Is Blaziken Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting with AbilityBlaze. Blaziken dominates the mid-game against Brawly, Norman, Sidney, and Glacia. The dual typing handles more bosses than any other starter. Then the endgame arrives: Juan and Wallace both use Water. Two back-to-back Water fights punish Fire hard. Blaziken needs Water or Grass teammates to close out what it can't solo.
Roxanne's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Combusken has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Combusken trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Combusken has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Combusken has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Combusken trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Blaziken resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Blaziken resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Starter
Torchic is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
Evolve Torchic to Combusken
Torchic evolves into Combusken at Level 16. Your Torchic should hit Level 16 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 50FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
Evolve Combusken to Blaziken
Combusken evolves into Blaziken at Level 36. Your Combusken should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36FireBlaze KickPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 59FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Blaziken in Emerald
Blaziken finishes the Torchic line at level 36, evolving from Combusken. With Torchic being a starter-only gift, the blazing fighter exists in your game solely through that opening pick.
Catch Torchic at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Blaziken.
How to Obtain Blaziken in E
- Step 2Evolve into CombuskenBREEDINGAvailableLeave Blaziken with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Torchic egg.
- Step 3Blaziken ✓
How to Get Shiny Blaziken in Emerald
Blaziken tops the Torchic line, so soft-reset the shiny Torchic gift from Birch on Route 101, then level it to 16 for Combusken and 36 for Blaziken. Compare Shiny Blaziken odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Blaziken Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Blaziken already selected.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Blaziken Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Blaziken
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x137-161%KO | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x89-105%KO Fly 2x42-51% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x79-93% Dig 2x42-49% Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x64-76% Dig 2x25-30% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x55-65% Dig 2x37-43% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x59-71% Aerial Ace 2x40-47% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Blaziken View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x64-76% Dig 2x53-62% | ||
 Swellow Normal | C | |
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 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Counter, Endure, Reversal and 3 more.
E Blaziken Best Moveset
Fire/Fighting dual TermStab covers Steel, Ice, Rock, Normal, and Dark types, giving Blaziken one of the broadest offensive movesets in Emerald. 120 base Attack drives physical Fighting moves while 110 Sp. Atk handles special Fire coverage on the same set.
Best Build
Blaziken best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Sky Uppercut
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Blaziken picks up Counter and Endure only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Focus Punch and Overheat while Normal and Flying coverage and more 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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It learns martial arts that use punches and kicks. Every several years, its old feathers burn off, and new, supple feathers grow back in their place.
Blaziken Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Blaziken does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blaziken hits 630 BST.
In Emerald, use Blaziken as a cannon. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, run Hasty on Blaziken. +Speed is what matters, and the -Defense 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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