# Torchic #11/25 — McDonald's Collection 2021

## Summary

Torchic is one of the great Hoenn starters, and its pull comes mostly from fans who grew up with Ruby and Sapphire. As a McDonald's promo handed out with a meal, it was never a chase pull, so demand rests on completionists and on Sui's charming illustration style. At a $0.53 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 50 copies traded, with the tape reading as a decline with nothing absorbing it, 68% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.17 out of Journey Together; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | McDonald's Collection 2021 |
| Number | 11/25 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | sui |
| Release date | 2021-02-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Ember | cost Fire — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Torchic #255](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/torchic) |
| Finishes | Holo, Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.53** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-03
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-11-03
- Floor delivered ask: $1.90 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 43/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2021-02-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-03T10:22:29.454Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-26T11:06:53.657Z, confidence 85%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T17:40:10.890Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/mcdonalds-collection-2021/torchic-11)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3A2021swsh-11%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)