Pokémon · EX
Combusken
Ruby & Sapphire · #28 · Uncommon · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$2.76
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Torchic
- Evolves to
- Blaziken
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 256
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Combusken plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Combusken?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Natural Cure
When you attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to Combusken, remove all Special Conditions from Combusken.
CCLunge — 50
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.69 | $2.81 | $36.70 | $2.76 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $22.00 | $33.63 | $92.56 | $20.99 | $32.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.00 |
| 30-day average | €1.73 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €2.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.47 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.85 |
| reverseHoloSell | €6.88 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.22 |
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 $2.76; 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 "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Combusken?
Combusken is a Uncommon card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Combusken printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
