Is Combusken Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Torchic evolves at level 16. Fire/Fighting with AbilityBlaze. Brief postgame stage before Blaziken at 36.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's Pokemon outpace and outclass Torchic here.
Brock's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Misty's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Torchic has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Torchic's weaknesses hard.
Torchic trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Blaziken has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Blaziken trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift Torchic
Torchic is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 5. From Steven Stone after defeating Red. Receive from Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron City after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- TM65GhostShadow ClawPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 42
- LV 34NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Torchic to Blaziken
Combusken evolves into Blaziken at Level 36. Your Torchic should hit Level 36 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- LV 49FlyingBrave BirdPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 66FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Combusken in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Level the Torchic gift to 16 and Combusken takes over. Steven only parts with that starter after you clear Red, so the middle of this line sits firmly in the post-game.
Catch Torchic at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Combusken.
Badge 8How to Obtain Combusken in HGSS
- Step 2Combusken ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Blaziken
How to Get Shiny Combusken in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Combusken evolves from Torchic, so breed that Hoenn starter Masuda-style and raise it once the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Combusken odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Combusken Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Combusken preloaded.
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.
| 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 Combusken Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Combusken
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x158-186%KO Surf 2x100-118%KO Earthquake 2x77-91% Fly 2x70-82% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x190-224%KO Earthquake 2x105-124%KO Dream Eater 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x138-162%KO Surf 2x87-103%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% Fly 2x63-75% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x161-190%KO Earthquake 2x119-141%KO Surf 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x221-259%KO Earthquake 2x92-108%KO Water Pulse 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x147-174%KO Earthquake 2x108-128%KO Aqua Tail 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Slowbro builds →Dream Eater 2x126-149%KO Surf 2x121-143%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x158-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-76% Surf 2x67-79% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x138-162%KO Earthquake 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x116-136%KO Aeroblast 2x116-136%KO Earthquake 2x77-91% Hydro Pump 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Salamence builds →Fly 2x147-174%KO Earthquake 2x109-129%KO Zen Headbutt 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x183-216%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x132-156%KO Earthquake 2x63-75% Dream Eater 2x63-75% | ||
Combusken Evolutions
Partway through Torchic's chain. Combusken still has another evolution ahead before reaching Blaziken. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed with Combusken to get Torchic eggs using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 10 more.
HGSS Combusken Best Moveset
Fire/Fighting with 85 in both Attack and Sp. Atk, split evenly across physical and special sides. AbilityBlaze boosts Fire moves at low HP. The moveset has mixed potential but 55 Speed limits when it acts. Blaziken is the target.
Best Build
Combusken best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Substitute
- Vacuum Wave
- Focus Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Combusken. Agility and Baton Pass come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Focus Punch and Flare Blitz and coverage across 8 types.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
During a battle, the hot flame in its body increases. Its kicks have outstanding destructive power.
Combusken HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Combusken is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Combusken becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Combusken has 405 BST and evolves into Blaziken. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Combusken plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Modest is the go-to nature for Combusken. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Combusken spans 7 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
- 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 6ORAS
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
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