Talonflame

Fire / Flying. Rank 54 by usage, on 2.1% of teams, leads 0.5% of the time.

2026-08, 1,269,250 battles at 1760+ rating.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B, Bo3 (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 52, on 0.8% of teams, now 2.1% unchanged.

Then: Sharp Beak or Life Orb, Tailwind, Protect, Flare Blitz, Dual Wingbeat, Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32.

Moves

Tailwind24.1%
Protect15.6%
Flare Blitz15.4%
Dual Wingbeat11.1%
Brave Bird9.7%
Quick Guard6.4%
Will-O-Wisp3.4%
Taunt2.8%

Items

Sharp Beak49.2%
Life Orb15.5%
Focus Sash12.0%
No item10.3%
Expert Belt3.8%
Charcoal3.0%
Wide Lens2.2%
Charti Berry1.1%

Abilities

Gale Wings98.4%
Flame Body1.6%

Spreads

Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/3251.0%
Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/325.6%
Jolly 6/29/3/0/0/283.8%
Timid 2/0/0/32/0/322.9%
Jolly 4/32/2/0/0/282.7%
Naive 0/32/0/2/0/322.2%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Sharp Beak, Gale Wings, Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32. Tailwind, Protect, Flare Blitz, Dual Wingbeat.

Stats 155 / 133 / 91 / 84 / 89 / 195. Weak to Electric, Rock, Water. Resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Steel.

Good against, and why

Froslass-Mega 7.6% usage
Flare Blitz 127.4–150.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)
Ninetales-Alola 6.6% usage
Flare Blitz 126.2–150.3%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (54% of usage)
Whimsicott 23.5% usage
Flare Blitz 124.1–148.9%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
On their common spreads: OHKO (48%), OHKO (9%), 2HKO (5%)
Sneasler 31.4% usage
Dual Wingbeat 117.2–140.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (63% of usage)
Venusaur 8.6% usage
Flare Blitz 112.1–133.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (76% of usage)
Gholdengo 7.4% usage
Flare Blitz 96.3–114.6%, 81.3% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
On their common spreads: 81.3% to OHKO (13%), 81.3% to OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
Maushold 5.5% usage
Flare Blitz 67.5–79.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (40% of usage)
Staraptor-Mega 16.5% usage
Dual Wingbeat 65.6–78.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (32% of usage)
Sinistcha 26.1% usage
Flare Blitz 65.2–78.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (41% of usage)
Scovillain-Mega 4.9% usage
Dual Wingbeat 65.1–79.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (21% of usage)
Kingambit 47.2% usage
Flare Blitz 63.8–75.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (31% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 11.0% usage
Flare Blitz 61.8–73.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
On their common spreads: 2HKO (11%), 2HKO (11%), 25% to OHKO (10%)
Floette-Mega 17.2% usage
Flare Blitz 55.6–66.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (31% of usage)
Gengar-Mega 6.4% usage
Flare Blitz 54.5–64.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

Arcanine-Hisui 5.7% usage
Head Smash 402.6–474.8%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Swampert-Mega 7.2% usage
Wave Crash 212.9–251.6%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Basculegion 31.5% usage
Wave Crash 211.6–250.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Blastoise-Mega 10.9% usage
Water Spout 187.1–221.9%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 11.0% usage
Zap Cannon 175.5–209%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Aerodactyl-Mega 7.4% usage
Rock Slide 154.8–185.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Garchomp 32.2% usage
Rock Slide 144.5–171%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Maushold 5.5% usage
Population Bomb 103.2–135.5%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Venusaur 8.6% usage
Sludge Bomb 80.6–95.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Floette-Mega 17.2% usage
Light of Ruin 78.7–92.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Gholdengo 7.4% usage
Shadow Ball 78.7–94.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Milotic 6.0% usage
Scald 78.7–94.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Staraptor-Mega 16.5% usage
Brave Bird 77.4–91.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Gengar-Mega 6.4% usage
Sludge Bomb 77.4–91.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Dragonite-Mega 4.9% usage
Dragon Pulse 75.5–89%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Kingambit 47.2% usage
Kowtow Cleave 70.3–83.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Sylveon 18.4% usage
Hyper Beam 69–81.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Froslass-Mega 7.6% usage
Blizzard 66.5–79.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Delphox-Mega 12.8% usage
Psychic 65.8–78.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Pelipper 8.3% usage
Hurricane 65.8–78.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Sneasler 31.4% usage
Dire Claw 58.7–69.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (60% of usage)
Archaludon 10.1% usage
Dragon Pulse 51–60.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
On its common spreads: 2HKO (51%), 2HKO (6%), 3HKO (4%)