Blaziken counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Blaziken
#0257 Blaziken
FireFighting
USAGE 3.0% #58
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
Close Combat 94.8% Flare Blitz 93.0% Swords Dance 89.5% Thunder Punch 65.6% Protect 37.9% Earthquake 4.7% Blaze Kick 3.1% Focus Energy 2.2%
Items
Firium Z 72.0% Life Orb 13.0% Leftovers 5.4% Focus Sash 2.6% Electrium Z 2.3% Scope Lens 2.2% Sitrus Berry 1.1% Air Balloon 0.4%
Abilities
Speed Boost100.0%Blaze0.0%
Common Teammates
Tapu Lele55.5%Polteageist51.6%Volcarona48.0%Diancie-Mega46.7%Alakazam45.9%Landorus-Therian39.0%Clefable15.6%Slowbro13.9%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #58 with 3.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.