Its greatest asset is Speed — higher than 98% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses, 6 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Rock type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (81) and Sp. Atk (74) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Sp. Def does not stop anything here anyway.
- Naive +Spe · −SpD A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Naughty +Atk · −SpD The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 8
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kalos | #016 | X / Y |
|---|---|---|
| Alola | #160 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #194 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Isle of Armor | #024 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Paldea | #021 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #089 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Lumiose City | #012 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #663 | Champions |
Abilities
- Flame Body Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Gale Wings Raises flying moves' priority by one stage.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 103 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.52% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
In the fever of an exciting battle, it showers embers from the gaps between its feathers and takes to the air.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Talonflame takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2013–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Talonflame appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (9)
All Talonflame cards →Talonflame has 9 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 72 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (11)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Moves (73)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (57 via TM/TR, 6 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 15 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 22 | Acrobatics | Physical | 55 | 100% | 15 | |
| 27 | Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 29 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 31 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 38 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 47 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| 49 | Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90% | 25 |
| 65 | Roost | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| 74 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95% | 15 | |
| 83 | Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |