Is Blaziken Deck good in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Blaziken Deck is a Tier 3 deck with a 33% win rate and 0.0% meta share. It's a viable deck that can perform well in the right hands.

What cards do I need for Blaziken Deck?

The core cards for Blaziken Deck are: Blaziken. Top tournament builds also commonly include Combusken, Torchic, Torkoal, Flame Patch.

How do you play Blaziken Deck?

Build your strategy around Blaziken. It's the deck's main damage dealer. This is a mono-fire deck, giving you consistent energy draws. Every energy card works for any attacker.

What is the best Blaziken Deck deck list?

The top-performing Blaziken Deck list runs: 2x Blaziken, 1x Combusken, 2x Torchic, 2x Torkoal, 2x Flame Patch, 1x Giovanni, 2x Poké Ball, 1x Pokémon Center Lady, 2x Professor’s Research, 2x Rare Candy, 2x Sabrina, 1x X Speed. This build achieved 2W-1L at ☠️ Torneio NO EX #7 - Prize $60 BRL.

What beats Blaziken Deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Blaziken Deck's core Pokemon are weak to water types. Strong counters include Suicune ex Deck, Alolan Ninetales ex Deck, Mega Slowbro ex Deck.

How many packs do I need to build Blaziken Deck?

Based on pull rates, you'll need approximately 300 packs to collect all core cards for Blaziken Deck. Most cards are reasonably accessible through regular pack opening.

Blaziken Deck

0.0% of the meta · Updated June 10, 2026

Tier 3

Win Rate

33.3%

Meta Share

0.0%

Core Cards

Estimated Pack Cost

300

estimated packs to collect all core cards

1x Rare~300/ea

BlazikenRare

Mega Blaziken300 pks

Estimates based on pull rates. Actual results may vary.

Core Cards

Blaziken

Mega Rising #035

Key Moves & Abilities

Blaze Kick(Blaziken)

100

Discard a {R} Energy from this Pokémon.

Strategy Guide

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Blaziken uses Blaze Kick for 100 damage with a mandatory fire energy discard, supported by Flame Patch to recover the discarded energy and sustain repeated 100-damage swings. The win condition is knocking out targets at the 100-damage threshold before the forced discard drains your energy supply.

You open by using Poké Ball to find Torchic, then develop the Torchic-to-Blaziken line through natural draw or Rare Candy to skip Combusken. Flame Patch attaches a fire energy from your discard pile back to your Active fire Pokemon, compensating for the energy Blaze Kick discards each use. Giovanni adds 10 damage to push Blaziken over relevant HP thresholds. Pokémon Center Lady recovers HP to keep Blaziken in the Active Spot for back-to-back Blaze Kicks. X Speed reduces retreat cost when you need to swap attackers. Sabrina pulls a high-value target into the Active Spot before you swing for 100.

Damage Math

Any Active Pokemon — Blaze Kick with Giovanni

base 100 + Giovanni 10 = 110 total

Giovanni is the only confirmed damage buff in the top build; use it to hit thresholds that Blaziken's base 100 misses.

Strengths

Blaze Kick hits 100 base damage from a Stage 2, matching or exceeding the HP of many non-ex Pokemon for clean one-shot knockouts.
Flame Patch recovers discarded fire energy from the discard pile and attaches it back to the Active fire Pokemon, keeping the attack loop sustainable.
Rare Candy lets you skip Combusken and reach Blaziken in two turns instead of three, partially compensating for the Stage 2 setup time.

Weaknesses

Blaze Kick discards a fire energy every use — without Flame Patch in hand, you cannot attack the following turn.Consistency
Blaziken is a Stage 2 with only 9 tournament lists analyzed; the small sample and 33% win rate indicate severe matchup and consistency issues at high level.Deckbuilding
Decidueye ex, Chandelure, and Sceptile all sit at 25-26% win rate — these unfavorable matchups out-tempo or out-power the fire energy loop.Matchup

How to Play

Establish the Energy Loop with Flame Patch

Keep Flame Patch available to recycle the fire energy Blaze Kick discards. Flame Patch attaches a fire energy from your discard pile to your Active fire Pokemon, restoring the discarded energy in the same turn cycle. Without Flame Patch in hand, the second Blaze Kick requires a new manual attachment — a one-turn gap that an opponent can exploit with a knockout.

Key cardsBlazikenFlame PatchTorkoal

Use Rare Candy to Accelerate the Evolution Line

Poké Ball finds Torchic, and Rare Candy skips Combusken to put Blaziken directly into play from your hand. This shaves a full turn off the setup compared to normal evolution. Professor's Research and natural draw are your tools for finding Rare Candy and Blaziken itself after Torchic is benched.

Key cardsTorchicRare CandyBlazikenProfessor's Research

Extend Blaziken's Active Turns with Giovanni and Pokémon Center Lady

Giovanni pushes Blaze Kick from 100 to 110 damage, crossing KO thresholds for bulkier non-ex targets. Pokémon Center Lady heals Blaziken between attacks to keep it from falling to chip damage or Rocky Helmet retaliation. Sabrina pulls a weakened target into the Active Spot so you convert a partial-HP target into a knockout without wasting the energy discard.

Key cardsGiovanniPokémon Center LadySabrina

How to Beat This Deck

Disrupt the Fire Energy Supply

Blaze Kick discards a fire energy every attack. If you can force Torkoal to the Active Spot through Sabrina and knock it out before Flame Patch recovers the discarded energy, the Blaziken player is forced to manually attach energy, losing a full attack turn before they can Blaze Kick again.

CountersSabrina

Knock Out Torchic Before It Evolves

Torchic has low HP as a Basic Pokemon. Any turn you can deal enough damage to Torchic before Rare Candy or natural evolution reaches Blaziken removes the primary attacker entirely. Blaziken lists run only two Torchic copies — eliminating one early forces the opponent to rely on a single Blaziken line.

Apply Water-Type Pressure to Exploit Type Weakness

Blaziken is a fire type weak to Water attacks. Water-focused decks can exploit type advantage to KO Blaziken before the fire energy loop is established. Bring a water attacker with enough bulk to survive a 100-damage Blaze Kick response.