Competitive Information for Torkoal [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Torkoal? 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.
Torkoal is popular Fire-typed Pokemon. Torkoal are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Torkoal is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: White Smoke
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sludge Bomb
- Rock Slide
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Torkoal (White Smoke)
Torkoal is a decent Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With White Smoke, prevents other pokemon from lowering Torkoal's stat stages.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: White Smoke
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Eruption / Overheat
- Protect
- Toxic
- Iron Defense
Special Sweeper Torkoal (White Smoke)
Torkoal is a notable Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With White Smoke, prevents other pokemon from lowering Torkoal's stat stages.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Torkoal's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Torkoal this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Torkoal's defense by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Torkoal? 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: White Smoke
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sludge Bomb
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Torkoal (White Smoke)
Torkoal is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With White Smoke, prevents other pokemon from lowering Torkoal's stat stages.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: White Smoke
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Eruption / Heat Wave
- Protect
- Toxic
- Iron Defense
Doubles Special Sweeper Torkoal (White Smoke)
Torkoal is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With White Smoke, prevents other pokemon from lowering Torkoal's stat stages.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Torkoal this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Torkoal's defense by 2 stages).
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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.
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 Torkoal 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 Torkoal
- 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
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Torkoal's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Torkoal
- Eruption
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Torkoal in Ruby and Sapphire
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