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#0257 · GENERATION 3

Blaziken Build Guide

FireFighting

Physical setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYSpeed Boost

NATUREAdamant

Protect

Swords Dance

Flare Blitz

Close Combat

How to play

Protect can help collect an end-of-turn Speed Boost. Use Swords Dance only when the matchup allows another setup turn; attack once the opening is ready.

Watch out for

Key risk. Protect does not stop every move and gives opponents a setup opportunity. Flare Blitz recoil and Close Combat’s defense drops shorten its staying power; Speed boosts do not overcome priority.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Protect can help collect an end-of-turn Speed Boost. Use Swords Dance only when the matchup allows another setup turn; attack once the opening is ready.

You have room for a second setup turn

Swords Dance on top of the Speed boosts is what lets Blaziken sweep. Protect does not stop every move, and a passive turn can hand the opponent their own setup.

You finally have the opening

Flare Blitz and Close Combat decide the battle. Flare Blitz recoils and Close Combat lowers both defenses, and Speed boosts do not overcome priority moves.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Blaziken in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Speed Boost raises Blaziken’s Speed at the end of each turn, and Protect is the safest way to collect a boost without taking the incoming hit. Blaziken is not fast before those boosts, so the setup turns are what buy its offense.

Watch the tradeoff. Protect does not stop every move and gives opponents a setup opportunity. Flare Blitz recoil and Close Combat’s defense drops shorten its staying power; Speed boosts do not overcome priority.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Blaziken or Lucario?

Lucario offers a physical setup role with Steel typing and Extreme Speed instead of Speed Boost.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Blaziken	Lucario
HP	80	70
Attack	120	110
Defense	70	70
Sp. Attack	110	115
Sp. Defense	70	70
Speed	80	90

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Flying teammate covers Ground attacks. A Fairy teammate helps against opposing Fighting attackers; account for Water and Psychic attacks too.

Gyarados

Immune to Ground and resists Water and Fighting attacks.

Read Gyarados guide →Compare teammates →

Umbreon

Immune to Psychic and can offer delayed recovery through Wish.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Lucario

Lucario offers a physical setup role with Steel typing and Extreme Speed instead of Speed Boost.

Read Lucario guide →

Try Lucario →

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Ground2×Flying2×Psychic2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Grass0.5×Ice0.5×Bug0.25×Dark0.5×Steel0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP80

Attack120

Defense70

Sp. Attack110

Sp. Defense70

Speed80

Evolution chain

Torchic#255
Level 16
Combusken#256
Level 36
Blaziken#257

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Blaziken team

Start with Blaziken. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#257

Blaziken

FireFighting

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Understand your team

Offense91

Defense64

Coverage39

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Flying attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ground attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 7 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Blaziken	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	2×	1	0
Psychic	2×	1	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	½×	0	1
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

Normal✓ Super effective

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

Dark✓ Super effective

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.