Is Talonflame viable in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability?

Talonflame is ranked #62 in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability with 1.61% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

Talonflame counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

#0663 Talonflame

FireFlying

USAGE 1.6% #62

ABILITYMagic Guard

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 89.9% Roost 82.9% Flare Blitz 69.4% Taunt 62.5% Swords Dance 20.4% Bulk Up 19.8% Defog 17.4% U-turn 16.1%

Items

Life Orb 88.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.0% Focus Sash 0.5% Choice Band 0.5% Heat Rock 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Charcoal 0.0%

Abilities

Magic Guard89.4%Desolate Land9.5%Rock Head0.3%Drought0.2%Fluffy0.1%Intimidate0.1%Dry Skin0.1%Prankster0.1%

Common Teammates

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #62 with 1.61% usage. Sorted by reliability score.