Blaziken Best Moveset and Build

Blaziken is one of the best offensive leads with access to powerful moves and a great Hidden Ability. Read on to find out the best build, the best moveset, basic information, stats and recommended partners for Blaziken in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP).

Blaziken Best Build and Moveset

Speed Boost Lead

Pokemon	Ability	Item	Moves
Blaziken	Speed Boost	Focus Sash	・Blaze Kick ・Close Combat ・U-Turn ・Swords Dance
Nature / EVs	Adamant 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Final Stats	155 HP / 189 Atk / 91 Def / 90 Sp.Def / 132 Spd

Using Blaziken

Blaziken is best used early or at the very start of the match as a lead to take advantage of Speed Boost, with Focus Sash guaranteeing that it at least gets one Speed Boost and Swords Dance up.

Blaze Kick and Close Combat are its strongest STAB moves and has great neutral coverage. U-Turn lets it pivot out of the battle and is mostly used to switch out against a Pokemon that it has an unfavorable match-up against.

Other Viable Moves

Blaziken Basic Information

Blaziken - Type

Blaziken Blaze Pokemon
Type 1	Type 2

Blaziken Weaknesses and Resistances

	Type
Takes 4x damage	-
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage
Takes 0x damage	-

Blaziken Abilities

Blaziken Hidden Ability

Blaziken Base Stats

Blaziken Strengths and Weaknesses

A Powerful Offensive Lead

Blaziken is one of the best offensive leads in competitive play, with its Speed Boost Ability giving it a +1 Speed boost at the end of every turn, allowing it to potentially outspeed every Pokemon in the game if it accumulates enought boosts!

A Great Baton Pass User

While Blaziken is often used as an offensive lead, it's also a great Baton Pass user. Unlike other Baton Passers that are relatively frail, Blaziken's great offensive stats let it deal significant damage to potential checks, making it difficult for them to switch in once it accumulates enough stat boosts.

Beat it with Priority Moves

Although Blaziken has the potential to outspeed every Pokemon in the game once it accumulates enough Speed boosts, it's still susceptible to priority moves that bypass its Speed stat.

Pokemon	Description
Azumarill	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Resists both of Blaziken's STAB moves ・Can potentially KO or severely weaken Blaziken with STAB Aqua Jet
Dragonite	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Resists both of Blaziken's STAB moves and has increased bulk with Multiscale ・Can threaten or KO weakened Blaziken with Extreme Speed
Entei	Ranking：★★★★ ・Resists Blaziken's Fire-type STAB ・Can threaten or KO weakened Blaziken with Extreme Speed

Check it with Unaware Pokemon

Blaziken relies on Speed and Swords Dance boost to keep up offensive presence, but the Ability Unaware completely negates this strategy. When facing a Pokemon with this Ability, Blaziken can't do much other than switch out to another Pokemon.

Pokemon	Description
Quagsire	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Resists Blaziken's Fire-type STAB and has Recover ・Can threaten Blaziken with STAB Earthquake or cripple it with Toxic
Clefable	Ranking：★★★★ ・Resists Blaziken's Fighting-type STAB and has Moonlight ・Can cripple Blaziken with Thunder Wave

Best Natures for Blaziken

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Best Partners for Blaziken

Wash Rotom

Pokemon	Ability	Item	Moves
Wash Rotom	Levitate	Sitrus Berry	・Hydro Pump ・Thunderbolt ・Will-O-Wisp ・Volt Switch
Nature / EVs	Bold 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 Sp.Def
Final Stats	157 HP / 174 Def / 125 Sp.Atk / 128 Sp.Def / Spd 106

Blaziken's weakness to Bulky Water-types make Wash Rotom a great partner, being a great pivot as well thanks to Volt Switch
. Even Water-types with a secondary Ground-type will think twice switching into Wash Rotom as it can hamper their passive recovery with Will-O-Wisp.

Suicune

Pokemon	Ability	Item	Moves
Suicune	Pressure	Leftovers	・Scald ・Ice Beam ・Calm Mind ・Substitute
Nature / EVs	Timid 252 HP / 28 Def / Spd 228
Final Stats	207 HP / 139 Def / Sp.Atk 110 / Sp.Def 135 / Spd 147

Suicune is another great partner, particularly against bulky Ground-types like Gliscor and Hippowdon that can easily wall Blaziken. Its Pressure Ability also helps deter stall since it raises the opposing Pokemon's PP usage, making it tough to beat in prolonged matches.

Thanks to Suicune's great natural bulk and respectable Speed, it can setup Substitute to Calm Mind or deal good damage with Scald or Ice Beam. Gliscor, in particular, takes a lot of damage from Suicune's attacks even with no Special Attack investment.

Pokemon BDSP Related Guides

Tier List and Movesets for Competitive Battle

Strategies for Individual Pokemon

Competitive Pokemon Builds
Gyarados	Breloom	Gliscor
Scizor	Suicune	Latios
Garchomp	Gengar	Azumarill
Hippowdon	Mamoswine	Latias
Heatran	Blaziken	Wash Rotom
Metagross	Tyranitar	Dragonite
Togekiss	Cloyster	Salamence
Cresselia