Competitive Information for Torchic [Sword/Shield]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Torchic? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Torchic is a decent Fire-typed Pokemon. Torchic is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Torchic is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Charge
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Night Slash / Assurance
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Torchic (Speed Boost)
Torchic is popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Torchic's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Speed Boost, Torchic's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Torchic's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 176 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Torchic (Speed Boost)
Torchic is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and boosts Torchic's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Speed Boost, Torchic's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Torchic must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Torchic? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Charge
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Night Slash / Assurance
Doubles Physical Sweeper Torchic (Speed Boost)
Torchic is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Torchic's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Speed Boost, Torchic's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Torchic's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 176 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Torchic (Speed Boost)
Torchic is an awesome Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Torchic's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Torchic's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Speed Boost, Torchic's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Torchic must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Torchic 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 Torchic can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Torchic
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Protect
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Baton Pass
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Feint
Most notable and possible best moves for Torchic
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Torchic in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Torchic's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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