Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Torchic
Destined Rivals · #40 · Common · 2025
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Market reference
$0.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Combusken
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Tika Matsuno
- Pokédex #
- 255
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Torchic plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Torchic
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 2.11 copies on average · 2170 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.9%
- +4.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Tika Matsuno
This card was illustrated by Tika Matsuno.
Building around Torchic?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Torchic feels toasty warm if you hug it. It has a flame sac inside its belly, and the flames burn continuously as long as Torchic has life in it."
CCollect
Draw a card.
RCombustion — 10
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Torchic or Destined Rivals.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Torchic was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
💥Plantel Battle #29 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1,047
ran Torchic
Tournaments scanned
287
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
136 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Torchic
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.22 | $20.00 | $0.23 | $0.09 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.29 | $19.98 | $0.30 | $0.26 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.15 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Torchic is real?
Torchic is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Torchic worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Torchic is $0.23; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Torchic from?
Torchic is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Torchic?
Torchic is a Common card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Torchic printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
