Competitive Information for Blaziken [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Blaziken? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Blaziken is a notable Fire and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Blaziken is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 3. Blaziken is weak to Flying, Ground, Psychic, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Salac Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 252 Atk / 56 SpA / 200 Spe
Moveset:
- Endure
- Reversal / Sky Uppercut
- Substitute / Swords Dance
- Toxic
Mixed Sweeper Blaziken (Popular/Trending)
Blaziken is an interesting Mixed Sweeper. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Blaziken last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blaziken's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Reversal is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Blaziken has left).
♦ Sky Uppercut is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (can hit pokemon using bounce or fly).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Blaziken takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Blaziken's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Uppercut / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Blaziken
Blaziken is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blaziken's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Uppercut is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (can hit pokemon using bounce or fly).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Blaziken
Blaziken is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Blaziken's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blaziken's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Blaziken this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Blaziken? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Uppercut / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Blaziken
Blaziken is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blaziken's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Uppercut is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (can hit pokemon using bounce or fly).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Blaziken
Blaziken is a decent Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Blaziken's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blaziken's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Blaziken this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Blaziken learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Blaziken can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Blaziken
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Blaziken's stats
- Bulk Up
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Blaziken
- Bulk Up
- Earthquake
- Endure
- Fire Blast
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hidden Power Ice
- Overheat
- Protect
- Rest
- Reversal
- Rock Slide
- Sky Uppercut
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Blaziken in Ruby and Sapphire
- Hasty Nature ( 0/252/0/56/0/200/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
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