Talonflame (Pokémon)


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Talonflame (Japanese: ファイアロー Fiarrow) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from starting at level 35. It is the final form of.

Biology
Talonflame is an avian Pokémon that closely resembles a falcon. Red-orange plumage covers is 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. 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 on the end of an arrow.

Talonflame feeds on other bird Pokémon, such as and. 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 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.

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

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

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

Minor appearances
A '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.

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.

In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga
Talonflame appeared as a card played by Manabu.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Talonflame appeared under the ownership of Malva in Yveltal Steals.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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In side games

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Side game data

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Trivia

 * Talonflame is the first 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 the introduction of on the release date of, it is stated in the official Pokémon website that Talonflame evolves from.

Origin
Talonflame appears to be based on the, with some traits that may have been inspired like the  and , with remnants of the s and s that its pre-evolved forms may have been based on.

Name origin
Talonflame may be a combination of talon and flame.

Fiarrow may be a combination of ファイア fire, アロー arrow, and possibly sparrow.

Related articles

 * Ash's Talonflame