#663
Talonflame
Scorching Pokémon
FireFlying
In the fever of an exciting battle, it showers embers from the gaps between its feathers and takes to the air.
Base Stats
HP 78
Attack 81
Defense 71
Sp. Atk 74
Sp. Def 69
Speed 126
Total 499
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Immune to
Abilities
Flame Body Gale Wings (Hidden)
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Scorching Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 24.5 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Flying
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
battlespotdoubles Usage: 17.8%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Gale Wings
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Offensive Utility
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Gale Wings
Nature
Adamant / Naughty
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Utility
Item
Charti Berry / Rocky Helmet
Ability
Gale Wings
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 132
Atk 156
Def 84
SpD 4
Spe 132
Strategy Overview
Despite Talonflame's subpar stats, defensive typing, and somewhat shallow movepool, its priority Brave Bird allows it to check problematic Pokemon such as Amoonguss, attack unabated under Trick Room, and revenge kill weakened Pokemon, making it extremely good in the Battle Spot Doubles metagame. The fact that it also has access to good support options such as Tailwind makes it one of the best Pokemon in Battle Spot Doubles, with its only pitfalls being its bad defenses and weaknesses to common attacks such as Rock Slide.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc