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#0838 · Galar · Generation 8

# Carkol

Coal Pokémon · Rock/Fire-type

![Carkol official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/838.webp)

Carkol is a [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock)/[Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire)-type Pokémon, the Coal Pokémon, number 838 (#0838) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the [Galar](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/galar) region. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 78 kg.

Carkol is the Coal Pokémon, a living minecart that makes its own fuel. The Pokédex says the coal it dropped once helped power daily life for people in Galar.

## How to pronounce Carkol

Carkol is pronounced **KAR-kohl**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Carkol said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/838.mp3)

In Japanese it is トロッゴン (Toroggon).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Carkol is 1.1 m tall and weighs 78 kg. Its head has a pair of triangular eyes and a warmly glowing orange mouth, a body of black stone on four wheel-like legs, and a heap of coal on its back that can glow orange-red. The Pokédex says it forms coal and coal tar inside its body, and that the tar holds the heap together so it never falls apart, even at high speed. It can travel faster than 30 km/h (18 mph) and breathe flames hotter than 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,800 degrees Fahrenheit).

### Behaviour

The temperature inside Carkol's body rises when it feels strong emotions, and the Pokédex says it then rolls around frantically while spewing flames.

### Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Sword and Shield it is found at Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness and Giant's Cap, with Galar Mine and the Crown Tundra's Lakeside Cave as other spots. Serebii lists a mine biome in Paldea.

### Powers

Carkol has Steam Engine or Flame Body, with Flash Fire hidden. It knows Flame Charge on evolving, then learns Rock Polish, Ancient Power, Incinerate, Stealth Rock, Heat Crash, Rock Blast and Stone Edge. With 80 base HP and 90 base Defense it is a sturdy, slow middle stage.

### Name origin

Carkol may combine 'car', 'cart', 'carbon' and 'coal' or 'charcoal'. The Japanese name is Toroggon (トロッゴン), which may join torokko ('minecart') and 'wagon'.

### Design inspiration

Carkol looks like a mine cart heaped with coal.

### Evolution notes

Carkol evolves from Rolycoly at level 18 and into Coalossal at level 34.

### In the games

Carkol turns up in East Province Area Three and in 3-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet, after its first appearance in Sword and Shield. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

### In the anime

A Carkol debuts in 'The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)' among the Pokémon who live aboard the Brave Olivine, where it runs in a wheel in the engine room to help power the ship and supplies coal for the furnace.

### Fun facts

- Within the Mineral Egg Group, Carkol and Coalossal are the sole Fire types.
- They are also the only Fire and Rock pairs with Rock in the first slot, unlike Magcargo, which lists Fire first.
- Bulbapedia says Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar claims the coal Carkol makes is in infinite supply.
- If Carkol follows you into a minecart in Pokémon Pokopia, Bulbapedia says it rides the tracks itself instead of climbing in.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Carkol (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Carkol_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Carkol (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/carkol/)

## Base stats

- HP: **80**
- Attack: **60**
- Defense: **90**
- Sp. Atk: **60**
- Sp. Def: **70**
- Speed: **50**

Carkol’s base stat total is **410**. Its highest stat is Defense.

## Type matchups

### What is Carkol weak to?

Carkol takes extra damage from [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (4×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (4×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves.

It resists [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (¼×), [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal) (½×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (½×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (½×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) (½×).

## Evolution

### What does Carkol evolve from?

Carkol evolves from [Rolycoly](https://pokee.si/pokemon/rolycoly) at level 18.

### How does Carkol evolve?

Carkol evolves into [Coalossal](https://pokee.si/pokemon/coalossal) at level 34.

The whole family: [Rolycoly](https://pokee.si/pokemon/rolycoly), **Carkol**, [Coalossal](https://pokee.si/pokemon/coalossal).

## Abilities

- [Steam Engine](https://pokee.si/abilities/steam-engine): Boosts the Speed stat drastically when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
- [Flame Body](https://pokee.si/abilities/flame-body): Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- [Flash Fire](https://pokee.si/abilities/flash-fire) (hidden ability): Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

## Moves

### Moves Carkol learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Evo | [Flame Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/flame-charge) | Fire | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | [Tackle](https://pokee.si/moves/tackle) | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | [Smokescreen](https://pokee.si/moves/smokescreen) | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | [Rapid Spin](https://pokee.si/moves/rapid-spin) | Normal | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | [Smack Down](https://pokee.si/moves/smack-down) | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 15 | [Rock Polish](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-polish) | Rock | Status | — |
| 20 | [Ancient Power](https://pokee.si/moves/ancient-power) | Rock | Special | 60 |
| 27 | [Incinerate](https://pokee.si/moves/incinerate) | Fire | Special | 60 |
| 35 | [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock) | Rock | Status | — |
| 41 | [Heat Crash](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-crash) | Fire | Physical | — |
| 48 | [Rock Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-blast) | Rock | Physical | 25 |
| 55 | [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge) | Rock | Physical | 100 |

“Evo” means Carkol learns the move the moment it evolves: [Flame Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/flame-charge).

### TM moves (43)

Carkol can learn 43 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Mud-Slap](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-slap), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Fire Spin](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-spin), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze), [Rock Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-tomb), [Flame Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/flame-charge), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Dig](https://pokee.si/moves/dig), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Reflect](https://pokee.si/moves/reflect), [Rock Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-blast), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide), [Body Press](https://pokee.si/moves/body-press), [Spikes](https://pokee.si/moves/spikes), [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head), [Power Gem](https://pokee.si/moves/power-gem), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [Will-O-Wisp](https://pokee.si/moves/will-o-wisp), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Heat Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-wave), [Heavy Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/heavy-slam), [Flamethrower](https://pokee.si/moves/flamethrower), [Fire Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-blast), [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge), [Overheat](https://pokee.si/moves/overheat), [Flare Blitz](https://pokee.si/moves/flare-blitz), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Sand Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/sand-tomb), [Smack Down](https://pokee.si/moves/smack-down), [Gyro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/gyro-ball), [Scald](https://pokee.si/moves/scald), [Heat Crash](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-crash), [Temper Flare](https://pokee.si/moves/temper-flare), [Scorching Sands](https://pokee.si/moves/scorching-sands), [Meteor Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/meteor-beam), [Curse](https://pokee.si/moves/curse).

Egg moves (3), which Rolycoly can hatch knowing:[Block](https://pokee.si/moves/block), [Explosion](https://pokee.si/moves/explosion), [Mud-Slap](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-slap).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 144.

## Pokédex entries

By rapidly rolling its legs, it can travel at over 18 mph. The temperature of the flames it breathes exceeds 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. *(Shield)*

It forms coal inside its body. Coal dropped by this Pokémon once helped fuel the lives of people in the Galar region. *(Sword)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: トロッゴン
- **Romaji**: Toroggon
- **French**: Wagomine
- **German**: Wagong
- **Spanish**: Carkol
- **Italian**: Carkol
- **Korean**: 탄차곤
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 大炭车
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 大炭車

## Trivia

- Taller than 54% of all Pokémon (1.1 m).
- Heavier than 76% of all Pokémon (78 kg).
- Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Rock and Fire.
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 29 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 51 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Carkol (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Carkol_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Carkol (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/carkol/).
- Pronunciation (KAR-kohl): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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