Blaziken #0257 Shadow
| Max CP | L402848L503219L51 (Best Buddy)3258 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Mar 25, 2023Jun 25, 2026 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust, 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Blaziken takes 160% from Water, Ground, Flying and Psychic moves.
Shadow Blaziken is a Fire/Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Water, Ground, Flying and Psychic.
It reaches 3219 CP at level 50, or 3258 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Counter with Aura Sphere.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FightingCounter | FightingAura Sphere | 18.4 | 229 | |
| FireFire Spin | FightingAura Sphere | 18.4 | 229 | |
| 3 | FireEmber | FightingAura Sphere | 17.6 | 218 |
| 4 | FightingCounter | FireBlast Burn | 17.1 | 213 |
| 5 | FireFire Spin | FireBlast Burn | 17.1 | 213 |
| 6 | FireEmber | FireBlast Burn | 16.3 | 203 |
| 7 | FightingCounter | FireBlaze Kick | 15.8 | 197 |
| 8 | FireFire Spin | FireBlaze Kick | 15.8 | 197 |
16 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FightingCounter | FireOverheat | 15.0 | 186 |
| 10 | FireFire Spin | FireOverheat | 15.0 | 186 |
| 11 | FireEmber | FireBlaze Kick | 14.7 | 183 |
| 12 | FightingCounter | FightingFocus Blast | 14.6 | 181 |
| 13 | FireFire Spin | FightingFocus Blast | 14.6 | 181 |
| 14 | FightingCounter | FlyingBrave Bird | 14.5 | 180 |
| 15 | FireFire Spin | FlyingBrave Bird | 14.5 | 180 |
| 16 | FireEmber | FireOverheat | 13.8 | 172 |
| 17 | FireEmber | FightingFocus Blast | 13.4 | 166 |
| 18 | FightingCounter | RockStone Edge | 13.3 | 164 |
| 19 | FireFire Spin | RockStone Edge | 13.3 | 164 |
| 20 | FireEmber | FlyingBrave Bird | 13.2 | 164 |
| 21 | FireEmber | RockStone Edge | 11.8 | 147 |
| 22 | FightingCounter | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 11.0 | 137 |
| 23 | FireFire Spin | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 11.0 | 137 |
| 24 | FireEmber | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 9.0 | 112 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 10 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | Flying | 130 | 100 | 2.0s | 65.0 | 1.30 | |
| Aura Sphere | Fighting | 100 | 50 | 2.0s | 50.0 | 2.00 | |
| Stone EdgeE | Rock | 105 | 100 | 2.5s | 42.0 | 1.05 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Overheat | Fire | 160 | 100 | 4.0s | 40.0 | 1.60 | |
| Blaze Kick | Fire | 40 | 33 | 1.0s | 40.0 | 1.21 | |
| Blast BurnE | Fire | 120 | 50 | 3.5s | 34.3 | 2.40 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | |
| Ember | Fire | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OverheatLowers its Attack by 2 stages. | Fire | 130 | 55 | 2.36 | |
| Brave BirdLowers its Defense by 3 stages. | Flying | 130 | 55 | 2.36 | |
| Blast BurnE | Fire | 110 | 50 | 2.20 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 150 | 75 | 2.00 | |
| Aura Sphere | Fighting | 80 | 40 | 2.00 | |
| Stone EdgeE | Rock | 100 | 55 | 1.82 | |
| Blaze Kick | Fire | 60 | 35 | 1.71 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+60.0 eDPS - 2
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK55.0 eDPS - 3
Mega StarmiePsychicPsywaveWaterLiquidation+45.2 eDPS - 4
Mega StaraptorGroundSand AttackFlyingBrave Bird+43.3 eDPS - 5
Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE43.0 eDPS - 6
Mega AlakazamPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE42.9 eDPS
Stronger than the baseline against 37 of 135 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The baseline is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega ScizorMega RaidFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE+2.1% Gainover Volcarona
Mega AbomasnowMega RaidFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE+2.0% Gainover Volcarona
Burn Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE+1.7% Gainover Chandelure
Mega AbsolMega RaidFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere+1.6% Gainover Blaziken
Chill Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE+1.6% Gainover Volcarona
Mega SharpedoMega RaidFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere+1.5% Gainover Lucario
Douse Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE+1.5% Gainover Chandelure
Shock Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE+1.4% Gainover Volcarona
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 116310/10/10 | 122015/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 155010/10/10 | 162715/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 193810/10/10 | 203415/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 24530/0/0 | 284815/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 27730/0/0 | 321915/15/15 | |
| L51 (Best Buddy) | 51 | 28060/0/0 | 325815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1220 | 1051 |
| Level 20 | 1627 | 1401 |
| Level 25 | 2034 | 1752 |
| Level 30 | 2441 | 2103 |
| Level 35 | 2644 | 2278 |
| Level 40 | 2848 | 2453 |
| Level 45 | 3031 | 2611 |
| Level 50 | 3219 | 2773 |
| Level 51 | 3258 | 2806 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 30 Candy, 12,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.91 m / 52 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 87.5%12.5% |
| Trading | Not TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Blaziken in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/14 | 1496 | 19.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/15/15 | 1499 | 19.5 | 100.00% |
| #3 | 0/14/8 | 1500 | 20 | 99.79% |
| #4 | 2/14/14 | 1497 | 19.5 | 99.77% |
| #5 | 0/10/13 | 1499 | 20 | 99.68% |
| #6 | 0/15/14 | 1489 | 19.5 | 99.58% |
| #7 | 0/15/15 | 1493 | 19.5 | 99.58% |
| #8 | 0/15/6 | 1497 | 20 | 99.58% |
| #9 | 2/15/12 | 1494 | 19.5 | 99.57% |
| #10 | 2/15/13 | 1498 | 19.5 | 99.57% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2754 of 4,096, with 94.41% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/15 | 2499 | 35 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/12 | 2500 | 36 | 99.82% |
| #3 | 0/14/15 | 2500 | 35.5 | 99.70% |
| #4 | 0/15/13 | 2496 | 35.5 | 99.70% |
| #5 | 0/15/15 | 2489 | 35 | 99.58% |
| #6 | 1/14/13 | 2498 | 35.5 | 99.48% |
| #7 | 1/15/12 | 2500 | 35.5 | 99.47% |
| #8 | 3/15/15 | 2500 | 34.5 | 99.41% |
| #9 | 1/14/15 | 2491 | 35 | 99.35% |
| #10 | 1/15/14 | 2493 | 35 | 99.35% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1745 of 4,096, with 96.11% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.