#0663 · Kalos · Generation 6

Talonflame

Scorching Pokémon · Fire/Flying-type

Talonflame is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon, the Scorching Pokémon, number 663 (#0663) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 24.5 kg.

Talonflame is the Scorching Pokémon, a fire-feathered falcon that, the Pokédex claims, dives onto its prey at up to 500 km/h (310 mph) and lands a huge kick before the victim can escape. It is the last stage of the Fletchling line, and one of the fastest Pokémon of Generation VI.

How to pronounce Talonflame

Talonflame is pronounced TAL-un-flaym. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Talonflame said out loud:

In Japanese it is ファイアロー (Fiarrow).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Talonflame looks like a falcon, 1.2 m tall and 24.5 kg, with red-orange plumage on its head, wings and back that tapers into a flame pattern, a grey underside speckled with orange, black wingtips and large yellow talons below shaggy leg feathers. It has a pointed crest, a hooked black beak and black-and-yellow markings round its eyes that look like a mask. The Pokédex says its wings do not burn and that firefighters' outfits were once made from them.

Behaviour

Talonflame is a confident flier. The Scarlet entry says it can fly even while carrying prey heavier than 100 kg (220 lb), and the Pokédex says embers pour out from between its feathers during a fierce battle, which also serves to intimidate opponents.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in South Province (Area Three), Area Zero, in 5 and 6 star Tera Raid Battles and in The Indigo Disk. In Legends: Z-A it is wild around Lumiose's districts and in Wild Zone 20, with more in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Diet

Mainly other bird Pokémon. The Sun Pokédex lists Wingull and Pikipek as favourites.

Powers

Talonflame finishes with Brave Bird and Flare Blitz, and also learns Acrobatics, Tailwind, Roost and Fly. Its Ability is Flame Body, which can burn attackers that touch it. Its hidden Ability, Gale Wings, is shared only by its own family and gives its Flying moves extra priority. Base Speed 126 is the highest of any Fire type before Mega forms are counted, and with base Attack 81 it is a very quick physical attacker.

Name origin

Talonflame is 'talon' plus 'flame'. The Japanese name is Fiarrow (ファイアロー), possibly from 'fire', 'arrow' and perhaps 'sparrow', as in sparrowhawk.

Design inspiration

Talonflame appears to be modelled on the peregrine falcon, perhaps with touches of the red kite and goshawk. Its Fire typing might nod to 'fire hawks', birds of prey said to start fires on purpose to flush out prey, or to the firebird of Slavic myth. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Fletchinder evolves into Talonflame at level 35.

In the games

In Pokémon UNITE Talonflame was among the first Pokémon you can unlock with a Unite License, and it plays as a melee speedster. It first appeared in X and Y as the last stage of Fletchling's line.

In the anime

Moria's Talonflame debuted in 'Battles in the Sky!', beating a Skarmory and Ash's Hawlucha before losing to a Fletchling that evolved mid-battle. Ash's Fletchinder evolved into a Talonflame in 'A Legendary Photo Op!' while protecting him and his friends from a Moltres.

Fun facts

• Before Fletchinder was introduced on X and Y's release date, the official Pokémon website had stated that Talonflame evolves directly from Fletchling.
• In the Pokémon Generations episode 'The Redemption', a soldier's Talonflame fights in a war that raged across Kalos 3,000 years earlier.
• In Pokémon UNITE it begins as Fletchling, becomes Fletchinder at level 5 and Talonflame at level 7.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Talonflame (Pokémon) · Serebii: Talonflame (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 78
• Attack: 81
• Defense: 71
• Sp. Atk: 74
• Sp. Def: 69
• Speed: 126

Talonflame’s base stat total is 499. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Talonflame weak to?

Talonflame takes extra damage from Rock (4×), Water (2×), Electric (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Bug (¼×), Fire (½×), Fighting (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Talonflame evolve from?

Talonflame evolves from Fletchinder at level 35.

Talonflame is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame.

• Fletchling evolves into Fletchinder at level 17.

Abilities

• Flame Body: Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
• Gale Wings (hidden ability): Raises Flying moves' priority by one stage.

Moves

Moves Talonflame learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (41)

Talonflame can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Fire Spin, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Flame Charge, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, U-turn, Bulk Up, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Fly, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Tailwind, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Giga Impact, Overheat, Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Dual Wingbeat, Double-Edge, Temper Flare, Feather Dance, Upper Hand.

Egg moves (3), which Fletchling can hatch knowing:Defog, Flame Charge, Quick Guard.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Flying.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 175.

Pokédex entries

Talonflame dives toward prey at speeds of up to 310 mph and assaults them with powerful kicks, giving the prey no chance to escape. (Shield)

Talonflame mainly preys upon other bird Pokémon. To intimidate opponents, it sends embers spewing from gaps between its feathers. (Sword)

Bird Pokémon make up most of its diet. It approaches at high speeds and smacks them down to the ground with its powerful kick. (Ultra Moon)

Its tough wings don't allow fire to pass through them. A long time ago, firefighters' outfits were made from Talonflame wings. (Ultra Sun)

It zooms directly at its prey at flight speeds of close to 310 mph, while fiery embers scatter from gaps in its feathers. (Moon)

Its favorite foods are Wingull and Pikipek. It attacks with a powerful kick and grasps them firmly in its talons. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Fire type: 126 Speed.
• Fastest Pokémon in Gen 6: 126 Speed.
• Fastest Fire type in Gen 6: 126 Speed.
• Fastest Flying type in Gen 6: 126 Speed.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 47% of all Pokémon (24.5 kg).
• Base stat total 499, ranked #311 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #24 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Fire and Flying.
• One of 97 red Pokémon.
• Number 14 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 51 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Talonflame (Pokémon), Serebii: Talonflame (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (TAL-un-flaym): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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