Talonflame
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Fire Spin and Fly, worth 11.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Talonflame can learn 20 combinations. Fire Spin with Fly does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Spin | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Incinerate Legacy | Fire | 32 | 2.5s | +22 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Fly | 90 | 2.0s | -50 | |
| Hurricane | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Talonflame has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,493 at level 50, 2,205 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,260 CP at level 20, or 1,575 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,193 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 176 attack · 155 defense · 186 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.2 m and 24.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Talonflame does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Grass, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Fire Spin + Fly | 17.8 |
| Grass | Fire Spin + Fly | 17.8 |
| Fighting | Peck + Fly | 16.9 |
| Steel | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 15.6 |
| Ice | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 15.6 |
| Fairy | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 13.2 |
| Rock | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 11.4 |
| Normal | Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 |
| Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 | |
| Poison | Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 |
| Ground | Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 |
| Ghost | Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 |
| Psychic | Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 |
| Dark | Fire Spin + Fly | 11.2 |
| Fire | Peck + Fly | 10.9 |
| Water | Peck + Fly | 10.9 |
| Dragon | Peck + Fly | 10.9 |
| Electric | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 9.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Talonflame is actually for.
Counters: what beats Talonflame
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 49.2 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 48.8 |
 Tyrantrum | RockDragon | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 45.6 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 45.6 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker Legacy | 44.1 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 43.2 |
 Tyranitar | RockDark | Smack Down + Stone Edge Legacy | 41.6 |
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 40.6 |
 Lycanroc | Rock | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 39.6 |
 Aggron | SteelRock | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 38.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Talonflame's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.