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Blaziken, a Fire and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Blaziken: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Blaziken is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (120) and Sp. Atk (110), with a base stat total of 530. Competitively it is too strong for UnderUsed but outclassed in OU, a classic borderline case. It currently appears on 1.6% of OU teams.

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What is Blaziken weak to?

How much damage Blaziken takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFlyingGroundPsychicWater
0.5×ResistsDarkFireGrassIceSteel
0.25×ResistsBug

Blaziken takes super-effective damage from Flying, Ground, Psychic, Water. It resists Dark, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel, Bug.

Best moveset for Blaziken

The most-used moves on Blaziken in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Close CombatFighting12025.9%
  • ProtectNormal-18.4%
  • Flare BlitzFire12014.6%
  • Swords DanceNormal-13.1%
  • OverheatFire13010.6%
  • Knock OffDark6510.3%

Best nature for Blaziken

Rash. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Rash with 0/4/0/252/0/252 EVs (41.4% of sets).

Abilities

  • BlazeAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Fire attacks.
  • Speed BoostThis Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.

Evolution line

Torchic
Combusken
Blaziken

Best counters for Blaziken

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Blaziken:

Best teammates for Blaziken

Pokémon most often paired with Blaziken on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (77 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Blast BurnFire15090%Special
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
Blaze KickFire8590%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Fire PledgeFire80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Double KickFighting30100%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Heat CrashFire?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DetectFighting--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Sand AttackGround-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status