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
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 BoostHA
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries
No Sword Shield entries available

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Hatterene can KO Combusken with Psychic (194-229%). Krookodile's Earthquake also KOs at 167-197%.

Hatterene
Hatterene
PsychicFairy
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMagic Bounce
ItemLeftovers
NatureQuiet
Moves
  • Dazzling Gleam
  • Trick Room
  • PsychicSTAB
  • ProtectPriority
Damage vs Combusken
Dazzling Gleam
86-102%KO
Psychic 2x
194-229%KO
View Hatterene builds →

Sword & Shield 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 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 Combusken Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

TMs carry this one. Combusken learns Overheat and Flare Blitz naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Flying and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Lv 1
Ember
D4010025Fire
Lv 1
Feather Dance
D—10015Flying
Lv 1
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
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
D60—20Flying
Lv 25
Slash
D7010020Normal
Lv 30
Bounce
C85855Flying
Lv 35
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 40
Blaze Kick
C859010Fire
Lv 45
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
Lv 50
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
Lv 55
Flare Blitz
B12010015Fire

TM Moves

TM
TR12
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM58
Assurance
—6010010Dark
TM31
Attract
C—10015Normal
TR29
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
TR41
Blaze Kick
C859010Fire
TR01
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM52
Bounce
C85855Flying
TM43
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TR48
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM15
Dig
C8010010Ground
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM39
Facade
D7010020Normal
TR15
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM03
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
TM13
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
TR55
Flare Blitz
B12010015Fire
TM59
Fling
——10010Dark
TR64
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TR13
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
TR36
Heat Wave
C959010Fire
TM41
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TR07
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
TM75
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM01
Mega Kick
C120755Normal
TM
Mega Punch
D808520Normal
TR43
Overheat
B130905Fire
TR57
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM25
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM21
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM42
Revenge-4
C6010010Fighting
TR21
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM22
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM48
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM76
Round
D6010015Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM24
Snore
—5010015Normal
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM40
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM05
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
TM38
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire
TR85
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Combusken doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Coaching
D——10Fighting

How to Get Combusken in Sword & Shield

Combusken can't be caught in Sword & Shield. Transfer Torchic from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Combusken 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 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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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