Ah Talonflame, the premier OU sweeper. The Fire/Flying thats feared by most. Why? Gale wings. Whats that? Let’s dive in. When looking at the stats of Talonflame its pretty mediocre sans speed. With an 81 attack stats most STAB attacks will hurt any mons that don’t resist it and Fire/Flying is an exelent offensive typing.
now we talk about Gale Wings. woo boy gale wings. In Gen 6, gale wings gave every flying type attack Talonflame has +1 priority, this includes Roost and Tailwind witch in combination with the relitive bulk and good move pool, make them terrifying. The only problem is typing. fire/flying is TERRIBLE for a defensive mon. Half your health is spent on stealth rocks if they’re down and you don’t want any rock near you.
All and all, Talonflame is a terrifying mon and owns the meta of OU.