Is Blaziken viable in Gen 9 OU?

Blaziken is ranked #66 in Gen 9 OU with 1.68% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Blaziken in Gen 9 OU

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0257 Blaziken

FireFighting

USAGE 1.7% #66

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 98.2% Protect 78.4% Overheat 51.9% Knock Off 49.4% Flare Blitz 45.7% Swords Dance 45.0% Stone Edge 16.4% Focus Energy 5.2%

Items

Life Orb 82.3% Air Balloon 6.0% Scope Lens 5.0% Leftovers 3.4% Focus Sash 1.4% Grassy Seed 0.5% Fist Plate 0.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4%

Abilities

Speed Boost99.9%Blaze0.1%

Tera Types

Fire 53.9% Fighting 19.5% Ghost 14.8% Dark 6.4% Rock 2.0% Flying 1.8% Ground 0.8% Normal 0.5%

Common Teammates

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 #66 with 1.68% usage. Sorted by conservative score.