Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

Blaziken Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Blaziken in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Blaziken, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

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Blaziken Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Blueberry #187 Type
Blaziken ImageBlaziken
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fire Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fighting Icon
Abilities
Blaze
Speed Boost (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
(0.25x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Blaze Increases the damage of Fire-type moves by 50% when the user's HP is below 1/3 its max.
Speed Boost
(Hidden)
Increases the user's Speed by one stage at the end of each turn.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
80
247
Atk
120
78
Def
70
384
SpAtk
110
108
SpDef
70
376
Speed
80
302
Total
530
169
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 187 187 155 155 140
Atk 189 172 140 126 112
Def 134 122 90 81 67
SpAtk 178 162 130 117 103
SpDef 134 122 90 81 67
Spd 145 132 100 90 76
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Blaziken

Best Natures
Adamant
(+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
Jolly
(+Spe, -Sp. Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Blaziken

Build Name Recommendation
Setup Sweeper ★★★★★

Setup Sweeper Moveset & Best Build

Nature Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread HP 4 / Atk 252 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values HP 156 / Atk 172 / Def 90 / Sp. Def 90 / Spe 145
Ability Speed Boost
Tera Type Pokemon Stellar Type Icon
Held Item Life Orb
Moveset Flare Blitz
Close Combat
Swords Dance
Protect

Summary

Pokeball Icon Guaranteed to get one Speed Boost proc with Protect.

Pokeball Icon Can use Swords Dance against more passive Pokemon.

Pokeball Icon Outspeeds most non-Speed boosted Pokemon after one Speed Boost.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Blaziken Image
Ability Held Item
Speed Boost Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Life Orb ImageLife Orb

The Ability chosen for this build is Speed Boost. This boosts Blaziken's Speed stat by one stage at the end of every turn making it a very fast and threatening attacker if left unchecked.

The item chosen for this build is a Life Orb. This helps maximize Blaziken's damage output without it having to lock into using one move repeatedly.

Moves Breakdown

Flare Blitz Close Combat
Swords Dance Protect

Flare Blitz and Close Combat are Blaziken's strongest STAB attacks. With Speed Boost, Blaziken would only have to worry about getting hit by priority attacks before it can get another attack off.

Swords Dance boosts Blaziken's Attack stat by two stages when used. This should be used to punish more passive leads to get more stat boosts off, increasing Blaziken's offensive pressure.

Protect is used to guarantee that Blaziken gets a Speed Boost proc off at the end of the turn.

Best Tera Type: Stellar

Stellar Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
(0.25x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon

Stellar is the best Tera Type for this build because it will increase the damage of Blaziken's STAB moves without having to commit to a single Tera Type.

Note that even if it's a Stellar Type, it will keep the defensive properties of its Fire/Fighting typing.

Alternatively, Blaziken can use a Water Tera to help it survive hits from super-effective hits. This build however focuses on maximizing Blaziken's damage output so a more offensive Tera Type is still recommended over Water.

Stellar Tera Type Explained

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are placed in Blaziken's Attack and Speed to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are placed in its HP to help round out its bulk.

A Jolly nature is preferred to help Blaziken outspeed as many Pokemon as possible, especially after it gets its Speed Boosts.

Blaziken's Speed Tiers

Speed Boosts Blaziken's Speed Stat Notable Pokemon That Blaziken Outspeeds
0
Speed: 145
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Basculegion (Male) Image No Swift Swim

Speed: 143
+1
Speed: 217

Speed: 205
+2
Speed: 290

Speed: 244
+3
Speed: 362

Speed: 319
+4
Speed: 435

Speed: 415

These stats assume that every Pokemon has 252 EVs in Speed and a Speed-boosting nature like Jolly or Timid.

Other Viable Moves

Thunder Punch Helps Blaziken deal with Flying and Water-type matchups.
Baton Pass Used to pass Speed Boost and Swords Dance boosts to a teammate.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Blaziken
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 80 HP|84 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Jolly)
Item: Hearthflame Mask
Flare Blitz / Close Combat
146 ~ 173 (93.5 ~ 110.8%)
68.8% Chance to OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Bloodmoon Ursaluna Image 113 HP|120 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Modest)
Item: Assault Vest
Close Combat
218 ~ 257 (115.3 ~ 135.9%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gholdengo Image 87 HP|95 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Timid)
Item: Choice Scarf
Flare Blitz
265 ~ 312 (162.5 ~ 191.4%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Blaziken
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 120 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk (Jolly)
Item: Hearthflame Mask
Play Rough
78 ~ 92 (50 ~ 58.9%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Bloodmoon Ursaluna Image 135 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk (Modest)
Item: Assault Vest
Blood Moon
180 ~ 213 (115.3 ~ 136.5%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gholdengo Image 133 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk (Timid)
Item: Choice Scarf
Shadow Ball
93 ~ 111 (59.6 ~ 71.1%)
Guaranteed 2HKO

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How to Use Blaziken Effectively

Look For a Quick and Easy Knockout

Blaziken is very frail, but it can get uncontested knockouts thanks to Speed Boost helping it outspeed Pokemon that are normally faster than it.

Try to preserve Blaziken and avoid getting it knocked out so that you have a fast and threatening attacker on the field that your opponent will have trouble switching into.

How to Build a Team with Blaziken

Use Blaziken on hyper-offence teams to get quick knockouts so that you will always have at least a one Pokemon advantage over your opponent.

Sample Singles

Offensive Lead Special Attacker Physical Attacker
Blaziken ImageBlaziken Flutter Mane ImageFlutter Mane Chien-Pao ImageChien-Pao

These three Pokemon can easily click their STAB attacks and KO any Pokemon that your opponent brings out.

Be careful since this is a very feast or famine playstyle where you can very easily win, but could also very easily lose if your opponent brings the right Pokemon to counter your strategy.

Counters for Blaziken

Use Pokemon That Can Circumvent Its Speed Boosted STAB Attacks

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style ImageUrshifu Rapid-Strike Style Ranking: ★★★★★
・Blaziken can't use Protect to get a Speed Boost proc because of Unseen Fist.
・Surging Strikes can still get an OHKO if Blaziken's Tera is neutral, and Close Combat can deal with Teras that resist it.
▶️ Urshifu Rapid Strike Best Movesets
Dondozo ImageDondozo Ranking: ★★★★
・Unaware ignores any of Blaziken's stat boosts.
・Forces Blaziken to defensively Terastallize, or it will get OHKO'd by Wave Crash.
▶️ Dondozo Best Movesets
Ceruledge ImageCeruledge Ranking: ★★★★
・Flash Fire + Ghost make it immune to both of Blaziken's STABs.
・Poltergeist OHKOs Blaziken with max Attack and one Bulk Up.
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