Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 24.5 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP175
Base stats
HP
78
Attack
81
Defense
71
Sp. Atk
74
Sp. Def
69
Speed
126
Total
499
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Talonflame
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Moon
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Talonflame can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
20 of 20
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 27 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 29 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 31 | Natural Gift Power and type depend on the held berry. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 47 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 49 | Me First Uses the target’s move against it before it attacks, with power increased by half. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Steel Wing Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| 65 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 74 | Fly User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
| 83 | Brave Bird User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Flying | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Sprites & renders
15 sprites & renders for Talonflame.
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Cite this page
“Talonflame”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/talonflame.
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