# Combusken #25/106 — Emerald

## Summary

Combusken is the awkward middle stage of the Hoenn starter line, overshadowed by Blaziken but still carried by the pull of Torchic's fanbase. An EX-era Uncommon from Emerald was a mid-tier pull, so demand comes from Hoenn nostalgia and Midori Harada completists, not from scarcity. A $0.92 modelled guide, down 1% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, says bulk, with 284 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.11 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerald |
| Number | 25/106 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Midori Harada |
| Release date | 2005-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Torchic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Lava Burn | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 20 — Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Attack: Sharp Claws | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 10 more damage. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| 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: **$0.92** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-11
- 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 2026-11-11
- Floor delivered ask: $2.24 — as of 2026-11-11T22:49:42.230Z
- Quant score: 35/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-11T22:49:42.230Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 49% weight · -26% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2005-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-11T11:11:21.108Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T09:58:49.472Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-04T01:14:44.070Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T09:58:49.471Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerald/combusken-25)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex9-25%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)