Talonflame (Pokémon)

Talonflame is an avian Pokémon that closely resembles a falcon. Red-orange plumage covers its head, wings, and most of its chest and back before tapering off into a flame pattern. Its underside and hindquarters are gray and the tips of its long, pointed wings are black. Orange spots speckle its underside. Large yellow talons extend from the shaggy feathers on its legs. Talonflame has a pointed crest atop its head and black-and-yellow mask-like markings around its eyes. Its black beak is hooked with a yellow cere. It also has long black tailfeathers marked with three yellow V-shapes. The tail ends in two points and has another feather sticking out of the base on each side, resembling of the fletching on the end of an arrow.

Talonflame feeds on other bird Pokémon, such as Wingull and Pikipek. It hunts by diving and attacking its prey with kicks before grasping them with its talons, ensuring they have no time to escape from it. When it dives, it can reach speeds of 310 miles per hour (500 kilometers per hour). It is powerful enough to be able to fly while carrying prey weighing more than 220 lbs (100 kg). It showers embers from the gaps in its feathers as it soars through the sky in order to intimidate its foes. Its wings are fireproof and have been used to make firefighter outfits in the past.

Talonflame and its pre-Evolutions are the only known Pokémon that can have Gale Wings as an Ability.

Evolution

Talonflame evolves from Fletchinder and is the final form of Fletchling.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Fletchling  Normal  Flying

→

First Evolution Fletchinder  Fire  Flying

→

Second Evolution Talonflame  Fire  Flying

Pokédex entries

Talonflame in the Alola Pokédex	Talonflame in the Paldea Pokédex	Talonflame in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Games		Held items
Sun	Moon	Firium Z (In-game trade, 100%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM157 TM157 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM165 TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM229 TM229 Upper Hand Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Talonflame Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Talonflame Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Flame Charge Fire Physical 50 100% 20 Quick Guard* Fighting Status — —% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Talonflame Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Talonflame Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Talonflame Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a prior Evolution

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Item delivery to Swellow Connected to: Ninetales, Gengar, Swellow Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal Don't get me too fired up! I'll produce fire from all over my body! Low HP (< 50%) H-help! My body's fallen numb... Cold...
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.17 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 80
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #373 Block Smash+ Sometimes clears three unbreakable-block disruptions.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 186 Base Attack: 176 Base Defense: 155 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Peck, Fire Spin, Steel Wing, Incinerate† Charged Attacks: Brave Bird, Fire Blast, Flame Charge, Hurricane, Fly*
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #141 This aerial hunter glides speedily down from a great height, then flies off clutching its prey. Its feathers are fireproof, so a Talonflame is just fine even if it’s near lava.

Evolution data

Unevolved Fletchling  Normal  Flying

Level 17 →

First Evolution Fletchinder  Fire  Flying

Level 35 →

Second Evolution Talonflame  Fire  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Talonflame images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Main series

Talonflame in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Major appearances

Ash's Talonflame

Ash's Fletchinder evolved into a Talonflame in A Legendary Photo Op! while protecting him and his friends from a Moltres.

Other

Talonflame debuted in Battles in the Sky!, under the ownership of Moria. She used it in a Sky Battle against a Sky Trainer's Skarmory and won. Later, it beat Ash's Hawlucha before having a battle against Fletchling; during this battle, it lost when Fletchling evolved into Fletchinder.

A Talonflame appeared during a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, under the ownership of Jan. When Jan came across Yveltal, Talonflame was sent out to attack it, only to be turned to stone by Oblivion Wing.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Talonflame appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but was defeated by Gladion's Silvally.

A Talonflame appeared in Getting More Than You Battled For!.

A Talonflame appeared in a fantasy in Lighting the Way Home!.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

Talonflame in Pokémon Generations

A soldier's Talonflame appeared in The Redemption, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It was one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.

POKÉTOON

A Talonflame appeared in PT10, where it seen being defeated by the boy's Primeape.

A Talonflame appeared in PT15, as one of the many Pokémon angered by Akira's Capsakid's spicy bite.

Talonflame in Pokémon Adventures

Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!

Talonflame appeared as a card played by Manabu.

Pokémon Adventures

A Talonflame appeared under the ownership of Malva in Yveltal Steals.

Main article: Talonflame (TCG)

Talonflame in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

Main article: Talonflame (UNITE)

Talonflame is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee speedster that starts as Fletchling and evolves into Fletchinder at level 5, which evolves into Talonflame at level 7.

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Pokémon Developer Round-table News

• Talonflame is the first Pokémon to be confirmed to have more than five katakana characters in its Japanese name.
• Talonflame is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 499.
  • Prior to Generation VI, Seismitoad also had a base stat total of 499.
• Prior to the introduction of Fletchinder on the release date of Pokémon X and Y, it was stated on the official Pokémon website that Talonflame evolves from Fletchling.

Origin

Talonflame seems to be based on the peregrine falcon, with some traits that may have been inspired by other birds of prey like the red kite and goshawk, with remnants of the Japanese robins and waxwings that its pre-evolved forms may have been based on. Talonflame may also draw inspiration from the firebird, a fiery-colored, falcon-like bird from Slavic mythology. Its tail and Japanese name suggest it is also based on an arrow.

Name origin

Talonflame may be a combination of talon and inflame.

Fiarrow may be a combination of ファイア fire, アロー arrow, and possibly sparrow (as in sparrowhawk).

• Ash's Talonflame
• Talonflame (UNITE)