Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Combusken
Journey Together · #23 · Uncommon · 2025
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Market reference
$0.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Torchic
- Evolves to
- Blaziken
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Fujimoto Gold
- Pokédex #
- 256
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Combusken plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Slash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Torchic; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Combusken
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 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
- 4% of decks
- 1.11 copies on average · 2075 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.9%
- +4.7 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.
More by Fujimoto Gold
This card was illustrated by Fujimoto Gold.
Building around Combusken?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When it enters battle, the flame inside its body burns stronger. Its kicks have outstanding destructive power."
RCSlash — 50
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Combusken or Journey Together.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 5
Jul 31, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Jul 31, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes
Jul 31, 2026
⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡
Jul 31, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
Jul 31, 2026
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....
Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Combusken was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
💥Plantel Battle #29 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
21
ran Combusken
Tournaments scanned
287
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 4th
Top decks running Combusken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.09 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.26 | $2.99 | $0.30 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Combusken is real?
Combusken 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 Combusken worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Combusken is $0.09; 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 Combusken from?
Combusken is from the Pokémon set "Journey Together" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Combusken?
Combusken is a Uncommon card in the Journey Together set.
Other Combusken printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
