[SET]
name: Taunt
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flame Body
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Talonflame acts as a fantastic fast revenge killer to threats like Gengar and switch-in to Pokemon like Slither Wing that it can further punish with Flame Body. Taunt lets Talonflame break through Pokemon it would otherwise struggle with such as Quagsire, Gastrodon, Scream Tail, and Roar Hippowdon, while preventing them and Tinkaton from using their entry hazard or utility moves like Roar and Encore. Talonflame can also use Taunt more aggressively to deny setup or recovery from Pokemon such as Salamence and opposing Talonflame and match up well into hyper offense teams. Brave Bird is the required STAB move to ensure Talonflame can pressure Noivern and Water-types like Gastrodon and Slowking. Will-O-Wisp synergizes with Taunt to add chip damage to its checks and spread burns to cripple would be answers like Tyranitar. Flame Body allows Talonflame to potentially punish Pokemon like Slither Wing and Tsareena with burns when switching into them. Tera Ghost gives Talonflame the ability to spinblock and remove its Stealth Rock weakness after potentially having its Heavy-Duty Boots removed by Tinkaton or Wo-Chien. It also lets Talonflame pressure Pokemon like Slowking and Stone Edge Hippowdon, switch into Slither Wing more safely without fear of Wild Charge, beat Extreme Speed Lucario, and makes it harder for Life Orb Pawmot to force it to switch unless Pawmot Terastallizes. However, Talonflame must be careful of being burned by opposing Talonflame if it does this and should consider if its typing is still needed for Scizor and Bisharp.
Taunt Talonflame fits on a wide variety of teams from bulky offense to stall that appreciate its revenge killing capabilities, and defensive applications against wallbreakers like Slither Wing, and its ability to put pressure on various physical and mixed walls. Taunt Talonflame greatly appreciates being paired with entry hazard setters that can help it spread chip damage even more. Gastrodon and Brambleghast can help check Sandy Shocks for Talonflame. Gastrodon covers Pokemon like Salamence, Iron Jugulis, and Grafaiai, while Brambleghast provides a Pawmot answer and Rapid Spin support in case Talonflame gets hit by Knock Off as well as a primary spinblocker if Talonflame does not want to Terastallize. Other hazard setters like Tinkaton can help remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Gastrodon and Slowking while providing a Gengar answer, while Quagsire can check Tyranitar and help Talonflame spread chip damage with Toxic. Hazard removers such as Tsareena and Tatsugiri can also help Talonflame be more aggressive into Tinkaton and Wo-Chien. Tsareena can also pressure Slowking, while Tatsugiri appreciates Talonflame wearing down checks like Scream Tail and Tinkaton. Wallbreakers such as Sandy Shocks, Salamence, and Pawmot appreciate Talonflame wearing down their checks like Gastrodon and Hippowdon. Other Knock Off users such as Grafaiai and Wo-Chien can also help Talonflame make more progress alongside entry hazards. Grafaiai can also check Gengar and spread further chip damage with Poison Touch sets or help cover against setup threats that Talonflame struggles with such as Oricorio-E with Prankster Encore, while Wo-Chien can further pressure Pokemon like Slowking and Gastrodon and help check Tyranitar and Sandy Shocks.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Estarossa, 461329]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mystras Leoxses, 530118], [Sulo, 528036]]
- Grammar checked by: [[SKIPPERGAMEZ, 620268], [UT, 523866]]
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