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Torkoal in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: locations, stats and moves

Find Torkoal’s Ruby/Sapphire encounters, original Fire typing, Generation III stats, ability slots, evolutions, breeding and exact-version moves.

Edition covered

Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. Emerald and the Nintendo 3DS remakes have separate rules and progression.

01

Generation III identity and base stats

Torkoal is Hoenn #105 and National #324. Its original Ruby/Sapphire typing is Fire. The picture and base stats describe its original Generation III form on Game Boy Advance. Later Fairy typing, stat increases and evolutions are excluded.

Base stats describe the species; level, IVs, EVs and nature determine an individual’s actual battle stats.

Torkoal
Torkoal: original Generation III form, Hoenn #105.
Torkoal original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP70
Attack85
Defense140
Sp. Atk85
Sp. Def70
Speed20
Total470
02

Where to obtain it in Ruby and Sapphire

Match the game version, area and method before traveling. Ordinary grass, fishing, gifts, fossil revival and trades are separate acquisition routes.

These records include only Ruby and Sapphire. Story flags, field moves, historical access and exceptional encounters retain their conditions; a listed location is not necessarily open on a new save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries and event access · Gifts, fossils and trades

Torkoal original Ruby/Sapphire encounters
Location / areaVersionMethodLevelCondition
Fiery PathRubyGrass / cave walking14–16No extra condition recorded
Fiery PathSapphireGrass / cave walking14–16No extra condition recorded
03

Evolution family and original requirements

Torkoal has no evolution in the original Hoenn roster. Weather or Deoxys forms are separate from evolution; evolutions introduced in later generations cannot occur here.

Forms and collection requirements

04

Abilities, breeding and training reference

Torkoal original ability slots
AbilitySlot
White SmokeRegular slot 1

Ruby/Sapphire have no Hidden Abilities. Many abilities gained additional battle or overworld effects in later games; use the original effect in the linked ability reference.

Torkoal breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Field
Base hatch cycles20
Experience growthMedium Fast
Base capture rate90 /255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedDefense +2

Use the Route 117 Day Care. Eggs hatch at Lv.5; Undiscovered-group Pokémon do not breed. Incense changes the baby result for the Marill and Wobbuffet families. Ruby/Sapphire do not have Emerald’s Everstone nature inheritance or Volt Tackle breeding, and no native Ditto catch is available.

Original breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Ruby and Sapphire level-up moves

Torkoal exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveEmber
4Smog
7Curse
14Smokescreen
17Fire Spin
20Body Slam
27Protect
30Flamethrower
33Iron Defense
40Amnesia
43Flail
46Heat Wave

Every row uses the original Ruby/Sapphire version group. Lv.1 entries include starting or reminder moves; a caught specimen need not know all listed moves. The Fallarbor Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale for an eligible level-up move.

06

Compatible TMs and HMs

Torkoal compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM35FlamethrowerFireSpecial
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
TM50OverheatFireSpecial
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical

Original TMs are consumed after use; HMs are reusable and require the relevant badges for field use. The Lilycove Move Deleter can remove HM moves. Generation III assigns damaging moves by type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost and Steel use Attack; Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Dark use Sp. Atk. Status moves remain status moves.

All 50 TM and 8 HM locations

07

Egg moves and original move services

Recorded Ruby/Sapphire Egg moves: Endure, Eruption, Sleep Talk, Yawn.

The father passes eligible Egg moves and compatible TM/HM moves; both parents knowing an eligible level-up move can also pass it. The Fallarbor reminder does not teach arbitrary Egg moves. Emerald’s additional move tutors and Battle Frontier are absent from Ruby/Sapphire.

For this Pokémon’s types, damaging Fire moves are special. A move’s individual modern damage class must not replace the original type rule.

Move Reminder, Deleter and original services

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Torkoal in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

    FIELD NOTE

    Use Torkoal’s exact Ruby or Sapphire location and condition. Original game rules determine evolution, breeding and move damage categories.

    References