This move has a 1-stage Critical-Hit Ratio Boost. | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Phys | 75 | 90 | 12 | All Foes | Has a 30% chance of making targets flinch. | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Phys | 60 | 95 | 16 | 1 Foe | Lowers the target’s Speed stat by 1 stage. | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Spec | 60 | 100 | 8 | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of boosting the user’s Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats by 1 stage. | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Stat | - | - | 20 | Foe's Side | Gives the opponent’s side the Stealth Rock status. | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Stat | - | - | 8 | Wind | Whole Field | Summons a sandstorm for 5 turns. |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Spec | 90 | 100 | 12 | Ball | 1 Foe | Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. |
| Clear Smog | Poison | Spec | 50 | - | 16 | 1 Foe | Removes all stat changes from the target. This move never misses. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Phys | 100 | 100 | 12 | All | This move’s power is doubled against targets that have the Underground status. When Grassy Terrain is active, this move’s power is halved. | |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Phys | 75 | 100 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | This move’s power is doubled if the user couldn’t act or its move missed or failed on the previous turn. |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 | All | Lowers targets’ Speed stats by 1 stage. When Grassy Terrain is active, this move’s power is halved. | |
| Fissure | Ground | Phys | - | 30 | 8 | 1 Foe | Knocks out the target. The accuracy of this move is fixed at 30%. | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Spec | 90 | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat by 1 stage. | |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | Spec | 70 | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | Has a 30% chance of burning the target. Cures the user and target of being frozen. | |
| Superpower | Fighting | Phys | 120 | 100 | 8 | Contact | 1 Foe | Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense stats by 1 stage. |
| Body Press | Fighting | Phys | 80 | 100 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | The damage dealt by this move is calculated using the user’s Defense stat instead of its Attack stat. |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Phys | 80 | 90 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Has a 20% chance of making the target flinch. |
| Rest | Psychic | Stat | - | - | 8 | Self | Fully restores the user’s HP and cures any status conditions. The user falls asleep for 2 turns. This move fails if the user’s HP is full. | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Stat | - | - | 20 | Self | Boosts the user’s Sp. Def stat by 2 stages. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Stat | - | - | 12 | Special | The user loses 1/2 of its max HP to give the target the Cursed status. If the user is not a Ghost-type Pokémon, it lowers the user’s Speed stat by 1 stage and raises its Attack and Defense stats by 1 stage. | |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | Phys | - | 100 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | The more the user outweighs the target, the greater this move’s power (ranging between 40 and 120): 120 if the target’s weight is 1/5 or less of the user’s, 100 if 1/4 or less, 80 if 1/3 or less, 60 if 1/2 or less, and 40 if more than 1/2. If the target has the Minimized status, this move’s power is doubled and it will be sure to hit. |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | Phys | - | 100 | 8 | ContactBall | 1 Foe | The lower the user’s Speed stat compared to the target’s, the greater this move’s power (ranging between 1 and 150). |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Stat | - | - | 16 | Self | Boosts the user’s Defense stat by 2 stages. |