Is Talonflame viable in Gen 6 OU?

Talonflame is ranked #21 in Gen 6 OU with 10.54% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Talonflame in Gen 6 OU?

Lopunny-Mega has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 48.5% of 25.75191781629446 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Talonflame matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Talonflame was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Talonflame counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0663 Talonflame

FireFlying

USAGE 10.5% #21

ABILITYGale Wings

BASE STATS

HP 78

ATK 81

DEF 71

SPA 74

SPD 69

SPE 126

BST499

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Rock

2×

WaterElectric

½×

FireFightingSteelFairy

¼×

GrassBug

0×

Ground

Moves

Brave Bird 86.3% Roost 57.4% Flare Blitz 55.0% Will-O-Wisp 47.0% U-turn 42.0% Swords Dance 35.8% Tailwind 29.2% Taunt 25.4%

Items

Choice Band 39.1% Leftovers 34.9% nothing 12.0% Sharp Beak 10.6% Sitrus Berry 1.6% Life Orb 0.9% Weakness Policy 0.3% Liechi Berry 0.2%

Abilities

Gale Wings99.6%Flame Body0.4%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Talonflame →

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Talonflame + Excadrill 67.1% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Lopunny-Mega

NormalFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.752

9.1

48.5% Standard error 9.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lopunny-Mega Return vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 252-297 (70 - 82.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.373

7.1

44.0% Standard error 9.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 492-580 (136.6 - 161.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.778

-3.3

39.6% Standard error 10.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 688-812 (191.1 - 225.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.645

-4.6

38.2% Standard error 10.69 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Talonflame: 81-96 (22.5 - 26.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after trapping damage

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Serperior

Grass SOFT CHECK View matchup

56.751

-10.5

3.8% Standard error 3.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Serperior Hidden Power Rock vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Talonflame: 180-216 (50 - 60%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.144

-10.8

18.5% Standard error 7.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Talonflame: 79-94 (21.9 - 26.1%) -- 7.4% chance to 4HKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.151

-14.4

7.5% Standard error 5.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 124-146 (34.4 - 40.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #21 with 10.54% usage. Sorted by conservative score.