Talonflame.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #173
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Talonflame is ranked #173 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 7,908 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#173 of 245
Raw count7,908
Viability ceiling83
Month on month-0.02pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 499
HP
78
Atk
81
Def
71
SpA
74
SpD
69
Spe
126
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.02pppeak 0.2% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
57.4% of Talonflame teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityGale Wings · 99.7%
ItemCovert Cloak · 55.9%
Tera typeFire · 37.0%
Moves
99.2%
64.7%
52.6%
46.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly44 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 164 SpD / 180 Spe16.0%
Jolly248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe7.5%
Moves
9 tracked99.2%
64.7%
52.6%
46.6%
40.5%
25.8%
23.6%
18.3%
15.0%
Items
55.9%
16.1%
9.3%
5.9%
5.2%
2.5%
1.6%
Tera types
37.0%
31.0%
24.8%
3.1%
Abilities
99.7%
0.3%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe57.4%
Jolly44 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 164 SpD / 180 Spe16.0%
Jolly248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe7.5%
Jolly124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spe5.1%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe2.7%
Timid252 SpA / 252 Spe2.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Talonflame build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Talonflame sits at rank #173 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.02 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.