Team Magma's Torkoal 12/95 Cosmos Holo Pokémon EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua Raw

Pokémon: Torkoal

Series: EX

Set: Team Magma VS Team Aqua

Card Number: 12

Rarity: R

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2004

Illustrator:  K. Hoshiba

Type: Fire

The Team Magma's Torkoal 12/95 is a Cosmos Holo Rare Fire/Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card from EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua, released in 2004 by The Pokémon Company and illustrated by K. Hoshiba, a Japanese artist whose warm, earthy color palettes and bold, rounded compositions brought a sense of volcanic intensity to this one of the franchise's first dual-type Pokémon in the English TCG. As an 80 HP Pokémon with a Weakness to Water-type attacks (×2), no Resistance, and a Retreat Cost of two Colorless Energy, it occupies a strategically important position within the 95-card master set. The EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua set was the fourth expansion of the EX era and the first English set to introduce dual-typed Pokémon, with all team-owned cards carrying a Darkness component to signify the villainous allegiance of their owners, and the "Cosmos Holo" designation refers to the distinctive star-and-circle foil pattern that was the standard holographic treatment for all Holo Rares throughout the EX era

In terms of decks and strategy, Team Magma's Torkoal's two attacks make it one of the most tactically disruptive Holo Rares in the entire EX era. Magma Burn costs a single Fire Energy, deals 10 damage, discards the top card from the opponent's deck, and requires a coin flip: if tails, the player must discard a Fire Energy attached to Torkoal—creating a risk-reward information-gathering tool that could reveal a critical threat in the opponent's draw sequence while dealing modest damage. Hot Air costs one Fire and one Colorless Energy, deals 30 damage, discards a Fire Energy attached to Torkoal, and forces the opponent to switch their Defending Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon—a devastating forced-switch effect that could pull up an unprepared attacker or disrupt a carefully constructed board state. In 2004–2006 competitive formats, this made Torkoal a cornerstone of Team Magma-themed Fire/Darkness decks, where Magma Burn provided reliable disruption and Hot Air delivered consistent damage with a forced-switch clause that punished bench-heavy strategies. Its dual typing meant it could use both Fire and Darkness Energy for its attacks, giving it exceptional flexibility in energy investment, and its role as a team-specific Basic that could be found by other Team Magma's search mechanics gave it a self-sustaining presence within the archetype./

Collectors love the Team Magma's Torkoal for its unique position as one of the most mechanically creative dual-type Holo Rares in the entire EX era, a card whose forced-switch and top-deck discard effects represented a design philosophy of layered disruption that was remarkably bold for a single- and two-energy cost. K. Hoshiba's illustration—depicting Torkoal in a hunched, aggressive pose with glowing embers radiating from its shell and its small, determined eyes locked forward against a fiery, smoky backdrop adorned with the Team Magma flame motif—captures the raw, volcanic intensity of the species in a style that stands out among the more conventional artwork of the set's other Holo Rares like Team Magma's Groudon ex and Team Magma's Blaziken. The Cosmos Holo treatment elevates the card's visual appeal with its shifting, star-patterned foil that catches light at different angles, and the card's permanently fixed supply—combined with over 20 years of natural wear from the population of EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua cards that were opened, played, and traded in the mid-2000s—ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still appreciate the creative forced-switch and information-gathering mechanics of one of the EX era's most thematically cohesive expansions. 

Product Details

Card Number / Rarity:12/95 / Holo Rare

Card Type / HP / Stage:Fire Darkness / 80 / Basic

Attack 1:[R] Magma Burn (10)
Discard the top card from your opponent's deck, and flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Team Magma's Torkoal.

Attack 2:[1R] Hot Air (30)
Discard a Fire Energy attached to Team Magma's Torkoal, and your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon, if any.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost:W / None / 2

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