Torkoal

Torkoal Fire

Gen 9 RU · Rank #38 · 5.33% usage

What beats Torkoal in Gen 9 RU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Torkoal is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Grafaiai Grafaiai 22 45.5% 10.62%
2 Weezing Weezing 24 54.2% 10.17%
3 Coalossal Coalossal 24 62.5% 9.88%
4 Sableye Sableye 26 46.2% 9.78%
5 Azelf Azelf 24 66.7% 9.62%
6 Deoxys-Defense Deoxys-Defense 27 59.3% 9.46%
7 Trevenant Trevenant 27 37.0% 9.29%
8 Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 29 41.4% 9.15%
9 Scyther Scyther 30 46.7% 9.11%
10 Flamigo Flamigo 28 35.7% 9.06%
11 Wo-Chien Wo-Chien 28 64.3% 9.06%
12 Ninetales Ninetales 30 40.0% 8.94%
13 Arcanine Arcanine 31 58.1% 8.86%
14 Decidueye-Hisui Decidueye-Hisui 28 32.1% 8.83%
15 Lucario Lucario 33 48.5% 8.70%
16 Jolteon Jolteon 33 45.5% 8.67%
17 Rotom-Heat Rotom-Heat 33 42.4% 8.60%
18 Lycanroc Lycanroc 31 32.3% 8.40%
19 Tsareena Tsareena 24 20.8% 8.29%
20 Swampert Swampert 35 60.0% 8.28%
21 Raikou Raikou 30 73.3% 8.07%
22 Staraptor Staraptor 30 73.3% 8.07%
23 Altaria Altaria 34 67.6% 8.02%
24 Overqwil Overqwil 39 46.2% 7.98%
25 Vaporeon Vaporeon 36 66.7% 7.86%
26 Iron Thorns Iron Thorns 38 73.7% 7.14%
27 Infernape Infernape 49 57.1% 7.07%
28 Slowbro-Galar Slowbro-Galar 37 75.7% 7.05%
29 Gligar Gligar 41 73.2% 6.92%
30 Espeon Espeon 48 64.6% 6.90%

KO Rate (D): % of Torkoal's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Torkoal. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.