# Combusken #35/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Combusken is the awkward middle stage of the Hoenn starter line, and Gen III's Fire starter keeps a devoted following that tends to favor Blaziken and Torchic over it. As a Diamond & Pearl-era uncommon with no meta footprint, it was always a filler pull, and Naoyo Kimura's name is the real draw. At a $1.83 modelled guide, with 19 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.16 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 | Great Encounters |
| Number | 35/106 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Naoyo Kimura |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Torchic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Bulk Up | cost Fire — damage 30 — During your next turn, each of Combusken's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Double Kick | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50x — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. |
| Weakness | Water +20 |
| 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: **$1.83** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-04
- 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 2026-11-04
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-11-04T11:13:00.753Z
- Quant score: 85/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-04T11:13:00.753Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-23T00:13:58.640Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-23T00:13:56.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-04T05:22:17.657Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-23T00:13:56.630Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T06:16:53.056Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/combusken-35)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-35%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)