Utility
Cannon
BTier
80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Blaziken's Attack does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Attack EVs per KO. Tough to catch, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
High
HP80
C
Attack120
A
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk110
B
Sp. Def70
C
Speed80
C
Total530
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.9 m
6'03"Average
Weight52.0 kg
114.6 lbsStandard
Base XP239
High Yield
Abilities
BlazeRare
Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Speed BoostHATop Pick
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
EV Yield
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entries
No Sword Shield entries available

Flames spout from its wrists, enveloping its knuckles. Its punches scorch its foes.

Blaziken Weakness

Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Blaziken for super-effective damage. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

Blaziken Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark, Steel
0.25x (Resist)Bug
Type ChartAvg
4Weak
6Resist
0Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundFlyingPsychic
½xResist
FireGrassIceDarkSteel
¼xResist
Bug
0xImmune
None
STAB (7)
GrassIceBugSteelNormalRockDark
How to Beat Blaziken in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Earthquake (164-193%). Melmetal's Earthquake also KOs at 115-135%.

Ferrothorn
FerrothornThreatens with Spikes, excellent bulk
GrassSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityIron Barbs
ItemLeftovers
NatureImpish
Moves
  • Leech Seed
  • Knock Off
  • SpikesHazard
  • Gyro Ball
Damage vs Blaziken
Knock Off
10-12%
View Ferrothorn builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

The three-stage chain from Torchic through Combusken ends here at Blaziken. Want more? Breed for Torchic eggs. A massive partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Torchic pushed Blaziken to 530 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Torchic
#255Torchic
16
Level 16
Combusken
#256Combusken
36
Level 36
Blaziken
#257Blaziken
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Torchic
Fire
Combusken
FireFighting
Blaziken
FireFighting
HP
45
60+15
80+20
ATK
60
85+25
120+35
DEF
40
60+20
70+10
SP.ATK
70
85+15
110+25
SP.DEF
50
60+10
70+10
SPE
45
55+10
80+25
BST
310D-Tier
405D-Tier+95
530B-Tier+125
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Cannon
TYPE
Special
Mixed
Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Blaziken to get Torchic eggs using 152 partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckrhydonshiftryexploudquagsiremawilenidorinofarfetchdloudred
12 of 152·

Sword & Shield Blaziken Best Moveset

the remaining moves is what separates a good sweep from a wasted boost. After Swords Dance, Blaziken threatens a wide range with max Attack and Speed EVs and Leftovers backing every hit.

Best Build

Solid pick
Ability
Speed Boost
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Blaziken
Adamant+ATK

Blaziken best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Swords Dance
  • Close CombatSTAB
  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Rillaboom
RillaboomDecent
Dragapult
DragapultDecent

Moves

Coverage runs deep. Blaziken can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Flying and Normal. The offense anchors on Overheat and Flare Blitz while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Brave Bird
B12010015Flying
Lv 1
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Lv 1
Ember
C4010025Fire
Lv 1
Feather Dance
D—10015Flying
Lv 1
Fire Punch
B7510015Fire
Lv 1
Flamethrower
B9010015Fire
Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 1
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 9
Flame Charge
C5010020Fire
Lv 12
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 15
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 20
Aerial Ace
C60—20Flying
Lv 25
Slash
C7010020Normal
Lv 30
Bounce
C85855Flying
Lv 35
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 42
Blaze Kick
B859010Fire
Lv 49
Bulk Up
A——20Fighting
Lv 56
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
Lv 63
Flare Blitz
S12010015Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM78
Acrobatics
C5510015Flying
TR12
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM58
Assurance
—6010010Dark
TM31
Attract
C—10015Normal
TR56
Aura Sphere
B80—20Fighting
TR29
Baton Pass
A——40Normal
TR41
Blaze Kick
B859010Fire
TR01
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM52
Bounce
C85855Flying
TR66
Brave Bird
B12010015Flying
TM43
Brick Break
B7510015Fighting
TR48
Bulk Up
A——20Fighting
TM81
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TR53
Close Combat
S1201005Fighting
TM15
Dig
C8010010Ground
TR10
Earthquake
B10010010Ground
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM39
Facade
C7010020Normal
TR15
Fire Blast
B110855Fire
TM03
Fire Punch
B7510015Fire
TM13
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
B9010015Fire
TR55
Flare Blitz
S12010015Fire
TM59
Fling
——10010Dark
TR64
Focus Blast
B120705Fighting
TR13
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
TM09
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TR88
Heat Crash
D—10010Fire
TR36
Heat Wave
B959010Fire
TM41
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM08
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TR07
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
TM75
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM01
Mega Kick
C120755Normal
TM
Mega Punch
C808520Normal
TR43
Overheat
B130905Fire
TR57
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM25
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TM21
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM42
Revenge-4
C6010010Fighting
TR21
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM22
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM48
Rock Tomb
C609515Rock
TM76
Round
C6010015Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
C7010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM24
Snore
—5010015Normal
TM11
Solar Beam
B12010010Grass
TR75
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TR39
Superpower
B1201005Fighting
TM40
Swift
C60—20Normal
TM
Swords Dance
S——20Normal
TM05
Thunder Punch
B7510015Electric
TM56
U-turn
C7010020Bug
TM38
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire
TR85
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Blaziken doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Coaching
D——10Fighting
Tutor
Scorching Sands
C7010010Ground

How to Get Blaziken in Sword & Shield

Blaziken can't be caught in Sword & Shield. Transfer Torchic from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Blaziken in Sword & Shield

  1. Torchic
    Step 1Obtain Torchic

    Catch in the wild in:

    Brilliant DiamondWalking · Sandsear Cave · After National Dex obtained

    Then trade to Sword & Shield to continue the evolution chain.

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldHeartGoldOmega Ruby
  2. Combusken
    Step 2Evolve into Combusken

    Catch in the wild in:

    Brilliant DiamondWalking · Sandsear Cave · After National Dex obtained

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldHeartGoldOmega Ruby
  3. Blaziken
    Step 3Blaziken ✓

Blaziken Guide

  • In Sword & Shield, Blaziken looks average on paper at 530 BST. But Speed Boost is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier cannon on our tier list. Swords Dance with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • Mega Evolution isn't available in Sword & Shield, but Blaziken does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blaziken hits 630 BST.

  • In Sword & Shield, watch for Starmie (Water), Golem (Ground), and Aerodactyl (Flying) when using Blaziken. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Blaziken gets Speed Boost and Blaze. But Speed Boost is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Blaziken is leaning toward the physical side (base 120 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.

Game Availability

Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Blaziken appears in 16 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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