What does Torchic evolve into?

Combusken at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blaziken at level 36 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Torchic evolve?

Level 16 gets you Combusken . Quick enough that Torchic barely slows you down.

Should I use Torchic?

In Sword & Shield, Torchic does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Combusken before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Torchic?

You can find Torchic in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Torchic - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Torchic's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Defense trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack60

Defense40

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def50

Speed45

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight2.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Blaze

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Speed BoostHA

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Sword Shield entries available

A fire burns inside it, so it feels very warm to hug. It launches fireballs of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

Torchic Weakness

Torchic's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Torchic Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Torchic in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Tyranitar can KO Torchic with Stone Edge (484-570%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (288-339%). Krookodile's Earthquake also KOs at 252-297%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Torchic Crunch 194-228%KO Stone Edge 2x 484-570%KO Earthquake 2x 323-380%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Torchic Earthquake 2x 288-339%KO View Garchomp builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Stealth Rock TauntUtility Damage vs Torchic Earthquake 2x 252-297%KO Knock Off 82-97% View Krookodile builds →
Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves TeleportUtility Future Sight ScaldSTAB Slack Off Damage vs Torchic Scald 2x 130-153%KO View Slowbro builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves WaterfallSTAB Dragon Dance BounceSTAB Ice Fang Damage vs Torchic Waterfall 2x 246-290%KO Bounce 131-154%KO Ice Fang 33-39% View Gyarados builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Torchic is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Combusken first, then eventually reaches Blaziken. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Torchic. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#255Torchic

Level 16

#256Combusken

Level 36

#257Blaziken

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Torchic

Fire

Combusken

FireFighting

Blaziken

FireFighting

60+15

80+20

ATK

85+25

120+35

DEF

60+20

70+10

SP.ATK

85+15

110+25

SP.DEF

60+10

70+10

SPE

55+10

80+25

BST

310D-Tier

405D-Tier+95

530B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Torchic with 152 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crush Claw, Curse and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Torchic Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Crush Claw from the egg pool give Torchic something extra. Pair those with Overheat and Flare Blitz for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 3

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 9

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

Lv 12

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 15

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 18

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 21

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 24

Bounce

D85855Flying

Lv 27

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 30

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 33

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Lv 36

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Lv 39

Flare Blitz

C12010015Fire

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM15

Dig

D8010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM13

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TR55

Flare Blitz

C12010015Fire

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TR36

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TR07

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM01

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TR43

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TR21

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM22

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Crush Claw

D759510Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Peck

—3510035Flying

Tutor Moves

Torchic can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Torchic in Sword & Shield

No wild encounters for Torchic in Sword & Shield. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Torchic is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

Brilliant DiamondWalking · Sandsear Cave · After National Dex obtained

Then trade to Sword & Shield.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald HeartGold Omega Ruby

Torchic Guide

Combusken at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Blaziken at level 36 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Combusken. Quick enough that Torchic barely slows you down.
In Sword & Shield, Torchic does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Combusken before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Torchic in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Torchic first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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