Talonflame counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 10.3% #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 84.6% Roost 58.8% Will-O-Wisp 52.3% Flare Blitz 52.1% U-turn 40.6% Swords Dance 32.4% Tailwind 28.9% Taunt 28.6%
Items
Choice Band 37.9% Leftovers 36.4% nothing 14.5% Sharp Beak 8.8% Sitrus Berry 0.7% Weakness Policy 0.3% Liechi Berry 0.3% Muscle Band 0.3%
Abilities
Gale Wings99.9%Flame Body0.1%
Common Teammates
Excadrill66.5%Manaphy28.4%Pinsir-Mega27.8%Dragonite27.3%Mew22.8%Thundurus21.1%Azelf18.9%Clefable16.5%
Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Talonflame →
Teams using Excadrill 46% Teams using Landorus-Therian 40% Teams using Clefable 21% Teams using Ferrothorn 8% Teams using Serperior 4%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
33.614
46
45.9% dies 8.59%
02
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
20.778
40
39.6% dies 10.73%
03
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
32.087
21
20.6% dies 7.14%
04
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
23.151
8
7.5% dies 5.48%
05
Serperior
Serperior
Grass SOFT CHECK
29.174
4
4.4% dies 3.79%

Ranked #21 with 10.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.