Ash's Torkoal

This Torkoal is a -type Pokémon owned by Ash. It is the fourth Pokémon caught by Ash in the Hoenn region. It is also the fifth Pokémon on Ash's Hoenn team with Swellow, Sceptile and Corphish.
==Personality==
Torkoal is shown to be a bit naive and sensitive, as it cries whenever someone else cries.
Torkoal cries when feeling over excited and sad, and sometimes blows a lot of smoke. Additionally, Torkoal cries for feeling bad to a Pokémon who lost something valuable, as seen one time it dived into the sea to help a Spoink find its pearl despite the fact that it couldn't swim.
==Biography==
===Ruby and Sapphire series===
Torkoal was found under attack by a bunch of Steel Pokémon in the valley. When Ash arrived to rescue it, it ran off but eventually followed Ash's instructions and defeated the Steel Pokémon.
It is an emotional and sensitive Pokémon which has been known to burst into tears, and blow smoke out of its nostrils, when happy. Torkoal hasn't been in many gym battles but is used in standard battles on many occasions and proves its strength in those battles.
Torkoal's first gym battle was against Norman in Balance of Power. Ash choose Torkoal to battle Norman's Slakoth after Pikachu was called back and defeated Slakoth with a single Flamethrower. But it got defeated by a powerful Scratch attack from Norman's Vigoroth.
Torkoal was one of the Pokémon that Ash used during the Hoenn league championships. Its only actual victory during the tournament was against Tyson's Shiftry.
After the Hoenn League, Ash decided to give it some time off at Professor Oak's Laboratory. He later used Torkoal to battle Brandon's Registeel. Although Torkoal had the type advantage and had learned the powerful Heat Wave attack, Registeel was too powerful and although Torkoal exhausted the legendary Pokémon it lost the battle.
===Diamond and Pearl series===
In the Sinnoh League, Torkoal was used against Tobias' Darkrai but was defeated with one attack.
=== Journeys series ===
Torkoal appears in Fire Training Battle! Ash Against Paul!! , where we see he and Ash's other fire type pokemon are teaching Ash's Gengar the move Will-O-Wisp in order to defeat Paul in a training battle at Professor Oak's Lab.
Torkoal is set to appear in JN118.
Torkoal is set to appear in JN123.
==Known moves==
==Voice actors==
*Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese)
*Maddie Blaustein (English 4Kids dubbed)
*Jimmy Zoppi (English PUSA dubbed)
==Trivia==
*Torkoal is Ash's first -type Pokémon to not be a starter.
*Torkoal is the only Pokémon Ash caught in Hoenn that isn't capable of evolving.
*Torkoal is the only -type Pokémon that did not appear in Journeys series, due to Ash's Infernape challenging other Pokémon at Oak's Lab.
*Torkoal is one of Ash’s officially trained Pokémon not to physically appear in the To Be a Pokémon Master anime miniseries.
==Gallery==
Torkoal Crying.jpg|Torkoal crying emotionally
Ash and Torkoal.png
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Ash's Hoenn Pokémon.png|Torkoal with its teammates
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Category:Fire-type anime Pokémon