Is Combusken Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting from level 16. AbilityBlaze kicks in at low HP. Combusken handles Roxanne's rematches, Norman's Slaking, and most trainers through mid-Hoenn. The dual typing covers more matchups than any other mid-stage starter.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 Wallace'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Starter
Torchic is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 34NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 43FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
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 Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- 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
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 50FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
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
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 59FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
How to Get Combusken in Ruby & Sapphire
Level your Torchic starter to 16 and it becomes Combusken. No wild ones exist, so the gift on Route 101 is the only seed for this stage.
Catch Torchic at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Combusken.
How to Obtain Combusken in RS
How to Get Shiny Combusken in Ruby & Sapphire
Combusken is evolution-only here, so soft reset the Torchic gift on Route 101 until it arrives shiny, then evolve it up. Compare Shiny Combusken odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Combusken 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Combusken Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Combusken
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Kirlia Psychic | D | |
 Spoink Psychic | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Pelipper builds →Water Gun 2x50-60% Wing Attack 2x48-56% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x56-68% Dig 2x31-38% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Marshtomp builds →Dig 2x70-83% Water Gun 2x38-45% | ||
 Swellow Normal | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Beautifly builds →Psychic 2x76-90% Gust 2x41-49% | ||
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Combusken View Baltoy builds →Psychic 2x60-71% Dig 2x41-49% | ||
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 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Counter, Endure, Reversal and 3 more.
RS Combusken Best Moveset
Middle-stage Fire/Fighting heading toward Blaziken. AbilityBlaze for emergency Fire boosts. MoveFire Blast and Fighting coverage at moderate power. One evolution from the stat line that threatens.
Best Build
Combusken best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Reversal
- Fire Blast
- Overheat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Combusken. Counter and Endure come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Focus Punch and Overheat and Normal and Flying coverage and more.
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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
COMBUSKEN toughens up its legs and thighs by running through fields and mountains. This POKéMON’s legs possess both speed and power, enabling it to dole out ten kicks in one second.
COMBUSKEN battles with the intensely hot flames it spews from its beak and with outstandingly destructive kicks. This POKéMON’s cry is very loud and distracting.
Combusken Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Combusken is obtained in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire by evolving Torchic under specific conditions.
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
Winds & Waves
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