What is a good moveset for Blaziken?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Blaziken, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Blazkien Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

OP Set, wrecked 6 UBERS teams in 30 mins with this set.

Blaziken @ Blazikenite
Ability: Speed Boost / Blaze
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- High Jump Kick / Superpower
- Swords Dance
- Protect
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch

• High Jump Kick / Superpower: STAB, both high BP. I prefer High Jump Kick.
• Swords Dance: Set up (Or try to, I got lucky)
• Protect: FREE SPEED
• Flare Blitz / Fire Punch: STAB. Flare Blitz has higher BP, but has recoil. Fire Punch has less BP but doesn't have recoil.

So I don’t think I have to explain the set too much, physical sweeper, DUH...
So first try to get 2 Protects up, or at least 1. With one Protect you get .5 more Speed so now your base speed is 150 (In Mega form)
Swords Dance then SWEEP

Comments

Boy, noice set

Answer 2

Blaziken @ Blazikenite
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 24 HP / 252 Atk / 230 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Blaze Kick
- Thunder Punch / Sunny Day
- Blast Burn
- Solar Beam / Night Slash

• Blaze Kick: STAB, High critical hit ratio
• Thunder Punch / Sunny Day: Advantage over Water and Flying types/Fire moves power boost and instant Solar Beam
• Blast Burn: STAB
• Solar Beam / Night Slash: Instant recharge (only with Sunny Day) and an advantage over Ground, Water, and Rock types/High critical hit ratio and advantage over Psychic and Ghost types

Additional effects: Speed Boost increases Speed, Fire moves have a chance for burning and Thunder Punch has a chance for paralyzing the foe. Adamant nature increases Attack and this moveset mostly has physical moves.

Answer 3

Uber.

Blaziken @ Blazikenite
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 172 SpA / 80 Spe
Lonely / Naughty Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flamethrower
- Brave Bird
- High Jump Kick

-Swords Dance (greatly increases your Attack, that paired with a Speed Boost will make you an unstoppable sweeper)

-Flamethrower (great special move, Mega Blaziken has also 130 base Special Attack, did you find it? Or did it got obscured by that 160 base Attack? It also has a chance to burn, this is why I recommend Lonely over Naughty, because the burn will make your physical defense higher since it cuts the target's Attack.)

-Brave Bird (coverage. A bit of recoil but worth it, used with Blaziken's awesome Attack)

-High Jump Kick (extremely strong, STAB, a bit risky but think on that way: you have 90% chance of killing your opponent ((practically)), and 10% chance of being killed. Very good, eh?

If I still played on Ubers I was gonna use it.

Answer 4

I know this is an old thread. But just to update it a bit, here is my moveset for Mega Blaziken:

Blaziken @ Blazikenite
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Thunder Punch
- Blaze Kick
- High Jump Kick
- Protect

Thunder Punch: For weakness coverage against Water and Flying

Blaze Kick: Base 85 power, STAB, with heightened crit chance.

High Jump Kick: Base 130 power, STAB.

Protect: To get those easy Speed Boosts and stalling status infected enemies.

Answer 5

Blaziken @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 6 Def or 6 SpD
Nature: Jolly / Adamant
- Mirror Move
- Protect
- High Jump Kick
- Flare Blitz / Blaze Kick

For those of you who don't know, Z-Mirror Move boosts your Attack by two stages, then uses the Z-move version of the move the opponent used last. The strategy of this set is based around using Protect to scout the opponent's move, and to get a Speed Boost, then using Z-Mirror Move to KO the opponent and sweep at +2 with Blaziken's good STAB combination.

Answer 6

Blaziken (M) @Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz / Blaze Kick
- Protect
- Earthquake
- Sky Uppercut / Brave Bird / High Jump Kick

Flare Blitz / Blaze Kick
--->Flare Blitz: Very high attack power (especially in sun but this is for Blaziken alone) and can genuinely damage even the more tanky builds. (Aside from bulky Water and Psychic types. I'm looking at you Lugia and Slowbro)
--->Alternative, Blaze Kick: Blaze Kick is good but I'd say only if you can land the critical. If you don't like Flare Blitz's recoil, then this is a good alternative, but Flare Blitz is highly recommended anyway.

Protect:
--->It's there so you don't have to risk a Speed Boost because Blaziken's normal speed isn't fast enough and it doesn't have good defenses. So you should start with Protect, and then attack.

Earthquake:
--->Its first coverage move. Earthquake is honestly just so grossly strong that it's a must have for any Pokemon that can learn it. Blaziken's already high as hell physical attack + Life Orb will be boosting Earthquake tremendously, which will make it a good coverage move.

Sky Uppercut / Brave Bird / High Jump Kick:
--->Sky Uppercut, can hit Flying types that have used Fly, does decent damage and is overall a good Fighting type move. It also gets STAB, which is very good for Blaziken.
--->Brave Bird, it's grossly strong, can murder other Fighting types and is genuinely a good move to use. But it has 3 flaws. It already gets outdone by Flare Blitz, which basically covers most types Flying covers. (Other than Fighting) and it too has recoil. And the last reason, no STAB.Use it if you want, but Sky Uppercut and the next move are better.
--->High Jump Kick is also a move with some flaws and goods. Firstly, it does a lot of damage, STAB and can really just do things Sky Uppercut can't. But 2 flaws are, that Sky Uppercut can hit a Pokemon that has used Fly, while High Jump Kick can't and High Jump Kick can possibly miss and waste some important HP. (For those who don't know, High Jump Kick has a chance to miss and crash in a wall or something, which hurts the Pokemon. So it's like recoil, but you benefit a lot less.)

Answer 7

Here's an idea I got:
Blaziken (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flame Charge
- Baton Pass
- Sky Uppercut
- Swords Dance

Use Swords Dance to increase Blaziken's damage so that Flame Charge will be more powerful.
I picked Flame Charge because it's a STAB move, and it raises Speed 1 stage at a time.
Flame Charge and Sky Uppercut are for STAB. Use Baton Pass to pass the Speed increase to another Pokemon when you're going to switch Blaziken out.

Pls no hate ;-;

Comments

good luck living long enough to set up.

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Its why he has focus sash for his item. So that he could do 1 swords dance and get 1 speed boost. (im referring to blaziken as a he cause mine is male.)

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Rocks, priority, rocky helmet.

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If you encounter a rock type then just use sky uppercut since its a stab and its super effective against it and if you encounter a rock type that is faster then just baton pass out.

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Not rock type. Stealth Rocks.

Answer 8

Blaziken @ Blazikenite / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz / Blaze Kick
- Low Sweep / Low Kick
- Protect
- Earthquake

Flare Blitz for obvious attacking damage and STAB. The recoil isn't nice, so you can replace it with Blaze Kick if you want.
Low Sweep in order to decrease the Speed of your opponent to make sure you outspeed them. Low Kick if you want to abuse the heavy beasts of Ubers.
Protect for the first Speed Boost. After that just do whatever you feel like.
Earthquake for coverage and raw damage. With Blaziken's meaty 120 physical Attack stat, you'll be feeling like you have stab Earthquake.

Answer 9

Here is my move set for Blaziken:

Blaziken @ Blazikenite
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance

-Flare Blitz: STAB
-Close Combat: STAB
-Swords Dance: Greatly increases Attack

Blaziken will do lots of damage. Sure they might take HP away, but you will KO! VERY POWERFUL MOVES!
If Blaziken is Mega Evolved, it's probably a guaranteed KO! Make sure to do a Swords Dance!

Comments

Overall, a pretty good set!  However, Brave Bird isn’t STAB.  It also doesn’t cover any of its weaknesses, as well, so I’d consider replacing it with Substitute to help get off a Speed Boost and / or a Swords Dance.

Answer 10

Blaziken @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Blaze Kick
- High Jump Kick
- Thunder Punch

Choice Scarf + Speed Boost = outspeeding pretty much everything
If it’s not shiny, you risk being OHKO’d by threats that could easily be avoided otherwise, like specs Hydro Pump Magikarp
If you prefer Jolly Nature, go for it, but we outspeed everyone anyways, so why not more power
High Jump Kick and Blaze Kick for STAB
Brave Bird and Thunder Punch for coverage

Comments

Shininess has no effect on the chance of getting an OHKO.

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I think he was kidding because no one would ever use a specs magikarp where blaziken was allowed

Answer 11

2 sets
Special

Blazkien @ Petya Berry
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Aura Sphere
- Focus Energy
- Scorching Sands

• Flamethrower / Fire Blast (Flamethrower is more accurate but Fire Blast has more Power)
• Aura Sphere (Solid BP with Infinite Accuracy)
• Focus Energy (hey Crits are nice)
• Scorching Sands (Ground Coverage and burn chance)

Physical
Blazkien @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break / Close Combat
- Bulk Up / Swords Dance
- Thunder Punch / U-turn

Flare Blitz/Blaze Kick(Flare Blitz has more accuracy and more power but Recoil, Blaze kick is safer but less accuracy and less power)
High Jump Kick/Brick Break/Close Combat(High Jump Kick has the most power but can miss and hurt you quite a lot, Brick Break is the safest and breaks reflects while Close combat is the most Spammable with high damage and accuracy, watch out for the drops though 0_0)
Bulk Up/Swords Dance(BU Makes Blazkien Bulkier and hit hard while SD makes you hit even harder but desn't give you Bulk)
Thunder Punch/U-Turn(TP helps against Water and Flying Types while U-Turn is pivot)

Answer 12

Gen 8 NFE

Combusken @ Eviolite
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Protect
- Blaze Kick
- Brick Break

Swords Dance boosts your attack. Protect allows you to get a free turn to boost your speed. Blaze Kick and Brick Break are STAB moves.

Answer 13

Time to see the fastest chicken in the Pokémon world

Gen 8
Blaziken @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Nature: Adamant/ Jolly
- Blaze Kick
- Thunder Punch/ Bulk Up
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
Blaze Kick is STAB, and Blaziken's former signature move
Thunder Punch is for coverage, Bulk Up is for setup
Close Combat is a really powerful STAB move
Earthquake is for more coverage

Answer 14

Blaziken @ Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly / Hasty Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flare Blitz / Blaze Kick
- Sky Uppercut
- Brave Bird / Protect

Swords Dance is setup, and use Blaze Kick over Flare Blitz if you don't want recoil damage.

This helps a lot, the reason I included Brave Bird is because of coverage for Ground-types. You could just add an Air Balloon, but what are the chances of an opponent using Earthquake instead of using a move that can break the Air Balloon?

Comments

Why hasty? Also the evs you could put 4 into hp, def, or spd. Blaziken does not run leftovers it is a glass cannon.

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Ground doesn’t resist fire or fighting. Brave bird also doesn’t hit ground types super-effectively

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I use leftovers and run the nature hasty sometimes because it helps me in PvP and in playthroughs, I respect your opinion if you dont agree with me, also brave bird is a move I like to use mostly since it KO's the opponent almost always.

Answer 15

National Dex

Blaziken @ Electrium Z
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Thunder Punch
- Swords Dance

Blaziken is being considered for an unban in National Dex, so I made this. Flare Blitz is Fire STAB. Close Combat is Fighting STAB. Thunder Punch gets rid of bulky Waters like the Slow twins, Toxapex, and Tapu Fini, and Electrium Z gives it a boost in power to get the kills it needs. Swords Dance boosts Attack.

Answer 16

Normalium Z Blaziken

National Dex

Blaziken @ Normalium Z
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Double-Edge
- Swords Dance

Flare Blitz, Close Combat, and SD are fairly self-explanatory, but Double-Edge is where stuff gets interesting. With a Swords Dance boost and after being powered up by Normalium Z, this move bypasses ALL of Blaziken's answers well. 2HKOes Bro, Pex, Lando, and Hippo, OHKOes Glis, Fini, and Mtias. The problems with Electrium Z is that is walled hard by defensive Ground types and Mega Latias, and the issue with Life Orb (which is ass never use life orb) is that it is walled by both defensive Ground types and bulky Waters. Normalium Z has no real problem in dealing with Ground Types, Water Types, and Mega Latias. Jolly is run because at +1 Speed, Adamant fails to do things like outspeed Ash-Greninja and Tapu Koko.

calcs
+2 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 209-246 (68.7 - 80.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock

+2 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 264-311 (67 - 78.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+1 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 112+ Def Landorus-Therian: 258-304 (67.5 - 79.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock

+2 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Latias-Mega: 333-392 (91.4 - 107.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

+2 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tapu Fini: 346-408 (100.5 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+2 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 248+ Def Hippowdon: 251-296 (59.7 - 70.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock

+2 252 Atk Blaziken Breakneck Blitz (190 BP) vs. 244 HP / 52 Def Gliscor: 308-363 (87.5 - 103.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Answer 17

Raw Power - Setup Sweeper

Blaziken @ Scope Lens
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Focus Energy
- Flare Blitz
- Brave Bird
- Reversal

Scope Lens (Raise Critical Hit Chance By 1 Stage)
- Focus Energy: Raise Critical Hit Chance By 2 Stages
- Flare Blitz: STAB
- Brave Bird: Coverage
- Reversal: STAB - Goes Well With Recoil Damage

This set is about raw power. Start with setting up with Focus Energy (risky endeavor but gives awesome results if can be setup). With Scope Lens boost (+1) and Focus Energy boost (+2), post Gen VI, every hit will now be a critical hit. Flare Blitz and Brave Bird come with 120 base power which becomes 180 as critical hit. With Adamant nature, Blaziken has got 132 base attack stat points and with so much power, it can now OHKO almost anything. Speed Boost will increase the speed with every turn but you might need to make sure that Blaziken outlives the first couple of turns before it starts sweeping. You can go for Jolly nature instead of Adamant on this set for a bit more speed but I personally like Adamant for maximum damage and guaranteed OHKO. At low power levels, start using Reversal for HUGE damage.

Comments

scope lens isn't that useful, try a life orb or a choice band/scarf

Answer 18

Blaziken moveset

Blaziken @ Leftovers / Blazikenite
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Protect
- Blaze kick
- Earthquake
- Knock Off

Leftovers / Blazikenite (If you're not playing ubers then the 1st option is the only one.)
Jolly / Adamant (I recommend Jolly because if something outspeeds you, you've probably lost the match)

• Protect (So you can get the speed boost with no damage taken)
• Blaze kick (To sweep, It also has great STAB and a nice critical hit ratio)
• Earthquake (Good Coverage)
• Knock Off (This deals off some trouble, although it could break your set)

Answer 19

Here's my moveset for Blaziken:
Role: Fast Physical Sweeper

Blaziken (M) @ Blazikenite
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Blaze Kick
- High Jump Kick
- Shadow Claw
- Thunder Punch

• Blaze Kick: Not a stronger STAB move than Flare Blitz, but it's a lot safer due to Blaziken being really frail and the recoil definitely won't help with that.
• High Jump Kick: It's the strongest STAB Fighting-type move in Blaziken's arsenal and while it has a chance to miss, albeit rarely, it definitely packs a punch, even on a resisted hit.
• Shadow Claw: That Ghost- and Psychic-type coverage that will do wonders, plus the occasional critical really does help.
• Thunder Punch: Water- and Flying-type coverage, plus if it paralyses the opponent you have Speed ties with, or they've lowered your Speed, it's a definite outspeed on your part.

I really hoped this helped anyone who was having trouble deciding what to have on their Blaziken, and if some of you see this and don't like it, that's fine. Simply disregard it. Quick note- I used this same exact Blaziken in many playthroughs and it really pulled its weight.

Answer 20

Fast Physical Set

Blaziken @ Assault Vest
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Blaze Kick
- Brick Break
- Thunder Punch
- Rock Slide

• Blaze Kick [STAB/Reliable move]
• Brick Break [STAB/Good power/Destroy screens]
• Thunder Punch [Cover Weaknesses/Para chance)
• Rock Slide [Cover Weaknesses/Flinch chance]

I don't much about competitive battling but after using this in Gen 8 ranked battles I've found it's very consistent and stands very strong on its own. I went with Assault Vest over Life Orb for a little more bulk and survivability. Obviously you could swap for Life Orb and tweak the set slightly but I find this works well