Torkoal 35/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Torkoal is Pokédex #324, generation 3 (Hoenn). Torkoal is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 130 HP.

Torkoal sits at 35/198 in Scarlet & Violet, position 35 of 258. Before it is 34 Houndoom, and after it is 36 Fuecoco. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Stampede lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Concentrated Fire is another attack lists 80× damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin for each Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage for each heads. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered." The regulation mark is G.

Torkoal (#324) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torkoal 12/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kurata So illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Torkoal list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kurata So. I count 22 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Scarlet & Violet set binder is where a full Scarlet & Violet set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Torkoal can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fire Basic Pokémon. I still need this card.