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Blaziken

Platinum

Platinum · #3 · Rare Holo · 2009

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Card facts

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Set position: 3 / 133
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 130
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Combusken
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima
Pokédex #: 257
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 33.33 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

Strategy & play

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

Its main attack (Fire Spin) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥65 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 — ≥65 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 · 306 decks
Match win rate: 52.0%; +4.9 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.

Reshiram ex

in 13% of decks · 41 seen

Vulpix

in 7% of decks · 20 seen

Ninetales

in 7% of decks · 20 seen

Combusken

in 94% of decks · 286 seen

Torchic

in 96% of decks · 292 seen

Blaziken ex

in 97% of decks · 294 seen

Tatsugiri

in 46% of decks · 139 seen

N's Zorua

in 44% of decks · 135 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 22% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 11% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 130Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Combusken

Poké-Power: Fire Breath

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon. That Pokémon is now Burned. This power can't be used if Blaziken is affected by a Special Condition.

CCClutch — 40

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

RRCFire Spin — 100

Discard 2 Energy attached to Blaziken.

Weakness:W+30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 1,069 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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$14.53	$24.54	$259.90	$24.05	—
Reverse Holofoil	$13.00	$35.98	$500.00	$20.07	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€2.00
7-day average	€3.10
30-day average	€5.18
Low	€0.95
Trend price	€2.46
Low (excellent+)	€3.95
Reverse holo low	€1.40
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.90
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.33
reverseHoloSell	€4.83
averageSellPrice	€3.63
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.32
Reverse holo trend	€5.70

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 $24.05; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Blaziken?

Blaziken is a Rare Holo card in the Platinum set.