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Blaziken

Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Blaziken

Sun & Moon

Dragon Majesty · #6 · Rare Holo · 2018

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Market reference

$2.31

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Card facts

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Set position
6 / 80
Release year
2018
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
150
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Combusken
Retreat cost
2 energy
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #
257
Series
Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Ability Engine
Damage efficiency
90 damage
30 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

AttackerEnergy AccelerationRecoveryBench Damage

Strategy & play

How Blaziken plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
  • Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥75 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).
  • Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.

How to beat Blaziken

  • Exploit its Water weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
  • KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
  • 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 · 315 decks
Match win rate
50.9%
+3.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 150Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Combusken

"When facing a tough foe, it looses flames from its wrists. Its powerful legs let it jump clear over buildings."

Ability: Firestarter

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

RCCFire Stream — 90

Discard a Fire Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to each 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.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Blaziken has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Blaziken exJourney Together

Played in 1,152 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 2026/07/17
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$1.18$2.19$8.95$2.31
Reverse Holofoil$6.71$10.97$94.90$8.67

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€1.47
7-day average€1.90
30-day average€1.32
Low€0.10
Trend price€1.88
Low (excellent+)€0.20
Reverse holo low€1.20
reverseHoloAvg1€8.00
Reverse holo 7-day€5.06
reverseHoloSell€4.25
averageSellPrice€1.14
Reverse holo 30-day€6.38
Reverse holo trend€7.05

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 $2.31; 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 "Dragon Majesty" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.

What rarity is Blaziken?

Blaziken is a Rare Holo card in the Dragon Majesty set.