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Torkoal

POP

POP Series 1 · #10 · Uncommon · 2004

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Card facts

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Set position: 10 / 17
Release year: 2004
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 80
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Pokédex #: 324
Series: POP

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 20 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

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.
Its main attack (Body Slam) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

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.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:FFightingSubtype: Basic

CAmnesia

Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.

FCBody Slam — 20

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

Weakness:W×2

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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$9.30	$11.91	$103.00	$11.53	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€4.35
7-day average	€5.65
30-day average	€4.86
Low	€1.95
Trend price	€6.35
Low (excellent+)	€2.50
averageSellPrice	€6.70

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 $11.53; 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 "POP Series 1" in the POP series, released in 2004.

What rarity is Torkoal?

Torkoal is a Uncommon card in the POP Series 1 set.