# Combusken #25/97 — Dragon

## Summary

Combusken is the awkward middle stage of the Hoenn starter line, and Atsuko Nishida, one of the original Pokémon card artists, drew it. Torchic and Blaziken get most of the love, so an uncommon like this sits as a quiet binder filler for Hoenn completionists. At a $1.36 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 7 copies traded, with 364 days of inventory on the board, 87% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.18 out of Journey Together; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon |
| Number | 25/97 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2003-11-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Torchic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Quick Attack | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. |
| Attack: Combustion | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Combusken #256](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/combusken) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.36** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-02
- Floor delivered ask: $2.28 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 38/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-11-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T13:13:48.636Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-26T13:13:45.502Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-24T22:42:04.720Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-26T13:13:45.502Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-15T06:57:06.494Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dragon/combusken-25)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex3-25%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)