Talonflame

Talonflame FireFlying

Gen 9 UU · Rank #33 · 5.49% usage

What beats Talonflame in Gen 9 UU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Talonflame is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Sableye Sableye 21 42.9% 10.80%
2 Salazzle Salazzle 24 41.7% 10.06%
3 Basculegion Basculegion 25 52.0% 9.99%
4 Sceptile Sceptile 25 48.0% 9.99%
5 Golurk Golurk 25 48.0% 9.99%
6 Staraptor Staraptor 25 44.0% 9.93%
7 Arcanine Arcanine 24 66.7% 9.62%
8 Enamorus-Therian Enamorus-Therian 27 40.7% 9.46%
9 Whimsicott Whimsicott 27 33.3% 9.07%
10 Basculegion-F Basculegion-F 25 72.0% 8.98%
11 Slowbro-Galar Slowbro-Galar 22 77.3% 8.93%
12 Reuniclus Reuniclus 24 75.0% 8.84%
13 Suicune Suicune 26 73.1% 8.70%
14 Chansey Chansey 32 59.4% 8.68%
15 Raikou Raikou 28 71.4% 8.54%
16 Cyclizar Cyclizar 29 27.6% 8.30%
17 Necrozma Necrozma 32 68.8% 8.19%
18 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee 35 62.9% 8.17%
19 Lucario Lucario 37 43.2% 8.14%
20 Jolteon Jolteon 38 50.0% 8.11%
21 Porygon2 Porygon2 30 73.3% 8.07%
22 Overqwil Overqwil 29 75.9% 7.95%
23 Kilowattrel Kilowattrel 31 74.2% 7.86%
24 Vaporeon Vaporeon 34 70.6% 7.81%
25 Charizard Charizard 41 48.8% 7.81%
26 Sylveon Sylveon 38 34.2% 7.70%
27 Barraskewda Barraskewda 38 68.4% 7.54%
28 Snorlax Snorlax 43 58.1% 7.52%
29 Toxtricity Toxtricity 31 77.4% 7.51%
30 Galvantula Galvantula 45 44.4% 7.41%

KO Rate (D): % of Talonflame's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Talonflame. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.