Talonflame.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #54
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Usage · August 2026
2.1%
Talonflame is ranked #54 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 159,501 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#54 of 277
Raw count159,501
Viability ceiling80
Month on month-1.37pp
13 month peak3.5%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 499
HP
78
Atk
81
Def
71
SpA
74
SpD
69
Spe
126
Usage over time2.1%▼ 1.37pppeak 3.5% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
51.0% of Talonflame teamsHP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityGale Wings · 98.4%
ItemSharp Beak · 49.2%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
96.3%
62.3%
61.7%
44.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.6%
Moves
12 tracked96.3%
62.3%
61.7%
44.4%
38.7%
25.7%
13.4%
11.2%
10.7%
7.7%
5.9%
4.3%
Items
49.2%
15.5%
12.0%
10.3%
3.8%
3.1%
2.2%
Abilities
98.4%
1.6%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe51.0%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.6%
Jolly6 HP / 29 Atk / 3 Def / 28 Spe3.7%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe2.9%
Jolly4 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def / 28 Spe2.7%
Naive32 Atk / 2 SpA / 32 Spe2.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Talonflame build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Talonflame sits at rank #54 with 2.1% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 1.37 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.