Is Talonflame viable in Gen 9 UU?

Talonflame is ranked #37 in Gen 9 UU with 5.89% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Talonflame in Gen 9 UU?

Arcanine-Hisui has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 89.3% of 49.73153067811041 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Talonflame matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 UU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Talonflame was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Talonflame counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0663 Talonflame

FireFlying

USAGE 5.9% #37

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 96.8% Defog 87.4% U-turn 51.1% Will-O-Wisp 45.2% Flare Blitz 39.5% Brave Bird 27.9% Overheat 21.8% Flamethrower 16.5%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 98.3% Sitrus Berry 0.8% Choice Specs 0.4% Choice Band 0.3% nothing 0.1% Normal Gem 0.1% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%

Abilities

Flame Body96.5%Gale Wings3.5%

Tera Types

Ghost 32.3% Grass 16.6% Fire 11.7% Fairy 9.8% Steel 9.4% Ground 8.0% Water 7.1% Flying 2.9%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Talonflame + Clodsire 28.2% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

49.732

70.8

89.3% Standard error 4.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 1956-2304 (543.3 - 640%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Arcanine-Hisui counters →

Slowking

WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

40.068

35.4

65.4% Standard error 7.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowking: 130-154 (32.9 - 39%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.179

-6.5

4.7% Standard error 2.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 205-243 (56.9 - 67.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Skarmory counters → Teams with Skarmory →

Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

34.126

-8.4

17.8% Standard error 6.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Blast (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 492-588 (136.6 - 163.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Excadrill counters → Teams with Excadrill →

Ranked #37 with 5.89% usage. Sorted by conservative score.