Talonflame counters

Gen 9 Sketchmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 4.0% #43
ABILITYFlame Body
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
Roost 90.9% Defog 88.8% Brave Bird 88.3% Sacred Fire 88.3% Dragon Ascent 11.4% U-turn 11.1% Flare Blitz 9.9% Upper Hand 3.8%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 89.0% Choice Band 10.7% Choice Specs 0.4% Leftovers 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Power Herb 0.0% Sharp Beak 0.0% Life Orb 0.0%
Abilities
Flame Body88.3%Gale Wings11.7%
Common Teammates
Blissey87.7%Gliscor87.7%Hydrapple87.3%Dondozo87.3%Ting-Lu73.9%Clodsire14.9%Hoopa-Unbound3.4%Ninetales-Alola3.4%

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 #43 with 4.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.