Torkoal counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Torkoal
#0324 Torkoal
Fire
USAGE 3.2% #55
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 140
SPA 85
SPD 70
SPE 20
BST470
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Rapid Spin 98.9% Stealth Rock 93.5% Yawn 86.4% Body Press 68.7% Lava Plume 36.7% Toxic 4.0% Earth Power 2.9% Explosion 2.2%
Items
Heat Rock 92.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.1% Leftovers 3.6% Eject Pack 0.1% Choice Specs 0.0% Charcoal 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Life Orb 0.0%
Abilities
Drought100.0%White Smoke0.0%Shell Armor0.0%
Common Teammates
Venusaur97.6%Charizard-Mega-Y85.3%Gliscor65.5%Darmanitan61.4%Slowking60.7%Landorus-Therian20.9%Victini20.7%Tapu Fini16.4%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #55 with 3.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.