Talonflame counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 1.1% #98
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 98.7% Brave Bird 79.6% Flare Blitz 78.5% Protect 77.2% Taunt 17.2% Acrobatics 15.3% Quick Guard 9.8% Will-O-Wisp 9.1%
Items
Flyinium Z 56.1% nothing 14.1% Focus Sash 14.1% Covert Cloak 9.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.0% Sharp Beak 1.0% Choice Band 0.6% Weakness Policy 0.5%
Abilities
Gale Wings99.6%Flame Body0.4%
Tera Types
Fire 26.9% Flying 7.6% Grass 4.3% Ghost 1.6% Ground 1.5% Water 0.6% Stellar 0.6%
Common Teammates
Kangaskhan-Mega71.3%Indeedee-F70.9%Dracovish70.8%Xurkitree69.7%Brute Bonnet69.3%Garchomp15.2%Chi-Yu7.4%Torkoal6.8%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #98 with 1.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.