Combusken 41/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Combusken is 41/182, in position 41 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Torchic, and after it is 42 Blaziken. The listed rarity is Common.

Combusken is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Combusken (#256), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Torchic. In this catalog that name is Torchic (#255). The card lists Blaziken, Blaziken (#257) under evolves to.

Combusken (#256) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Combusken 27/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 21 other cards of Combusken list a different HP.

The attack Combustion lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Double Kick is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage for each heads. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Combusken can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.