Pokémon · EX
Combusken
Power Keepers · #29 · Uncommon · 2007
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From
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Market reference
$0.80
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 108
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Torchic
- Evolves to
- Blaziken
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 256
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Combusken 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 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 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Combusken
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 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
- 5% of decks
- 1.12 copies on average · 2752 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.8%
- +3.7 pts vs the 47.1% 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 Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Combusken?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Natural Cure
When you attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to Combusken, remove all Special Conditions from Combusken.
CCLunge — 50
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Combusken has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Combusken — Destined Rivals
Played in 1,353 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.76 | $19.98 | $0.80 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.74 | $26.05 | $2,499.90 | $25.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.48 |
| 7-day average | €0.44 |
| 30-day average | €0.44 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €11.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.53 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.95 |
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 $0.80; 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 Combusken from?
Combusken is from the Pokémon set "Power Keepers" in the EX series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Combusken?
Combusken is a Uncommon card in the Power Keepers set.
Other Combusken printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
