Torkoal counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Torkoal
#0324 Torkoal
Fire
USAGE 6.6% #26
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 140
SPA 85
SPD 70
SPE 20
BST470
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Eruption 93.7% Heat Wave 82.1% Weather Ball 67.0% Earth Power 54.9% Helping Hand 44.5% Protect 40.4% Yawn 11.1% Flamethrower 2.9%
Items
Choice Specs 53.8% Charcoal 32.6% Sitrus Berry 5.8% Heat Rock 5.3% Flame Plate 1.4% Eject Pack 0.6% Life Orb 0.1% Leftovers 0.1%
Abilities
Drought99.9%White Smoke0.1%Shell Armor0.0%
Tera Types
Fire 88.1% Grass 9.8% Bug 0.8% Fairy 0.5% Flying 0.5% Water 0.1% Dark 0.1% Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Farigiraf86.7%Indeedee-F53.6%Hatterene52.3%Urshifu52.2%Flutter Mane45.3%Iron Hands38.4%Incineroar30.7%Ursaluna26.8%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
43.089
28
28.4% dies 6.87%

Ranked #26 with 6.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.