Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #90
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Talonflame is ranked #90 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 17,148 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#90 of 230
Raw count17,148
Viability ceiling87
Month on month+0.14pp
13 month peak2.3%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 499
HP
78
Atk
81
Def
71
SpA
74
SpD
69
Spe
126
Usage over time0.4%▲ 0.14pppeak 2.3% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
73.1% of Talonflame teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
228
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureBold
AbilityFlame Body · 96.3%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 96.2%
Tera typeDragon · 74.4%
Moves
96.6%
95.8%
93.7%
53.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe12.3%
Moves
6 tracked96.6%
95.8%
93.7%
53.3%
38.8%
5.5%
Items
96.2%
Tera types
74.4%
14.8%
4.1%
2.3%
Abilities
96.3%
3.7%
EV spreads
top 6Bold248 HP / 228 Def / 32 Spe73.1%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe12.3%
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe2.9%
Bold164 HP / 252 Def / 92 Spe1.8%
Calm248 HP / 8 SpA / 192 SpD / 60 Spe1.3%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe1.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Talonflame build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Talonflame sits at rank #90 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.14 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.