Blaziken counters

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

Blaziken
#0257 Blaziken
FireFighting
USAGE 3.0% #59
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 96.7% Swords Dance 95.3% Flare Blitz 94.7% Thunder Punch 72.5% Protect 24.4% Blaze Kick 3.2% Earthquake 2.7% Knock Off 2.3%
Items
Firium Z 75.6% Air Balloon 7.8% Life Orb 7.2% Leftovers 3.0% Electrium Z 1.7% Focus Sash 1.6% Sitrus Berry 0.9% Fightinium Z 0.6%
Abilities
Speed Boost99.0%Blaze1.0%
Common Teammates
Tapu Lele69.3%Diancie-Mega64.7%Alakazam58.7%Volcarona58.6%Polteageist58.1%Landorus-Therian20.7%Torkoal11.6%Venusaur11.6%

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 #59 with 2.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.