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Talonflame

127 appearances (Regulation M-B)
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Unranked
195
Speed #14
Talonflame
Fire Flying
HP 78
Atk 81
Def 71
Sp.Atk 74
Sp.Def 69
Speed 126
Total 499
Weight 54 lbs.
Flame Body
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being burned.
Gale Wings
Increases the priority of the Pokémon’s Flying-type moves by 1 stage while its HP is full.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 4×
Rock
Weakness · 2×
Water Electric
Resistance · ½×
Fire Fighting Steel Fairy
Resistance · ¼×
Grass Bug
Immunity · 0×
Ground

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Gale Wings Charcoal
100.0 71.0% WR · 3 teams
Brave Bird Overheat Protect Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 100% Naive
Team
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Charcoal
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Sitrus Berry
100%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
67%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Colbur Berry
67%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Life Orb
67%
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Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Modest
Protect Moonblast Dazzling Gleam Light of Ruin
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Nature Adamant
Protect Iron Head Low Kick Sucker Punch
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Jolly
Protect Earthquake Rock Slide Dragon Claw
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Charcoal
Nature Naive
Protect Tailwind Brave Bird Overheat
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Ability Hospitality
Item Colbur Berry
Nature Bold
Protect Rage Powder Strength Sap Shadow Ball
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Ability Good as Gold
Item Life Orb
Nature Modest
Protect Make It Rain Shadow Ball Power Gem
#2
Gale Wings Sharp Beak
83.4 54.0% WR · 22 teams
Dual Wingbeat Flare Blitz Protect Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 50% Jolly, 50% Adamant
Team
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Sharp Beak
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
82%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body · Metagrossite
68%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
68%
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
Flash Fire · Sitrus Berry
50%
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning · Never-Melt Ice
50%
CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 · Gotou (#1) · 9–2
Metagross
Metagross
Ability Clear Body
Item Metagrossite
Nature Adamant
Iron Head Thunder Punch Psychic Fangs Protect
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Modest
Moonblast Dazzling Gleam Light of Ruin Protect
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Sharp Beak
Nature Adamant
Tailwind Dual Wingbeat Flare Blitz Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Jolly
Dragon Claw Rock Slide Earthquake Protect
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
Ability Flash Fire
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Adamant
Bitter Blade Bulk Up Shadow Sneak Protect
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ability Snow Warning
Item Never-Melt Ice
Nature Timid
Blizzard Freeze-Dry Encore Protect
#3
Gale Wings Wide Lens
69.8 58.8% WR · 3 teams
Dual Wingbeat Protect Tailwind Will-O-Wisp
Stat Alignment: 67% Adamant, 33% Jolly
Team
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Wide Lens
100%
Froslass
Froslass
Cursed Body · Froslassite
100%
Glimmora
Glimmora
Toxic Debris · Focus Sash
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
100%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
100%
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Froslass
Froslass
Ability Cursed Body
Item Froslassite
Nature Timid
Protect Substitute Blizzard Shadow Ball
Glimmora
Glimmora
Ability Toxic Debris
Item Focus Sash
Nature Timid
Spiky Shield Earth Power Sludge Bomb Power Gem
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Nature Adamant
Protect Kowtow Cleave Iron Head Sucker Punch
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Adamant
Protect Stomping Tantrum Dragon Claw Rock Slide
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item White Herb
Nature Adamant
Fake Out Protect Close Combat Dire Claw
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Wide Lens
Nature Jolly
Protect Tailwind Dual Wingbeat Will-O-Wisp
#4
Gale Wings Sharp Beak
62.6 52.4% WR · 3 teams
Dual Wingbeat Flare Blitz Quick Guard Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 100% Jolly
Team
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Sharp Beak
100%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Focus Sash
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
100%
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod · Raichunite Y
67%
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning · Never-Melt Ice
67%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
67%
MMHM X CHAOS LEAGUE QUALIFIER #3 · The_Crowned (#5) · 7–2
Sceptile
Sceptile
Ability Overgrow
Item Sceptilite
Nature Timid
Grass Knot Dragon Pulse Earth Power Detect
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Sharp Beak
Nature Jolly
Flare Blitz Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Quick Guard
Heat Rotom
Heat Rotom
Ability Levitate
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Timid
Thunderbolt Discharge Volt Switch Overheat
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Jolly
Dragon Claw Earthquake Rock Slide Protect
Mawile
Mawile
Ability Intimidate
Item Mawilite
Nature Adamant
Play Rough Rock Slide Sucker Punch Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Ability Adaptability
Item Mystic Water
Nature Adamant
Wave Crash Aqua Jet Last Respects Protect
#5
Gale Wings Sharp Beak
61.0 42.9% WR · 14 teams
Brave Bird Flare Blitz Protect Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 71% Jolly, 29% Adamant
Team
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Sharp Beak
100%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
64%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
57%
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Levitate · Sitrus Berry
43%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
36%
Maushold
Maushold
Friend Guard · Focus Sash
29%
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Froslass
Froslass
Ability Cursed Body
Item Froslassite
Nature Modest
Protect Blizzard Shadow Ball Aurora Veil
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item White Herb
Nature Adamant
Protect Close Combat Dire Claw Fake Out
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Nature Adamant
Protect Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Low Kick
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Jolly
Protect Dragon Claw Earthquake Rock Slide
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Sharp Beak
Nature Jolly
Protect Flare Blitz Brave Bird Tailwind
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Ability Levitate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Modest
Thunderbolt Volt Switch Hydro Pump Will-O-Wisp

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
65.4% usage · WR 48.5%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
33.9% usage · WR 45.1%
Metagross
Metagross
Steel Psychic
26.8% usage · WR 47.5%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
22.8% usage · WR 52.5%
Floette
Floette
Fairy
22.0% usage · WR 53.8%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
21.3% usage · WR 52.2%
Raichu
Raichu
Electric
18.9% usage · WR 44.3%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
18.9% usage · WR 41.6%

Most Common Moves

Tailwind
125 (98.4%)
Protect
97 (76.4%)
Flare Blitz
84 (66.1%)
Dual Wingbeat
55 (43.3%)
Brave Bird
50 (39.4%)
Will-O-Wisp
20 (15.7%)
Acrobatics
18 (14.2%)
Quick Guard
12 (9.4%)
Overheat
11 (8.7%)
Feather Dance
8 (6.3%)

Most Common Items

Sharp Beak Sharp Beak
69 (54.3%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
24 (18.9%)
No item
15 (11.8%)
Life Orb Life Orb
8 (6.3%)
Charcoal Charcoal
3 (2.4%)
Wide Lens Wide Lens
3 (2.4%)
White Herb White Herb
2 (1.6%)
Charti Berry Charti Berry
1 (0.8%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
1 (0.8%)
Mental Herb Mental Herb
1 (0.8%)

Most Common Abilities

Gale Wings
121 (95.3%)
Flame Body
6 (4.7%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 16
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 101 20
Agility Psychic Status - 101 20
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 20
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 16
Blaze Kick Fire Physical 85 90 12
Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100 16
Bulk Up Fighting Status - 101 20
Defog Flying Status - 101 16
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 16
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feather Dance Flying Status - 100 16
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 12
Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85 8
Fire Spin Fire Special 35 85 16
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 16
Flame Charge Fire Physical 50 100 20
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 16
Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 16
Fly Flying Physical 90 95 16
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90 12
Hurricane Flying Special 110 70 12
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Overheat Fire Special 130 90 8
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 20
Quick Guard Fighting Status - 101 16
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Roost Flying Status - 101 8
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Sky Attack Flying Physical 140 90 8
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 12
Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90 20
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Swords Dance Normal Status - 101 20
Tailwind Flying Status - 101 16
Taunt Dark Status - 100 20
Temper Flare Fire Physical 75 100 12
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Upper Hand Fighting Physical 65 100 16
Whirlwind Normal Status - 101 20
Will-O-Wisp Fire Status - 85 16

Notable Placements

Place Player Tournament Record
#1 Gotou CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 9-2-0
#2 ionnss Smogon VGC Major Live 2026 - 1500$ Prize - Reg M-B 13-3-0
#5 The_Crowned MMHM X CHAOS LEAGUE QUALIFIER #3 7-2-0
#9 Thomas Dick Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 5-2-0
#16 Magnetman The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #86 REG M-B 6-3-0