Talonflame counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 9.7% #16
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 99.5% Flare Blitz 93.9% Roost 79.9% Swords Dance 59.7% U-turn 34.5% Defog 15.0% Will-O-Wisp 4.1% Bulk Up 3.5%
Items
Life Orb 94.7% Choice Band 2.5% Leftovers 1.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.9% Choice Specs 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.1% nothing 0.1% Sky Plate 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard98.5%Rock Head0.9%Fluffy0.2%Compound Eyes0.1%Adaptability0.1%No Guard0.1%Tinted Lens0.1%Flame Body0.0%
Common Teammates
Corviknight37.4%Ting-Lu30.1%Pecharunt25.1%Alomomola23.8%Iron Crown22.8%Heatran21.8%Reuniclus20.2%Gliscor17.8%

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 #16 with 9.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.