Pokémon · EX
Torchic
Ruby & Sapphire · #74 · Common · 2003
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Market reference
$2.22
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 74 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Combusken
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 255
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Torchic 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 Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Torchic
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 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
- 5% of decks
- 2.12 copies on average · 2728 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.3%
- +4.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Torchic?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSinge
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Torchic has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Torchic — Destined Rivals
Played in 1,310 recent decks
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 | $0.90 | $1.89 | $19.98 | $2.22 | $4.24 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.00 | $12.74 | $45.00 | $30.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.78 |
| 30-day average | €1.53 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €1.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo low | €12.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.75 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Torchic is real?
Torchic 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 Torchic worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Torchic is $2.22; 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 Torchic from?
Torchic is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Torchic?
Torchic is a Common card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Torchic printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
