Torkoal (Pokémon)

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Torkoal (Japanese: コータス Cotoise) is a introduced in Generation III.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Torkoal is a -like, quadrupedal . It has a large, black, rock-like shell with holes that glow with a red warmth. Its skin is reddish-brown with gray-black bands on its legs and neck. It has a long neck and its eyes seem permanently closed.
Torkoal lives in , where it looks for large deposits of coal. It uses the coal to fill the hollow spaces in its shell and then burns it for energy. Because coal is Torkoal's source of energy, it becomes weak and immobile once it runs out of coal to burn. If the fire inside of Torkoal's shell goes out, it will die. A Torkoal is healthy if the smoke spouting from its shell has tremendous velocity. When it blows out smoke from its nostrils and the top of its back, it sounds like a locomotive horn. If it is attacked, it blows black smoke out of its nostrils before fleeing. Torkoal's shell also serves to from critical blows. Prior to Generation V and in Generation IX, is its signature Ability.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* and : Old wise is the town elder and the Pokémon in charge of the Hot Spring. Later in the story, the player and partner have to use his wisdom and ask him what he knows about the Hidden Land and visits Wigglytuff's Guild to tell them what he remembers and confirms that the Relic Fragment is the key to visiting the Hidden Land.
===Pokédex entries===
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Torkoal=====
In All Torkoal, No Play, a Torkoal after helping it defeat a that was picking on it in the Valley of Steel.
=====Other=====
Torkoal debuted in Poetry Commotion!, under the ownership of Flannery. She used it in a Gym against Ash, during which it defeated and before losing to . It reappeared in flashbacks in All Torkoal, No Play and Whiscash and Ash.
A Torkoal appeared in Eyes on the Goal!, under the ownership of the Shell Sage. It took part in a race with 's .
====Minor appearances====
In The Keystone Pops!, a fantasy during 's featured a Torkoal.
In Lights! Camera! Pika!, Frank's Torkoal helped in the making of his movie by blowing black smoke for effects.
In A Crowning Moment of Truth!, three s' Torkoal attended the Wela Fire Festival.
In A Recipe for Success!, a Torkoal provided heat for so she could cook food at Oranguru's place. It reappeared in a flashback in Dreams of the Sun and Moon!.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Torkoal competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, a Trainer's Torkoal was in a town square in Pasio.
===GOTCHA!===
A Torkoal briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Flannery.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
 owns a Torkoal in Ash & Pikachu.
===Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!===
Torkoal appeared as a card under the ownership of Manabu Kadoo.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II, a Torkoal appears as the main Pokémon of the Team Magma Tabitha, who trusts him enough to have him hold the Blue Orb while they were given an order to guard the artifact. Torkoal has the special ability to use his smoke to hypnotize and poison enemies.
The rented a Torkoal, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
A Torkoal appeared in Pinsir Changes.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Torkoal was seen under the ownership of a in A Surprise Visit from Hareta's Father!.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team===
Torkoal appeared in BET5.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Torkoal is tied with , , and for the lowest base stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.
* Torkoal shares its with , , and . They are all known as the Coal Pokémon.
===Origin===
Torkoal appears to be based on a . It also resembles a or a with four openings within its shell. Additionally, its shell appears to be reminiscent of a lump of burning .
====Name origin====
Torkoal and Cotoise may be combinations of tortoise and coal.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Torkoal
* Torkoal (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)
==External links==
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