Competitive Information for Torchic [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Torchic? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Torchic is an astounding Fire-typed Pokemon. Torchic is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Torchic can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Torchic is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide
- Seismic Toss / Rock Smash
- Peck
Physical Sweeper Torchic
Torchic is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Torchic's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Torchic's level).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Peck is a physical 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Protect
- Toxic
- Sand Attack
Special Sweeper Torchic
Torchic is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Torchic's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Torchic's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Torchic this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Sand Attack is a status move (lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Torchic? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Hard Stone
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seismic Toss / Rock Smash
- Peck
Doubles Physical Sweeper Torchic
Torchic is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Torchic's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Torchic's level).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Peck is a physical 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Protect
- Toxic
- Sand Attack
Doubles Special Sweeper Torchic
Torchic is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Torchic's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Torchic's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Torchic this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Sand Attack is a status move (lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Torchic learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Torchic can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Torchic
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Torchic's stats
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Torchic
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Torchic in Ruby and Sapphire
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