Pokemon: Close Combat/Blaziken

Introduction

Blaziken is the ultimate jack of all trades. His neutral is above average, having a great anti air in 4A, a fireball in Flame Kick, and a run to help close up space. His damage is consistently high, and only bolstered when bar comes into play. On pressure he's no joke either; he has one of the most useful throws in the game in 6C along with great normals like 6A and a terrifying overhead in the form of Blaze Kick, making him a terrifying, near-unstoppable snowball.

Blaziken is not perfect however; he struggles to consistently gain meter. Unlike other characters, Blaziken is unable to combo into his sweep from his normals, forcing him to work harder for meter gain. Along with that, some matchups force Blaziken to play the opponent's game, namely Primeape and Toxicroak either completely changing how Blaziken plays neutral or forcing him to take unnecessary risk to not take further damage.

Overall, Blaziken is great for those wanting to play someone both strong, consistent, and straightforward. While gaining meter can be difficult, once you gain it, the opponent is in for a rough time.

Playstyle

Blaziken is a versatile shoto who can switch between oppressive offense and strong keep-away at a moment's notice.

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Avoid if you dislike

Jack of All Trades Blaziken is good in almost every department; Consistent high damage that is bolstered with meter, great neutral, great pressure, etc. Strong Conversions off of Stray Hits Any hit that isn't something like a 6A usually leads to high reward and a free mixup for Blaziken, allowing him to run his pressure even more. Consistency In almost all situations, Blaziken is very consistent in what he can actually do, from advantage to disadvantage.

Tallness Being tall makes it easier for other characters to pressure Blaziken. Volatile Matchups Being a jack of all trades leaves Blaziken outshined in matchups against specialists like Toxicroak and Primeape. No String into Sweep Blaziken has no consistent way to gain meter, meaning he has to fish for throws and sweep in order to get meter.

Stats

Health	Guard Heatlh	Fastest Attack	Walkspeed	Prejump
26	10	4A (4f)	x / -x	x

Normals

5A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1 [1] - Mid 2A, 5B, 6B, 2B, 623B, 214B, - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 5 1 12 +3 [+7] - Simple standing jab. Blaziken's second fastest button, behind 4A.

4A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2, 2 [2, 2] - Mid (First Hit Only) 5B, 2B, 6B, 623B, 214B - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 4 10 28 +3 [0] - Blaziken does a roundhouse kick to the air. Blaziken's fastest normal, making it a great mash option. Also a great anti-air because of where it hits.

6A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 [3] - Mid 5B, 6B, 2B, 214B, 623B, 2626B - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 6 22 +2 [-1] - Blaziken steps forward a bit and hits in front of him with the back of his fist. Sees lots of usage in block pressure due to it's range.

2A Stanky leg	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1 [1] - Low 5B, 6B, 2B, 214B, 623B, 2626B - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 7 4 18 0 [-2] - PLACEHOLDER

3A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1 [1] - Low 5B, 6B, 2B, 214B, 623B, 2626B - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 10 8 27 +53 [-15] - Universal sweep. Has great range, making it an extremely dangerous tool in neutral combined with his run.

j.5A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3/2 [1] - High j.B - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 25 6 15 [+13] - Blaziken kicks in front of him in the air. Advantage assumes done at lowest possible height. Weak version of j.A comes out on frame (x, will put when altilt tells me what it is)

j.8A	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2, 2 [1, 1] - High j.B - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 11 17 6 23 [+13] - Blaziken punches the air below him. Advantage assumes done at lowest possible height.

Specials

Flame Kick 5B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 [1] - Mid 5BB - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 19 - 51 -29 [-39] - Blaziken kicks the air and sends out a spinning fire projectile. Advantage assumes done point blank. Knockdown occurs if it hits an opponent in the air. Don't use it raw up close or you'll explode.

Sky Uppercut 6B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 [1] - Mid C Cancel - Launch, Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 10 24 65 +30 [-48] - Blaziken uppercuts the air. Great vertical range, but weak horizontal range.

Rising Sun Kick 2B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 1, 3 [2, 3] - Mid 2BB - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 6 - 24 +x [-x] - Blaziken does a two-hit forward-moving tatsu. Used as a burst option in neutral to catch people off guard. Certain characters like Mienshao can duck this move and then whiff punish Blaziken afterward.

Blaze Kick j.B Target Brand Pom j.C Target Brand Pom j.C	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 [2] - High - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 29 39 18 +9 [+9] - Blaziken does a flip kick downward. Advantage assumes done at lowest possible height. Knockdown occurs when hitting an opponent in the air. Deceptively active, making it sometimes difficult to deal with.

EX Moves

Flare 5BB	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 [1] - Mid - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 8 - 61 +1 [-13] 1 Blaziken sends out another fireball. Advantage assumes you either got hit point-blank or blocked the previous 5B. Extremely useful on oki when trying to cover tech options.

Flare (2B) 2BB	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 [1] - Mid - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost - - - - 1 Blaziken sends out a fire projectile from his legs. Useful in neutral as it sends out a projectile combined with forward movement. Can be used to make 2B safe. The projectile sent out can be crouched under.

Solar Uppercut 623B The cooler 6B The cooler 6B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2, 2, 1 [1] - Mid C Cancel Full invincibility frames 1-46 - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 5 41 70 57 [-58] - EX version of 6B. Somewhat tricky to punish because of the horizontal movement Blaziken has during Solar Uppercut.

Triple Sun Kick 24B	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2, 2, 2 [1, 1, 4] - Mid - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 15 5(4)6(4)8 55 +38 [-14] 1 Blaziken does 3 advancing kicks to the air. Can be crouched under.

Super

Rooster Roast 2626B Useful for cooking Useful for cooking	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3, 3, 4 [3, 3, 3] - Mid - - Launch, Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost 7 27 78 +38 [-14] 2 Blaziken breathes out a giant fireball, burning anything near it. Lotta damage.

Throws

Forward Throw 6C I felt a great disturbance in the corner, as if millions of PKMN:CC players cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I felt a great disturbance in the corner, as if millions of PKMN:CC players cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 3 - Unblockable - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost - - - - - Blaziken knees the opponent three times and sends them upward. One of Blaziken's best tools. Doesn't count as a knockdown, meaning any dealt guard damage stays.

Back Throw 4C	Damage Endurance Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property 2 - Unblockable - - Knockdown Startup Active Recovery Advantage Cost - - - - - Blaziken rolls backward and throws the opponent away.

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