Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Blaziken
Destined Rivals · #192 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$11.80
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 192 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Combusken
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- kodama
- Pokédex #
- 257
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Blaziken plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Inferno Kick Flurry) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥85 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Combusken first).
How to beat Blaziken
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 371 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.1%
- +2.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by kodama
This card was illustrated by kodama.
Building around Blaziken?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When facing a tough foe, it looses flames from its wrists. Its powerful legs let it jump clear over buildings."
CCHeat Blast — 70
RRCInferno Kick Flurry — 120
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. This attack also does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Blaziken or Destined Rivals.
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 19/20
Aug 9, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #11 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 9, 2026
KSM's Great Ball Event #3 - National Day Special
Aug 9, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #36 (50 CODES)
Aug 10, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #268 Stand Up Comedy!
Aug 10, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Blaziken was legal.
Darksiders - Baltimore Prep - 120 Codes!
today
Vault Of Games #4 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #8 (50 Codes)
today
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
today
LING TV ARENA (Late registration Available)
today
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Tournament play
This printing of Blaziken has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Blaziken ex — Journey Together
Played in 1,338 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $9.88 | $13.13 | $9,999.00 | $11.80 | $14.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.78 |
| 7-day average | €10.81 |
| 30-day average | €11.43 |
| Low | €7.90 |
| Trend price | €10.59 |
| Low (excellent+) | €7.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €11.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blaziken is real?
Blaziken is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Blaziken worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blaziken is $11.80; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Blaziken from?
Blaziken is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Blaziken?
Blaziken is a Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Blaziken printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
