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.

Does Blaziken mega evolve?

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.

What is Blaziken weak to?

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.

What is the best ability for Blaziken?

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.

What role does Blaziken play in battle?

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.

Blaziken - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack120

Defense70

Sp. Atk110

Sp. Def70

Speed80

Total530

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.9 m

Weight52.0 kg

Base XP239

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

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
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

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 Blaziken in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Blaziken with Earthquake (164-193%).

TyranitarResists Fire, threatens with Earthquake, excellent bulk RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Blaziken Crunch 49-58% Stone Edge 123-145%KO Earthquake 2x 164-193%KO View Tyranitar builds →
BlisseyWears down with Toxic, threatens with Heal Pulse, cures status via Natural Cure Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves Soft Boiled Seismic Toss ToxicUtility Thunder Wave View Blissey builds →
SkarmoryRecovers with Roost, threatens with Roost, sturdy guarantees survival SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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

#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 Blaziken to get Torchic eggs using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 9 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Swords Dance
Close CombatSTAB
Flare BlitzSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

Lv 1

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

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

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

A——20Fighting

TM83

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

B9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

B120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM27

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM50

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM100

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

A——40Normal

Egg

Counter-5

B—10020Fighting

Egg

Crush Claw

C759510Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Last Resort

B1401005Normal

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Peck

—3510035Flying

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Blast Burn

—150905Fire

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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.

Step 1Catch Torchic
Sandsear Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Desert
Post
Post-game
Sandsear Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Desert
Post
Post-game
Typhlo Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Typhlo Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Volcanic Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Volcano
Post
Post-game
Volcanic Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Volcano
Post
Post-game
Train until Level 16
Step 2Evolve into Combusken
Train until Level 36
Step 3Blaziken ✓

Blaziken 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 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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