Blaziken counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Blaziken
#0257 Blaziken
FireFighting
USAGE 11.2% #18
ABILITYSpeed Boost
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 120
DEF 70
SPA 110
SPD 70
SPE 80
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundFlyingPsychic
½×
FireGrassIceDarkSteel
¼×
Bug
Moves
Swords Dance 99.3% Protect 98.0% Low Kick 97.3% Shadow Claw 87.4% Flare Blitz 12.7% High Jump Kick 2.4% Blaze Kick 2.1% Stone Edge 0.6%
Items
Ghost Gem 86.7% Fire Gem 8.5% Chilan Berry 2.6% Life Orb 2.1% Leftovers 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Ground Gem 0.0%
Abilities
Speed Boost100.0%Blaze0.0%
Common Teammates
Groudon96.6%Arceus92.8%Ho-Oh84.2%Palkia46.3%Espeon45.1%Tentacruel38.3%Xatu37.5%Cloyster7.8%
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Ranked #18 with 11.22% usage. Sorted by reliability score.