Often compared to Ho-Oh in the Great League. Weak to Rock, but its strong fast move Incinerate hits hard, and it mostly runs Flame Charge for attack buffs. Some players run the two Flying moves Fly + Brave Bird, and a skilled user of that set is very tricky.
How it's computed: top 3 current-season meta Pokémon that beat this Pokémon's main counters in sim matchups (PvPoke)
Pokémon favored against this one. If you meet it often, prepare the below.
Mantine136WaterFlying
Jellicent163WaterGhost
Shadow Quagsire164WaterGround
Empoleon213WaterSteel
Altaria445DragonFlyingPokémon you can favorably beat with this one.
Lead=early edge · Closer=late-game · Switch=swap response · Charger=charge pressure · Attacker=damage · Consistency=matchup stability (0–100)
Talonflame — Great League A-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →
