Talonflame counters

Gen 9 National Dex UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 1.7% #73
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 92.7% Taunt 86.0% Swords Dance 74.8% Flame Charge 74.7% U-turn 23.6% Roost 18.9% Defog 13.7% Flare Blitz 6.2%
Items
Flyinium Z 74.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 25.1% Choice Specs 0.1% nothing 0.0% Power Herb 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Gale Wings74.9%Flame Body25.1%
Common Teammates
Golisopod75.1%Mamoswine75.0%Grimmsnarl75.0%Venusaur-Mega75.0%Celesteela53.6%Grafaiai21.5%Gardevoir-Mega15.9%Serperior11.1%

Checks & Counters

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 #73 with 1.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.