Talonflame counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 6.2% #27
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
Tailwind 99.5% Protect 93.8% Flare Blitz 64.7% Acrobatics 45.9% Brave Bird 32.6% Will-O-Wisp 23.7% Dual Wingbeat 19.2% Overheat 7.9%
Items
nothing 45.7% Sharp Beak 37.5% Charcoal 4.9% Charti Berry 3.9% Leftovers 2.6% Focus Sash 2.1% Lum Berry 2.0% Sitrus Berry 0.7%
Abilities
Gale Wings99.0%Flame Body1.0%
Tera Types
Fire 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp74.1%Kingambit56.2%Floette-Mega50.3%Basculegion46.5%Maushold29.3%Rotom-Wash26.6%Aegislash22.1%Gardevoir-Mega20.7%
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Checks & Counters

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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #27 with 6.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.