Pokémon · EX
Blaziken ex
Crystal Guardians · #90 · Rare Holo EX · 2006
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Market reference
$128.73
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 100
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Combusken
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 257
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Blaziken ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Burn Away) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting / Fire Energy to attack — note its own type is Fighting, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Combusken first).
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Blaziken ex
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 2.08 copies on average · 2792 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.0%
- +3.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Blaziken ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
FCDrag Off — 30
Before doing damage, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch.
RFCCBurn Away — 100
Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon. If that Pokémon is Knocked Out by this attack, Blaziken ex does damage to itself equal to the attack's damage minus the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on that Pokémon.
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Blaziken ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Blaziken ex — Journey Together
Played in 1,340 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $248.09 | $299.05 | $959.80 | $128.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €37.45 |
| 7-day average | €32.43 |
| 30-day average | €30.20 |
| Low | €12.00 |
| Trend price | €39.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €55.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €26.24 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €18.03 |
| averageSellPrice | €27.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €22.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blaziken ex is real?
Blaziken ex is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Blaziken ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blaziken ex is $128.73; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Blaziken ex from?
Blaziken ex is from the Pokémon set "Crystal Guardians" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Blaziken ex?
Blaziken ex is a Rare Holo EX card in the Crystal Guardians set.
Other Blaziken ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
