Blaziken
Blaze Pokémon
Flames spout from its wrists, enveloping its knuckles. Its punches scorch its foes.
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Strategy Overview
Forging new ground as the first starter Pokemon to ever become Uber, Blaziken appears to have a lot to live up to in the Uber metagame. However, it is perfectly capable of functioning well in Ubers because, thanks to Speed Boost, Blaziken will become nearly impossible to revenge kill as the boosts accumulate. Once enough boosts have been gathered, Blaziken can sweep rather easily with its sizable Attack stat and mighty dual STAB in Low Kick and Flare Blitz—the former hits the majority of the tier with 120 base power, and the latter is amped up in sunlight. These traits combine to make Blaziken nearly impossible to wall, enabling it to rip through most of the metagame with its powerful hits. Although it is frail and its STAB moves have unappealing side effects—Flare Blitz causes huge amounts of recoil damage, and Low Kick has varying base power—Blaziken is still a massive threat that needs to be considered when making a team.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc