# Combusken #28/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Combusken is the awkward middle stage of the Hoenn starter line, and Torchic's evolution chain has a devoted following that makes even its in-between form worth a look. Ken Sugimori, the man who shaped the original Pokémon designs, lends this uncommon an artist's pedigree that mid-tier pulls rarely carry. At a $3.32 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 6 copies traded, with 224 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely 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 | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 28/109 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Torchic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Ability: Natural Cure | When you attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to Combusken, remove all Special Conditions from Combusken. |
| Attack: Lunge | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. |
| 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: **$3.32** (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: $4.68 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 30/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T01:37:30.841Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-26T01:37:28.932Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T02:05:10.400Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-26T01:37:28.931Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T19:02:41.436Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/combusken-28)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-28%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)