Competitive Information for Torkoal [Black/White]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Torkoal? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Torkoal is a marvelous Fire-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Torkoal show up as a Black/White opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Torkoal is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Flame Charge
- Rock Slide / Rollout
Physical Sweeper Torkoal (Shell Armor)
Torkoal is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Torkoal from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Torkoal for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Torkoal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Torkoal cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Torkoal's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Eruption / Overheat
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Torkoal (Shell Armor)
Torkoal is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Torkoal from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Torkoal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Torkoal cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Torkoal's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Torkoal cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Torkoal? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Flame Charge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Torkoal (Shell Armor)
Torkoal is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Torkoal from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Torkoal for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Torkoal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Torkoal cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Torkoal's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Eruption / Heat Wave
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Torkoal (Shell Armor)
Torkoal is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Torkoal from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Torkoal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Torkoal cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Torkoal cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Torkoal learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Torkoal can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Torkoal
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Torkoal's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Flame Charge
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
- Shell Smash
- Skull Bash
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Torkoal
- Earthquake
- Eruption
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Torkoal in Black and White
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