PokéSurvivor Guide

#0255 · Hoenn · Common

Torchic in PokéSurvivor

Fire Starter

HP90
Speed97
Attack×1.08

BST 310. These bars are the in-game combat stats, scaled against the highest value in the current roster.

Torchic is one of the 29 partners the personality quiz can hand you on a new save. It is a Fire Pokémon from Hoenn, and it starts the first run with Ember. You can refuse the quiz result and pick any other starter.

Personality match: Cheerful + Brave. The quiz weights the first trait twice when it picks a partner. You can still choose Torchic by hand from the starter board.

Torchic moves in PokéSurvivor

The run starts with Ember (Ascuas in the game). A single fireball with a burn. The usual starting move for Fire partners.Later cards can offer any move of Fire plus every Normal move.

MoveTypeKindEvolves into
TackleNormalmeleeTake Down
Quick AttackNormaldashExtreme Speed
Swords DanceNormalbuff—
AgilityNormalbuff—
HardenNormalbuff—
EmberFireprojectileFire Blast
FlamethrowerFireconeOverheat
Fire SpinFireorbitSacred Fire
Heat WaveFirenovaEruption
Body SlamNormalmeleeGiga Impact
Hyper VoiceNormalnovaBoomburst
Will-O-WispFireturretInferno
SubstituteNormalturretDouble Team
Flame WheelFiretrailFlare Blitz

Torchic type matchups

Incoming damage uses this softened chart. Two types multiply, then the result is clamped between ×0.30 and ×2.40. A yellow damage number in-game means the hit is above ×1.05.

Hits Torchic harder

Water ×1.6Ground ×1.6Rock ×1.6

Hits Torchic softer

Fire ×0.6Grass ×0.6Ice ×0.6Bug ×0.6Steel ×0.6Fairy ×0.6

Similar Fire Pokémon

Torchic questions

Is Torchic a PokéSurvivor starter?

Yes. Torchic is on the 29-partner board and starts with Ember.

What type is Torchic in PokéSurvivor?

Torchic is Fire. Attack type follows the move, not the Pokémon, so a Normal move such as Tackle still deals Normal damage.

Can Torchic be shiny?

Yes. A wild Torchic is shiny at 1/4096, and a gacha copy is shiny at 1/100. Defeating the wild shiny adds it to the collection.

Is Torchic a rift legendary?

No. Torchic can appear in waves. If its BST sits in a boss band, it can also be one of the five timed bosses.