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Talonflame: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Talonflame is a speedy utility Pokémon, led by its Speed (126) and Attack (81), with a base stat total of 499. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. In the VGC ladder it sits at 3.5% usage.
Build a team with TalonflameWhat is Talonflame weak to?
How much damage Talonflame takes from each attacking type.
Talonflame takes super-effective damage from Rock, Electric, Water (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Bug, Grass and is immune to Ground.
Best moveset for Talonflame
The most-used moves on Talonflame in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- TailwindFlying-27.8%
- ProtectNormal-16.7%
- Flare BlitzFire12013.9%
- Dual WingbeatFlying4013.4%
- Quick GuardFighting-9.8%
- Brave BirdFlying1208.5%
Best nature for Talonflame
Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 2/32/0/0/0/32 EVs (75.5% of sets).
Abilities
- Flame Body30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
- Gale WingsIf this Pokemon is at full HP, its Flying-type moves have their priority increased by 1.
Evolution line
Fletchling
FletchinderBest teammates for Talonflame
Pokémon most often paired with Talonflame on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (50 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Overheat | Fire | 130 | 90% | Special |
| Brave Bird | Flying | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100% | Special |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 110 | 85% | Special |
| Hurricane | Flying | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 90% | Special |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Fly | Flying | 90 | 95% | Physical |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95% | Special |
| Temper Flare | Fire | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 70 | 90% | Physical |
| U-turn | Bug | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Upper Hand | Fighting | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | - | Physical |
| Air Cutter | Flying | 60 | 95% | Special |
| Swift | Normal | 60 | - | Special |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Acrobatics | Flying | 55 | 100% | Physical |
| Flame Charge | Fire | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Dual Wingbeat | Flying | 40 | 90% | Physical |
| Ember | Fire | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 35 | 85% | Special |
| Peck | Flying | 35 | 100% | Physical |
| Feint | Normal | 30 | 100% | Physical |
| Flail | Normal | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Agility | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Bulk Up | Fighting | - | - | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Feather Dance | Flying | - | 100% | Status |
| Growl | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Quick Guard | Fighting | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Roost | Flying | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sunny Day | Fire | - | - | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Tailwind | Flying | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | - | 85% | Status |