Blaziken counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Blaziken
#0257 Blaziken
FireFighting
USAGE 3.2% #52
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 98.3% Flare Blitz 97.6% Swords Dance 73.6% Protect 69.4% Thunder Punch 38.3% Stone Edge 14.7% Blaze Kick 1.2% Knock Off 1.2%
Items
Firium Z 46.1% Electrium Z 21.2% Fightinium Z 13.3% Rockium Z 6.1% Leftovers 5.4% Life Orb 4.9% Focus Sash 1.5% Scope Lens 0.5%
Abilities
Speed Boost99.8%Blaze0.2%
Common Teammates
Iron Treads48.5%Pinsir-Mega38.8%Dragonite36.9%Terapagos36.2%Ninetales-Alola31.6%Iron Crown30.5%Gyarados-Mega18.4%Gholdengo18.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
68.261
91
91.4% dies 4.59%
02
Raging Bolt
Raging Bolt
ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.654
68
68.1% dies 10.02%
03
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
74.856
66
65.7% dies 8.91%
04
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
21.929
39
39.3% dies 10.43%
05
Terapagos
Terapagos
Normal SOFT CHECK
49.511
38
38.4% dies 9.65%
06
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
26.293
36
36.3% dies 9.38%
07
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
89.831
28
28.0% dies 8.14%
08
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
21.309
28
27.7% dies 9.69%
09
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
95.816
25
24.6% dies 7.53%
10
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
149.744
22
22.4% dies 5.84%
11
Scizor-Mega
Scizor-Mega
BugSteel SOFT CHECK
57.094
20
20.1% dies 7.45%
12
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
22.744
15
15.5% dies 7.59%
13
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
54.682
11
10.7% dies 5.85%

Ranked #52 with 3.17% usage. Sorted by reliability score.