Torkoal
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Names
- English: Torkoal
- Japanese: コータス (Cotoise)
- German: Qurtel
- French: Chartor
Number(s)
- National: 324
- Hoenn: 105
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Ground
Evolution
| Basic |
|---|
Size
- Height: 0.5 m / 1’08”
- Weight: 80.4 kg / 177.2 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice
- ×2: Ground, Rock, Water
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 470 | ||
| HP | 42 | 0 | |
| Attack | 28 | 0 | |
| Defense | 8 | 2 | |
| Sp.Atk | 24 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 39 | 0 | |
| Speed | 67 | 0 | |
Ability
- White Smoke
- Game's description
- Prevents the Pokémon’s stats from being lowered.
- Battle effect
- Opponents’ moves which lower this Pokémon’s ability values have no effect. However this Pokémon may lower its own stats with its own moves.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Mountain
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Coal Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Brown
- Catch Rate: 90
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Fast
1,000,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 227 & Stark Mountain [Rare, (Pokédar)]
- Pearl
- Route 227 & Stark Mountain [Rare, (Pokédar)]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Ruby
- TORKOAL digs through mountains in search of coal. If it finds some, it fills hollow spaces on its shell with the coal and burns it. If it is attacked, this POKéMON spouts thick black smoke to beat a retreat.
- Sapphire
- TORKOAL generates energy by burning coal. It grows weaker as the fire dies down. When it is preparing for battle, this POKéMON burns more coal.
- Emerald
- It battles using energy it gets from burning coal. When loosing smoke from its nostrils, it lets off a sound that is similar to a locomotive's horn.
- Fire Red
- It burns coal inside its shell. If it is attacked, it belches thick, black smoke and flees.
- Leaf Green
- It burns coal inside its shell. If it is attacked, it belches thick, black smoke and flees.
- Diamond
- It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered.
- Pearl
- It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered.
