Torkoal counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Torkoal
#0324 Torkoal
Fire
USAGE 5.6% #28
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 140
SPA 85
SPD 70
SPE 20
BST470
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Eruption 96.6% Protect 91.7% Heat Wave 61.0% Weather Ball 58.4% Earth Power 32.1% Solar Beam 19.1% Helping Hand 12.6% Yawn 5.8%
Items
Charcoal 94.0% Leftovers 2.5% Sitrus Berry 1.4% Quick Claw 0.5% Shuca Berry 0.3% White Herb 0.3% Focus Sash 0.2% Passho Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Drought99.4%White Smoke0.6%Shell Armor0.0%
Tera Types
Fire 0.0%
Common Teammates
Farigiraf74.1%Kingambit30.1%Incineroar29.0%Basculegion28.7%Kangaskhan-Mega28.6%Blastoise-Mega21.4%Sneasler17.2%Vivillon14.5%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #28 with 5.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.