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 Emerald, 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 Emerald. 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 BoostHANot in game

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

If attacked, it strikes back by spitting balls of fire it forms in its stomach. A TORCHIC dislikes darkness because it can’t see its surroundings.

Emerald

Torchic Weakness

Torchic's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

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

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Torchic in Emerald (Best Counters)

Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 112-133%KO View Anorith builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 88-105%KO Water Gun 2x 40-49% View Totodile builds →
Mudkip Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Mud-SlapLv. 6 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 93-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x 58-70% Water Gun 2x 47-56% Mud-Slap 2x 23-28% View Mudkip builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Torchic Water Gun 2x 47-56% View Wingull builds →
Marill Water	D
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 10 RolloutLv. 15 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 65-77% Water Gun 2x 35-42% Rollout 2x 19-23% View Marill builds →

Emerald 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 102 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Endure, Reversal and 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Torchic Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Endure from the egg pool give Torchic something extra. Pair those with Overheat and Fire Blast for STAB and Normal and Flying coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 10

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 16

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 19

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 25

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

Lv 28

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 34

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 37

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 43

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

How to Get Torchic in Emerald

Torchic is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Route 101 — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.

Best Locations to Catch Torchic in Emerald

Route 101

Gift from NPC Lv.5 Route

LimitedEarly

Starter choice

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 Emerald, 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 Emerald. 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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Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 94-112%KO Rock Throw 2x 78-94% View Geodude builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 19 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 104-124%KO Water Gun 2x 25-31% View Anorith builds →
Aron SteelRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Mud-Slap 2x 22-27% View Aron builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 84-100%KO Water Gun 2x 39-47% View Totodile builds →
Mudkip Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Mud-SlapLv. 6 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 88-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x 55-67% Water Gun 2x 43-53% Mud-Slap 2x 22-27% View Mudkip builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 92-110%KO Rock Throw 2x 76-90% View Geodude builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 19 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 105-124%KO Water Gun 2x 24-29% View Anorith builds →
Aron SteelRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Mud-Slap 2x 21-25% View Aron builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 81-95% Water Gun 2x 40-48% View Totodile builds →
Mudkip Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Mud-SlapLv. 6 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 84-100%KO Rock Tomb 2x 56-67% Water Gun 2x 40-48% Mud-Slap 2x 21-25% View Mudkip builds →

Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 107-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 89-105%KO View Solrock builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
HM Move Moves SurfHM03 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 96-114%KO View Lombre builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 78-93% Dig 2x 69-81% Water Gun 2x 38-45% View Totodile builds →
Mudkip Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 85-101%KO Dig 2x 73-86% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% Water Gun 2x 41-49% View Mudkip builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Torchic Dig 2x 96-114%KO Rock Tomb 2x 50-59% View Numel builds →

Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 108-127%KO Rock Throw 2x 91-108%KO View Solrock builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
HM Move Moves SurfHM03 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 97-115%KO View Lombre builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 78-92% Dig 2x 72-85% Water Gun 2x 38-46% View Totodile builds →
Mudkip Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 87-104%KO Dig 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 56-67% Water Gun 2x 42-50% View Mudkip builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Torchic Dig 2x 101-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x 50-59% View Numel builds →

Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Rock Tomb 2x 109-128%KO Rock Throw 2x 93-110%KO View Solrock builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
HM Move Moves SurfHM03 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 99-117%KO View Lombre builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 80-95% Dig 2x 72-85% Water Gun 2x 40-48% View Totodile builds →
Mudkip Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Torchic Surf 2x 89-106%KO Dig 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Water Gun 2x 43-51% View Mudkip builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Torchic Dig 2x 102-121%KO Rock Tomb 2x 51-61% View Numel builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rock Slide Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Bug Damage vs Torchic Rock Slide 2x 243-286%KO Earthquake 2x 216-254%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Torchic Earthquake 2x 205-242%KO View Gyarados builds →
Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Torchic Earthquake 2x 190-223%KO Rock Slide 2x 96-113%KO View Flygon builds →
Regirock Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Torchic Explosion 219-258%KO Rock Slide 2x 199-234%KO Superpower 105-124%KO View Regirock builds →