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Torkoal

Diamond & Pearl

Legends Awakened · #41 · Rare · 2008

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Market reference

$2.25

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Card facts

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Set position: 41 / 146
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 80
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Midori Harada
Pokédex #: 324
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Torkoal plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
Its main attack (Black Soot) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.

How to beat Torkoal

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 80Type:RFireSubtype: Basic

"It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered."

Poké-Body: White Smoke

As long as Torkoal is your Active Pokémon, prevent all effects, including damage, done to your Benched Pokémon by your opponent's attacks.

RCBlack Soot — 30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Paralyzed.

Weakness:W+20

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$1.00	$2.25	$32.80	$2.25	—
Reverse Holofoil	$3.49	$15.00	$38.00	$2.31	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/07

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.48
7-day average	€0.55
30-day average	€0.61
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€0.63
Low (excellent+)	€0.20
Reverse holo low	€0.20
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.20
reverseHoloSell	€0.78
averageSellPrice	€0.48
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.07
Reverse holo trend	€0.81

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Torkoal is real?

Torkoal 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 Torkoal worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Torkoal is $2.25; 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 Torkoal from?

Torkoal is from the Pokémon set "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Torkoal?

Torkoal is a Rare card in the Legends Awakened set.