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Level 35To Talonflame

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#0663 · GENERATION 6

Talonflame Build Guide

FireFlying

Fast physical pivot with recovery

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYFlame Body

NATUREJolly

Brave Bird

Flare Blitz

Roost

U-turn

How to play

Use U-turn to bring in a teammate or attack a favorable target. Roost helps recover recoil damage. Flame Body can burn an attacker that makes contact, but activation is not guaranteed.

Watch out for

Key risk. Rock attacks deal 4× damage. Boots only protect against entry hazards; both main attacks cause recoil. This example uses Flame Body, so it does not gain Gale Wings priority.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Use U-turn to bring in a teammate or attack a favorable target. Roost helps recover recoil damage. Flame Body can burn an attacker that makes contact, but activation is not guaranteed.

Recoil is stacking up

Roost is the only recovery on the set. Flame Body only has a chance to burn an attacker that makes contact, so it is not a plan for surviving the turn you take recoil on.

You are aiming Brave Bird at a switch-in

Flying moves are resisted by Rock and Steel, and Rock is the type that hits Talonflame back for 4×. U-turn is the move that keeps the tempo instead of the trade.

You want the priority Flying move

This example runs Flame Body, so it does not get Gale Wings priority — Brave Bird is a normal-speed attack here, and a faster Rock or Electric attacker moves first regardless.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Talonflame in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Rock attacks deal 4× to Talonflame, so one Rock hit rather than hazard chip is usually what ends its run — and Heavy-Duty Boots do nothing about that. Ground moves cannot touch it at all, while Brave Bird and Flare Blitz both cost recoil HP.

Watch the tradeoff. Rock attacks deal 4× damage. Boots only protect against entry hazards; both main attacks cause recoil. This example uses Flame Body, so it does not gain Gale Wings priority.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Talonflame or Staraptor?

Staraptor offers Normal typing and Close Combat with a different pivoting role.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Talonflame	Staraptor
HP	78	85
Attack	81	120
Defense	71	70
Sp. Attack	74	50
Sp. Defense	69	60
Speed	126	100

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ground teammate covers Electric attacks. A Water partner resists Water and can help handle Rock attackers.

Gastrodon

Electric immunity and Rock resistance cover two weaknesses.

Read Gastrodon guide →Compare teammates →

Milotic

Resists Water and supplies recovery plus special damage.

Read Milotic guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

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Alternative: Staraptor

Staraptor offers Normal typing and Close Combat with a different pivoting role.

Read Staraptor guide →

Try Staraptor →

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Electric2×Rock4×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Grass0.25×Fighting0.5×Ground0×Bug0.25×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP78

Attack81

Defense71

Sp. Attack74

Sp. Defense69

Speed126

Evolution chain

Fletchling#661
Level 17
Fletchinder#662
Level 35
Talonflame#663

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Talonflame team

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Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

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Talonflame

FireFlying

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Understand your team

Offense76

Defense67

Coverage28

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Rock attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Talonflame takes 4× damage from Rock attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 5 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Talonflame	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	¼×	0	1
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	0×	0	1
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	4×	1	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

RockResisted

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.