Is Talonflame viable in Gen 9 UU?

Talonflame is ranked #37 in Gen 9 UU with 5.87% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

What beats Talonflame in Gen 9 UU?

The best counter for Talonflame in Gen 9 UU is Arcanine-Hisui with a 99.8% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Mar 2026 - May 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Talonflame include Arcanine-Hisui, Latios, Fezandipiti, Excadrill, Skarmory.

What is the best counter for Talonflame in Gen 9 UU?

Arcanine-Hisui is the best counter for Talonflame in Gen 9 UU, KOing or forcing it out in 99.8% of their encounters.

Talonflame counters

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

#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 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%

Items

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%

Abilities

Flame Body96.7%Gale Wings3.3%

Tera Types

Ghost 49.4% Steel 18.1% Ground 9.1% Fire 7.0% Grass 5.6% Water 3.3% Flying 2.7% Poison 1.6%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Talonflame →

Teams using Arcanine-Hisui 100% Teams using Latios 63% Teams using Fezandipiti 31% Teams using Excadrill 18% Teams using Skarmory 9% Teams using Tinkaton 9%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK

21.374

100

99.8% dies 1.04%

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 → Teams with Arcanine-Hisui →

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

28.464

63.1% dies 9.04%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Talonflame: 255-300 (70.8 - 83.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Fezandipiti

PoisonFairy SOFT CHECK

22.188

31.0% dies 9.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Fezandipiti Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 84-99 (23.3 - 27.5%) -- 75.2% chance to 4HKO

View Fezandipiti counters → Teams with Fezandipiti →

Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

34.126

17.8% dies 6.54%

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 →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK

30.862

9.0% dies 5.16%

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 →

Tinkaton

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

27.601

8.9% dies 5.42%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 132-156 (36.6 - 43.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Tinkaton counters → Teams with Tinkaton →

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