Is Blaziken Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting from Hoenn. AbilityBlaze for low-health Fire boost. The physical/special split lets Blaziken run physical Fighting alongside special Fire properly. If imported into Sinnoh, handles Gardenia, Byron, Candice, and Bertha. Fire drought makes Blaziken one of the premium imports.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Blaziken resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Blaziken 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Cynthia'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.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 66FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 228
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Blaziken in Diamond & Pearl
Evolve a Combusken at level 36 to top off the Torchic line, with no wild Blaziken to catch instead. The line has to begin with a bred or migrated base form.
How to Obtain Blaziken in DP
- Step 1Obtain TorchicCARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Silph Co. · Gift from Steven Stone (post-Red), then trade to the current game via link cable.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 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.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Walking · Hyperspace Lumiose. 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 Diamond & Pearl
Blaziken is missing from D/P entirely, so raise the Torchic line to a shiny in HeartGold or SoulSilver and transfer it across. 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
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x81-96% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% Surf 2x52-61% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x141-166%KO Water Pulse 2x48-56% | ||
 Cresselia Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Cresselia builds →Future Sight 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO Water Pulse 2x41-49% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Surf 2x33-39% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-68% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x90-106%KO Bounce 2x30-36% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x108-127%KO Water Pulse 2x29-35% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x122-144%KO Dig 2x65-77% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x98-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-47% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x136-161%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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 9 more.
DP Blaziken Best Moveset
120 Attack and 110 Sp. Atk on a Fire/Fighting type mean the moveset can go physical or special depending on the matchup. MoveClose Combat provides 120-power physical Fighting, and special Fire attacks hit from the other side. 80 Speed is average but the offensive output compensates. 25% from MoveStealth Rock is the tax.
Best Build
Blaziken best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Thunder Punch
- Flare Blitz
- Superpower
- Fire Blast
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 Focus Punch and Blast Burn 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
39 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Flames spout from its wrists, enveloping its knuckles. Its punches scorch its foes.
Blaziken Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Blaziken does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blaziken hits 630 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Blaziken as a cannon. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Superpower is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Blaziken. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the cannon role.
Blaziken isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain one in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
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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