Utility
Balanced
DTier
55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Combusken's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP60
C
Attack85
C
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk85
C
Sp. Def60
C
Speed55
D
Total405
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.9 m
2'11"Small
Weight19.5 kg
43.0 lbsFeather
Base XP142
Average
Abilities
Blaze
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+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Its kicking mastery lets it loose 10 kicks per second. It emits sharp cries to intimidate foes.

Combusken Weakness

Combusken is weak to Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fire/Fighting typing.

Combusken 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 Combusken in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Garchomp can KO Combusken with Earthquake (127-149%). Zapdos's Thunderbolt hits Combusken for 46-54%. Latios's Psyshock also KOs at 132-155%.

Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround
A
Recommended Build
AbilityRough Skin
ItemRocky Helmet
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Stealth Rock
  • Swords Dance
  • Dragon Claw
Damage vs Combusken
Earthquake 2x
127-149%KO
View Garchomp builds →

X & Y Evolution

Partway through Torchic's chain. Combusken still has another evolution ahead before reaching Blaziken. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Attack has grown the most so far (+25), but there's still another 125 stats to gain in the final evolution. 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 Combusken to get Torchic eggs using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 11 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
14moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 200·

X & Y Combusken Best Moveset

Speed Boost and Eviolite give Combusken staying power beyond its evolution stage. Adamant nature boosts Attack, max Attack and Speed EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Speed Boost
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Combusken
Adamant+ATK

Combusken best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • ProtectFAST +4
  • Fire PunchSTAB
  • Thunder Punch
  • Power Up PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Rotom
RotomGood
Tyranitar
TyranitarGood

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Combusken. Agility and Baton Pass come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Overheat and Flare Blitz and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 1
Focus Energy
D——30Normal
Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 7
Focus Energy
D——30Normal
Lv 13
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 16
Double Kick
—3010030Fighting
Lv 17
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 21
Sand Attack
——10015Ground
Lv 28
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
Lv 32
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 39
Slash
D7010020Normal
Lv 43
Mirror Move
———20Flying
Lv 50
Sky Uppercut
—859015Fighting
Lv 54
Flare Blitz
A12010015Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM100
Confide
———20Normal
HM01
Cut
D509530Normal
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM43
Flame Charge
C5010020Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
TM56
Fling
D—10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM01
Hone Claws
C——15Dark
TM59
Incinerate
—6010015Fire
TM47
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM50
Overheat
B130905Fire
TM84
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM98
Power-Up Punch
A4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM94
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
HM04
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
A——20Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Agility
C——30Psychic
Egg
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
Egg
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Egg
Crush Claw
—759510Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Egg
Feather Dance
——10015Flying
Egg
Feint+2
D3010010Normal
Egg
Flame Burst
—7010015Fire
Egg
Last Resort
C1401005Normal
Egg
Low Kick
A—10020Fighting
Egg
Night Slash
D7010015Dark
Egg
Reversal
——10015Fighting
Egg
Smelling Salts
—7010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Fire Pledge
—8010010Fire

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
Rem
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 3
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting
Gen 4
Fury Cutter
D409520Bug
Gen 4
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
C120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
Gen 4
Swift
—60—20Normal
Gen 4
Vacuum Wave+1
D4010030Fighting
Gen 5
Work Up
D——30Normal

How to Get Combusken in X & Y

Combusken isn't available in the wild in X & Y. Start by transferring Torchic from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond. The evolution path from Torchic to Combusken is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Combusken in X & Y

  1. Torchic
    Step 1Obtain Torchic

    Receive as a gift in:

    Omega RubyGift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon

    Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldHeartGoldBrilliant Diamond
  2. Combusken
    Step 2Combusken ✓

Combusken Guide

  • Combusken is meant to evolve into Blaziken. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • In X & Y, Combusken's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Swampert (Ground), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

  • In X & Y, Torchic evolves into Combusken at level 16. Combusken evolves into Blaziken at level 36. Combusken is a middle-stage evolution in the Torchic line.

  • Speed Boost is what you want on Combusken. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Combusken worth using.

  • In X & Y, Speed Boost is the hidden ability. It raises Speed one stage after each turn. Worth hunting for if you want Combusken to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Combusken spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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