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.

What is Combusken weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, 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.

How do you evolve Combusken?

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

What is the best ability for Combusken?

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.

What is Combusken's hidden ability?

In Ruby & Sapphire, 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.

Combusken - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

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

Attack85

Defense60

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def60

Speed55

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Blaze

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Speed BoostHANot in game

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

COMBUSKEN toughens up its legs and thighs by running through fields and mountains. This POKéMON’s legs possess both speed and power, enabling it to dole out ten kicks in one second.

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
Damage	Types
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

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Flying Psychic

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Dark Steel

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Normal Rock Dark

How to Beat Combusken in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Starmie can KO Combusken with Surf (143-168%). Charizard's Fire Blast hits Combusken for 46-54%. Gyarados's Earthquake also KOs at 135-159%.

Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Ice Beam Thunderbolt SurfSTAB Damage vs Combusken Rapid Spin 15-18% Ice Beam 24-28% Thunderbolt 48-56% Surf 2x 143-168%KO View Starmie builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Combusken Fire Blast 46-54% View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Combusken Earthquake 2x 135-159%KO View Gyarados builds →
Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Combusken Earthquake 2x 126-148%KO Rock Slide 31-37% View Flygon builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	C
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves Shadow Ball Brick Break Rock Slide Focus Punch Damage vs Combusken Shadow Ball 31-37% Rock Slide 29-34% View Medicham builds →

Ruby & Sapphire 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

#255Torchic

Level 16

#256Combusken

Level 36

#257Blaziken

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Torchic

Fire

Combusken

FireFighting

Blaziken

FireFighting

60+15

80+20

ATK

85+25

120+35

DEF

60+20

70+10

SP.ATK

85+15

110+25

SP.DEF

60+10

70+10

SPE

55+10

80+25

BST

310D-Tier

405D-Tier+95

530B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Combusken to get Torchic eggs using 102 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Counter, Endure, Reversal and 3 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Combusken Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Combusken. Counter and Endure come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Focus Punch and Overheat and Normal and Flying coverage and more.

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

D—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

C859015Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor Moves

Combusken can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Combusken in Ruby & Sapphire

Combusken doesn't appear wild. Catch Torchic instead, it shows up but it's a rare spawn. Evolve it at level 16 to get Combusken. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Combusken in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Catch Torchic
Route 101
SapphireGift from NPC Lv.5 Route
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Route 101
RubyGift from NPC Lv.5 Route
LimitedEarly
Starter choice
Train until Level 16
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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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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