Is Blaziken Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting with 120 Attack and 110 Sp. Atk. Handles Gardenia, Byron, Candice, Aaron, Bertha's Rock-types, and Cynthia's Lucario. Covers more ground than Infernape in some matchups. If you didn't pick Chimchar, Blaziken is the next best thing.
Roark's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's Pokemon outpace and outclass Torchic here.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Blaziken resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Blaziken cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
How to Get Blaziken in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Can't catch Blaziken directly. Start with Torchic at moderate rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 36. The 3-stage chain from Torchic to Blaziken is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Blaziken in BDSP
The path to Blaziken starts with Torchic at Lv. 58-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
What is Blaziken Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Blaziken
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x66-79% Aerial Ace 2x28-34% | ||
 Abra Psychic | C | |
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x75-91% Pluck 2x42-49% | ||
 Staravia Normal | D | |
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-102%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-41% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x63-74% Dig 2x33-39% Bounce 2x35-41% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x84-99% Dig 2x56-66% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x34-40% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x107-126%KO Water Pulse 2x30-35% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x89-105%KO Bulldoze 2x22-26% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x106-124%KO Water Pulse 2x30-36% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x89-105%KO Bulldoze 2x22-26% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x81-95% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Water Pulse 2x30-35% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x89-105%KO Bulldoze 2x21-26% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x81-95% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Water Pulse 2x30-35% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x89-105%KO Bulldoze 2x21-26% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x81-95% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x121-143%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-57% Surf 2x49-57% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x135-159%KO | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x88-104%KO Bounce 2x30-36% Bulldoze 2x22-26% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Earthquake (164-193%).
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Heatran builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Tyranitar builds →Crunch33-39% Stone Edge82-96% Earthquake 2x164-193%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Weavile builds →Knock Off15-18% Ice Shard9-11% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Blaziken Evolutions
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
BDSP Blaziken Best Moveset
Hidden AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed every turn without using a move, and 120 Attack at 110 Sp. Atk behind Fire/Fighting dual TermStab means the moveset gets faster AND hits from either side. A-tier because the Speed snowball that got Blaziken banned in several formats is the same mechanic available in the remakes. The original Gen 4 Blaziken never had access to this.
Best Build
Blaziken best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Protect
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Blaziken picks up Agility and Baton Pass only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Focus Punch and Blast Burn while coverage across 9 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Flames spout from its wrists, enveloping its knuckles. Its punches scorch its foes.
Blaziken Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but Blaziken does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blaziken hits 630 BST.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 a physical attacker with 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves