Torkoal counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Torkoal
#0324 Torkoal
Fire
USAGE 2.4% #45
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 140
SPA 85
SPD 70
SPE 20
BST470
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Eruption 98.6% Protect 95.0% Weather Ball 80.5% Heat Wave 59.0% Earth Power 36.1% Helping Hand 11.0% Solar Beam 9.2% Yawn 3.0%
Items
Charcoal 98.3% Sitrus Berry 0.9% Leftovers 0.4% Shuca Berry 0.1% Miracle Seed 0.1% Quick Claw 0.0% Hard Stone 0.0% White Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Drought99.9%White Smoke0.1%Shell Armor0.0%
Tera Types
Fire 0.0%
Common Teammates
Farigiraf91.1%Kangaskhan-Mega58.8%Basculegion37.5%Kingambit31.7%Vivillon31.0%Blastoise-Mega30.3%Incineroar23.9%Hatterene19.2%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #45 with 2.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.