# Torkoal #18/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Torkoal is a Hoenn Fire type with a modest but steady following, loved for its stubborn coal-turtle design rather than raw power. As a Dark Explorers uncommon it was a mid-tier pull, solid support filler for Fire decks of its era, and Masakazu Fukuda's name gives completionists a reason to look. A $0.55 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 424 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $40, 72 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 18/108 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Masakazu Fukuda |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flame Cloak | cost Colorless — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. |
| Attack: Heat Blast | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Torkoal #324](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/torkoal) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.55** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: -1.80% — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $2.06 — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z
- Quant score: 25/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T03:49:59.507Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T03:49:58.229Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T13:50:02.323Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T03:49:58.228Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/torkoal-18)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-18%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)