Is Blaziken Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting at level 36 with AbilityBlaze. Breed-only postgame. Wide coverage and strong Attack. Handles Grimsley and Marshal in the E4 rematch if bred.
Blaziken resists most of Cilan's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken resists most of Chili's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Cress's team.
Blaziken resists most of Lenora's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Blaziken resists most of Brycen's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Shauntal's team hits Blaziken's weaknesses hard.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Alder's team.
Trade
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 Black & White
No wild encounters for Blaziken in Black & White. Bring Torchic over from HeartGold & SoulSilver and evolve it into Blaziken, as the step cards below show.
How to Obtain Blaziken in BW
- Step 1Obtain TorchicBREEDINGAvailableLeave Combusken with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Torchic egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Silph Co. · Gift from Steven Stone (post-Red). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Sandsear Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Polar Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Combusken
- Step 3Blaziken ✓
How to Get Shiny Blaziken in Black & White
Blaziken never shines inside Black & White, so raise a shiny Torchic line elsewhere and transfer the final form in. See every game where Shiny Blaziken can be hunted
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Blaziken Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Blaziken
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Salamence builds →Fly 2x113-133%KO Earthquake 2x83-98% Zen Headbutt 2x67-79% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x82-96% Aerial Ace 2x32-39% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Marvelous Bridge Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x106-125%KO Earthquake 2x78-92% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Obtain MethodAbundant Shrine Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x117-138%KO Fly 2x106-125%KO Psychic 2x65-77% | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x121-143%KO Surf 2x33-39% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x125-147%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-60% | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Samurott builds →Hydro Pump 2x124-146%KO Dig 2x52-61% Aerial Ace 2x39-46% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Archeops builds →Fly 2x117-138%KO Earthquake 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Musharna Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodDreamyard Interact Encounter | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x117-138%KO | ||
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
Breeding
Breed with Blaziken to get Torchic eggs using 181 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 11 more.
BW Blaziken Best Moveset
Hidden ability AbilitySpeed Boost gains +1 Speed automatically every turn, making Blaziken faster than the entire format after two turns. 120 Attack and 110 Sp. Atk fire mixed Fire/Fighting TermStab from both sides. The moveset attacks with escalating Speed until nothing outruns it. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Blaziken best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Protect
- Flare Blitz
- Low Kick
Recommended Teammates
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 Blast Burn and High Jump Kick while coverage across 8 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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
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Blaziken Event Distributions
In Black & White, Blaziken is a dependable Mystery Gift returnee, distributed time and again.
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Blaziken Black & White Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Black & White, but Blaziken does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blaziken hits 630 BST.
In Black & White, Blaziken's hidden ability is Speed Boost. Raises Speed one stage after each turn. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
In Black & White, use Blaziken as a cannon. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Black & White, run Adamant on Blaziken. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the cannon role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Blaziken appears in 16 games spanning 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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