Talonflame counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Talonflame
#0663 Talonflame
FireFlying
USAGE 5.9% #37
ABILITYFlame Body
HP 78
ATK 81
DEF 71
SPA 74
SPD 69
SPE 126
BST499
Rock
WaterElectric
½×
FireFightingSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
Ground
Roost 98.5% Defog 76.2% U-turn 57.5% Will-O-Wisp 47.4% Flare Blitz 29.8% Overheat 28.4% Flamethrower 22.7% Brave Bird 20.6%
Heavy-Duty Boots 97.4% Rocky Helmet 1.5% Choice Specs 0.6% Choice Band 0.2% nothing 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Flame Body96.7%Gale Wings3.3%
Ghost 49.4% Steel 18.1% Ground 9.1% Fire 7.0% Grass 5.6% Water 3.3% Flying 2.7% Poison 1.6%
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Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Arcanine-Hisui
Arcanine-Hisui
FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.374
100
99.8% dies 1.04%
02
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.464
63
63.1% dies 9.04%
03
Fezandipiti
Fezandipiti
PoisonFairy SOFT CHECK
22.188
31
31.0% dies 9.81%
04
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
34.126
18
17.8% dies 6.54%
05
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
30.862
9
9.0% dies 5.16%
06
Tinkaton
Tinkaton
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
27.601
9
8.9% dies 5.42%

Ranked #37 with 5.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.