Talonflame

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	A	D
Fire Spin	Brave Bird	A	A-
Fire Spin	Hurricane	B	B-
Fire Spin	Flame Charge	C	A-
Peck	Brave Bird	A	B
Peck	Hurricane	B	C
Peck	Flame Charge	X	B
Steel Wing	Brave Bird	C	A-
Steel Wing	Flame Charge	X	A-
Incinerate*	Fire Blast	A-	C
Incinerate*	Flame Charge	C-	A
Incinerate*	Brave Bird	A-	A
Incinerate*	Hurricane	B-	B

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Peck	Fire Blast	C	X
Steel Wing	Fire Blast	X	X
Steel Wing	Hurricane	X	C

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Fire Spin is the strongest fast move, and recommended whenever it can be Super Effective.
• Incinerate is a slight downgrade, but is still an okay choice considering its limited availability. 
• Peck falls behind in performance, but benefits from STAB and is useful against Fighting-types.
• Steel Wing doesn't suit Talonflame. 
• Brave Bird is the strongest charge move, and recommended whenever it can be Super Effective.
• Hurricane is a step down, and strictly inferior.
• Fire Blast is a downgrade stat-wise, but can be useful against Steel and/or Ice Pokemon.
• Flame Charge is quite poor for offense, despite benefiting from STAB. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Incinerate is the best for defense due to its significantly higher base power, plus STAB. 
• Fire Spin is the next best option, but has less than half the base power. 
• Peck gets STAB but doesn't offer anything special in terms of coverage. 
• Steel Wing is useful against Talonflame's weakness to Rock-types, but is resisted by Electric and/or Water Pokemon. 
• Flame Charge can be used frequently as a 3-bar move, but is painfully slow and easy to dodge.
• Brave Bird has a relatively early damage window, and is the hardest to dodge. 
• Hurricane is strictly inferior, but not too far behind.
• Fire Blast is the slowest and easiest to dodge, making it the worst option for defense. 

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Incinerate*	Flame Charge Brave Bird	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Incinerate* + Flame Charge and Brave Bird

Incinerate has an edge over Fire Spin due to superior energy generation, but can be more difficult to use in practice due to its very long animation. Peck and Steel Wing both offer similar damage output and below average energy generation, making them less desirable. 

Flame Charge requires the least amount of energy to use, and while not particularly strong, offers a guaranteed buff to ATK. Brave Bird is a very efficient and powerful move that deals significant damage, but can be risky to use due to its self-debuff. Hurricane and Fire Blast demand too much energy to use. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Talonflame is a Fire/Flying Pokemon with well-rounded stats and average bulk. A relatively cumbersome moveset may result in losses against Pokemon with faster movesets, though access to the powerful Brave Bird may give it some 1-shield bait-and-nuke plays, or potential 0-shield OHKOs. Unfortunately without any exceptional qualities, Talonflame doesn't offer much to stand out amongst the meta, with losses against neutral opponents like Mandibuzz or Sableye. 

Ultra League: 4 / 5 

Talonflame has a max CP of 2205 at level 40, though at level 50 this increases to 2493, making this bird rather expensive to use for Ultra League. Due to its slow moveset, Talonflame prefers to play when its opponent doesn't have both shields available, giving it potential to land its powerful Brave Bird. However, a double weakness to Rock-type attacks in addition to a dislike towards Electric-types can result in struggles against Pokemon with coverage moves. It should be noted that while simulations suggest a strong performance for Talonflame, in practice the difficulty of Incinerate's slow animation in addition to the reliance of successful baiting to land a +1 or +2 Brave Bird can result in inconsistent wins. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Talonflame lacks stats for Master League. 

Fast Moves

10

Peck

More Info

Flying

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.00	0.45	10.00		10.00	12.50

14

Fire Spin

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Fire

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.10	0.20	9.09		12.73	15.91

11

Steel Wing

More Info

Steel

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.80	0.30	7.50		13.75	17.19

Elite Fast Moves

29

Incinerate

More Info

Fire

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
2.30	1.80	8.70		12.61	15.76

Charge Moves

130

Brave Bird

1 Energy

More Info

Flying

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.00	0.60	0.00	1.30	65.00	81.25		84.50

140

Fire Blast

1 Energy

More Info

Fire

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
4.20	0.80	0.00	1.40	33.33	41.67		46.67

70

Flame Charge

3 Energy

More Info

Fire

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.80	0.55	0.00	2.12	18.42	23.03		39.08

110

Hurricane

1 Energy

More Info

Flying

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.70	1.20	0.00	1.10	40.74	50.93		44.81

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	256% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage

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