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Talonflame.

Champions BSS Reg M-C usage profile · rank #133
september 2026 · 69.5K battles
Talonflame
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Usage · September 2026
0.3%
Talonflame is ranked #133 in Champions BSS Reg M-C, carried by 1,084 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#133 of 278
Raw count1,084
Viability ceiling71
Month on month+0.33pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatChampions BSS Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 69.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 499
HP
78
Atk
81
Def
71
SpA
74
SpD
69
Spe
126
Usage over time0.3%▲ 0.33pppeak 0.3% · Sep '26
0.30.30.30.4Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

37.8% of Talonflame teams
HP
0
Atk
32
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilityGale Wings · 54.1%
ItemSharp Beak · 51.0%
EV spread32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe
Moves
Flare Blitz62.5%
Brave Bird56.2%
Swords Dance47.1%
Quick Attack40.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe30.4%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe10.6%

Moves

12 tracked
Flare Blitz62.5%
Brave Bird56.2%
Swords Dance47.1%
Quick Attack40.9%
Tailwind39.2%
Roost33.5%
Hurricane30.4%
Fire Blast30.4%
Will-O-Wisp16.5%
Protect11.1%
Taunt8.2%
U-turn6.5%

Items

Sharp Beak51.0%
Life Orb35.0%
Focus Sash4.3%
Nothing4.0%
Charcoal2.7%

Abilities

Gale Wings54.1%
Flame Body45.9%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe37.8%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe30.4%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe10.6%
Hardy32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe5.1%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe4.3%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe3.4%

Top teammates

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Best Talonflame build for Champions BSS Reg M-C

The set above is the one Champions BSS Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 69,462 battles in September 2026. Talonflame sits at rank #133 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.33 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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