Torchic are small baby birds that are covered in red and yellow downy feathers. Their wings are underdeveloped and are almost useless aside keeping the Pokémon warm. Their legs and feet however are well developed for running and scratching. They also have a crest on their heads which vaguely resembles a flame. They also possess a flame sac much like other fire Pokémon like Vulpix and Flareon.
Gender differences
Male Torchic have a very small black speck on their rears. Females do not have this mark.
Special abilities
Like many Template:Type2s, Torchic is able to breath fire from its beak.
Behavior
Being a young Pokémon, Torchic are naturally curious and are very inquisitive about things. Thus, they need someone to guide them and to train them. They will follow their trainer with unsteady steps. Individual personalities range from meek to headstrong. Torchic apparently don't like the dark because they can't see what's in front of them.
Like her anime counterpart, Sapphire also received a Torchic (nicknamed Chaka) from her father Professor Birch, but, unlike May's, it isn't a crybaby, and loves battles like its trainer. Chaka evolved in Dewford Town during a battle that Sapphire was having against Brawly.
Torchic sticks with its Trainer, following behind with unsteady steps. This Pokémon Template:M2 of over 1,800 degrees F, including fireballs that leave the foe scorched black.
Torchic has a place inside its body where it keeps its flame. Give it a hug - it will be glowing with warmth. This Pokémon is covered all over by a fluffy coat of down.
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Torchic and its evolution Combusken are the only Template:Type2starter Pokémon without an actual flame on them anywhere. In addition, it is also the only Fire starter Pokémon whose English name didn't start with a C and whose Japanese name didn't start with ヒhi.
Torchic has the lightest weight of all the basic forms of the starters.
Torchic is the only Template:Type2 starter that Ash has never owned.
Torchic is also the first starter Pokémon based on a bird. The second is Piplup.
Torchic is the only first form of a starter Pokémon that has a gender difference. Torchic's gender difference is also the most subtle and often goes unnoticed.
Torchic's alternate colors resemble its evolution's normal colors.
Origin
It appears to have been based on a chicken hatchling.
Name origin
Torchic's name may be a combination of torch and chick. Its Japanese name is a combination of 赤子 akago, baby, and 軍鶏 shamo, a breed of Japanese chicken once raised for fighting.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Torchic images on Bulbagarden Archives.
