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Talonflame

Rank 63

Talonflame build and set

FireFlying
Usage
1.4%Down 0.6 points from the previous window
Brought
59.1%
Leads
41.7%
Win rate
39.1%
▼ 10.9 pts below 50%
31.0% – 47.7% · 128 games

5,298 battles · 24 h · updated 6 min ago

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Talonflame

FireFlying

Flame Body

Focus SashJolly+Spe −SpA

  • FlyingStatusTailwind
  • FlyingPhysicalBrave Bird
  • FirePhysicalFlare Blitz
  • NormalStatusProtect
HP
155
2
Atk
133
32
Def
91
0
SpA
84
0
SpD
89
0
Spe
195
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

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Talonflame @ Focus Sash
Ability: Flame Body
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Tailwind
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Protect

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Jolly

    +Spe−SpA

    41.9%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    23.7%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    4.7%
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

Not enough data

Moves

Revealed in 68 games

Show all (17)
  • FlyingSpecialHurricane4.4%
  • WaterStatusRain Dance4.4%
  • FlyingPhysicalAcrobatics2.9%
  • FlyingSpecialAir Cutter1.5%
  • FlyingSpecialAir Slash1.5%
  • FireSpecialHeat Wave1.5%
  • FireSpecialOverheat1.5%
  • NormalSpecialRound1.5%
  • BugPhysicalU-turn1.5%

Items

Revealed in 13 games

Not enough data

30-day trend1.2% – 2.4%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Struggles against

  1. Farigirafwins 37.2%78 games
  2. Rillaboomwins 42.4%118 games
  3. Garchompwins 44.4%81 games

Does well against

  1. Gholdengowins 57.6%66 games
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Teams with Talonflame

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Talonflame is on 1.4% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 63. Its most seen moves are Tailwind, Brave Bird and Flare Blitz. It usually teams up with Garchomp and Milotic. It is brought in 59% of its games and leads in 42%.