Pokémon · Black & White
Combusken
Dark Explorers · #16 · Uncommon · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$0.75
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Torchic
- Evolves to
- Blaziken
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 256
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Combusken plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Flamethrower) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Torchic; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Combusken
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 1.12 copies on average · 2475 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.1%
- +3.9 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.
More by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Combusken?
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About this card
"Its kicking mastery lets it loose 10 kicks per second. It emits sharp cries to intimidate foes."
CDouble Kick — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
RRCFlamethrower — 70
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Combusken was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Combusken has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Combusken — Destined Rivals
Played in 1,202 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.35 | $0.71 | $19.98 | $0.75 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.37 | $3.74 | $36.20 | $2.19 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.42 |
| 30-day average | €0.58 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.36 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.98 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.69 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Combusken is real?
Combusken 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 Combusken worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Combusken is $0.75; 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 Combusken from?
Combusken is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Combusken?
Combusken is a Uncommon card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Combusken printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
