Blaziken counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Blaziken
#0257 Blaziken
FireFighting
USAGE 5.0% #33
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 89.6% Flare Blitz 73.4% Protect 63.7% Swords Dance 58.7% Knock Off 43.1% Blaze Kick 19.2% Earthquake 7.1% Stone Edge 6.0%
Items
Life Orb 57.9% Focus Sash 22.7% Leftovers 6.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.4% Air Balloon 2.7% Scope Lens 0.9% Choice Band 0.4% Muscle Band 0.4%
Abilities
Speed Boost99.9%Blaze0.1%
Common Teammates
Magearna39.2%Gholdengo38.6%Dragonite31.4%Garchomp30.6%Garchomp-Mega-Z30.4%Rotom-Wash21.7%Meowstic20.9%Corviknight15.3%
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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 #33 with 5.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.