Combusken is meant to evolve into Blaziken . At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Combusken weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, Combusken's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Swampert (Ground), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

How do you evolve Combusken?

In Legends: Z-A, Torchic evolves into Combusken at level 16. Combusken evolves into Blaziken at level 36. Combusken is a middle-stage evolution in the Torchic line.

What is the best ability for Combusken?

Speed Boost is what you want on Combusken. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Combusken worth using.

What is Combusken's hidden ability?

In Legends: Z-A, Speed Boost is the hidden ability. It raises Speed one stage after each turn. Worth hunting for if you want Combusken to compete at a higher level.

Combusken - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Combusken's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack85

Defense60

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def60

Speed55

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Blaze

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+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Legends Z A entries available

Its kicking mastery lets it loose 10 kicks per second. It emits sharp cries to intimidate foes.

Combusken Weakness

Combusken is weak to Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fire/Fighting typing.

Combusken 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 Combusken in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Espeon Psychic	A
Psychic is super effective against CombuskenView Espeon →
Dondozo Water	A
Water is super effective against CombuskenView Dondozo →
Talonflame FireFlying	A
Flying is super effective against CombuskenView Talonflame →
Krookodile GroundDark	A
Ground is super effective against CombuskenView Krookodile →
Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Water is super effective against CombuskenView Starmie →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Partway through Torchic's chain. Combusken still has another evolution ahead before reaching Blaziken. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. Attack has grown the most so far (+25), but there's still another 125 stats to gain in the final evolution. 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Combusken Best Moveset

Find one free turn for Swords Dance and Combusken can run through teams. Adamant nature leans physical, Speed Boost supports the sweep, and the remaining moves stops anything from walling it cleanly.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Speed Boost

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Combusken

Adamant+ATK

Combusken best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Swords Dance
Close CombatSTAB
Flare BlitzSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Moves

TMs carry this one. Combusken learns Overheat and Flare Blitz naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Flying and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 3

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 9

Flame Charge

C5010020Fire

Lv 12

Detect+4

A——5Fighting

Lv 18

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 21

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 24

Bounce

C85855Flying

Lv 27

Focus Energy

S——30Normal

Lv 33

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 40

Bulk Up

A——20Fighting

Lv 44

Blaze Kick

S859010Fire

Lv 50

Feather Dance

C—10015Flying

Lv 55

Flare Blitz

S12010015Fire

TM Moves

TM22

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM47

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM133

Blaze Kick

S859010Fire

TM33

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM10

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM11

Bulk Up

A——20Fighting

TM129

Circle Throw-6

C609010Fighting

TM107

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

TM108

Comet Punch

D188515Normal

TM91

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM56

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM135

Dual Chop

—409015Dragon

TM35

Endure+4

A——10Normal

TM109

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM29

Fire Punch

S7510015Fire

TM72

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TM114

Flame Charge

C5010020Fire

TM62

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM104

Flare Blitz

S12010015Fire

TM102

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM68

Heat Wave

S959010Fire

TM113

Low Sweep

C6510020Fighting

TM34

Night Slash

A7010015Dark

TM50

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM77

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM18

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM12

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM61

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM85

Substitute

B——10Normal

TM27

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM30

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM23

Thunder Punch

A7510015Electric

TM150

Vacuum Wave+1

S4010030Fighting

TM57

Will-O-Wisp

S—8515Fire

TM103

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Combusken doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Combusken can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Combusken in Legends: Z-A

Combusken can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Transfer Torchic from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Combusken in Legends: Z-A

Step 1Obtain Torchic
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald HeartGold Omega Ruby Brilliant Diamond
Train until Level 16
Step 2Combusken ✓

Combusken Guide

Combusken is meant to evolve into Blaziken. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Legends: Z-A, Combusken's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Swampert (Ground), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.
In Legends: Z-A, Torchic evolves into Combusken at level 16. Combusken evolves into Blaziken at level 36. Combusken is a middle-stage evolution in the Torchic line.
Speed Boost is what you want on Combusken. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Combusken worth using.
In Legends: Z-A, Speed Boost is the hidden ability. It raises Speed one stage after each turn. Worth hunting for if you want Combusken to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Combusken spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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