Ash's Torkoal

Ash's Torkoal サトシのコータス Satoshi's Cotoise

File:AshTorkoal.jpg Ash and Torkoal

Debuts in All Torkoal, No Play! Caught at Valley of Steel Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location At Professor Oak's Lab

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Torkoal Shin'ichirō Miki Maddie Blaustein (4Kids) Billy Beach (TPCi)

Ash's Torkoal (Japanese: サトシのコータス Satoshi's Cotoise) was the fourth Pokémon caught by Ash during his travels through Hoenn. Its voice actor in Japanese is 三木眞一郎 Shin'ichirō Miki, and its English voice actors are Maddie Blaustein (4Kids dub) and Billy Beach (TPCi dub).

History

Ash's Torkoal crying

Ash caught Torkoal in the episode All Torkoal, No Play!. Ash and his friends were traveling through the Valley of Steel when they saw a lone Torkoal being attacked by a Skarmory and many Magneton. After Ash saved it, Torkoal burst into tears and then ran away after hearing the sound of a Steelix. Later, Ash helped it defeat the Steelix that ruled over the valley and Torkoal decided to join him.

Torkoal is very emotional. It bursts into tears for even the smallest of reasons. Torkoal gets along with everyone. It has only been used in one Gym battle, against Norman and his Slakoth. However, it has had many battles against other trainers and has been quite successful, such as when it defeated a Scizor in Vanity Affair. Torkoal also seemed to have a friendship with the Spoink that appeared to Ash's group on a few occasions and also giving it assistance.

Ash also used Torkoal in the Ever Grande Conference. Afterward, Ash left Torkoal at Professor Oak's lab. For his second battle against Brandon's Registeel, Ash swapped his Aipom for Torkoal. With the newly learned move Heat Wave, Torkoal was able to put up a fight against Registeel but eventually it lost. After the battle Ash sent Torkoal back to Professor Oak's lab.

Moves used

Using Iron Defense	Move	First Used In
File:Iron Defense Anime.jpg
	Flamethrower	Unknown
	Iron Defense	Manectric Charge!
	Heat Wave	Overjoyed!
	Body Slam	Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend
	Overheat	All Torkoal, No Play!
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.

In the TCG

Torkoal was featured in the TCG as one of Ash's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards named Ash's Torkoal.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Ash's Torkoal		-	-	7th Movie Half Deck (no English release)	9/19

Trivia

• This is Ash's second Pokémon based on a turtle or tortoise, the first being Squirtle and the third being Grotle.
  • Of the three, Torkoal is the only one who isn't a starter.
  • Torkoal is also Ash's only Template:Type2 Pokémon that is not a starter Pokémon.
• Torkoal is the only one of Ash's Fire-type Pokémon not to be owned or attempted to be captured by another Trainer. But, like the other Fire-type Pokémon, Torkoal was saved by Ash.
• Torkoal was the 30th Pokémon species Ash ever owned, counting Haunter, Larvitar, and Raticate.
• Torkoal was the first of Ash's Pokémon to be featured on a TCG card.
• It was used just once in a gym battle against Norman. This is similar with Ash's Snorunt, who participate in the gym battle against Juan, but Torkoal had one win besides Snorunt that have lost in the first round.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Torkoal.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here