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Talonflame, and how to counter it?


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So it's no secret that Talonflame is one of the most over powered sons of a Wilson in the entire meta game. It also happens to be one of my teams main weaknesses. So, what can you suggest as a good Talonflame counter? Here is my team:

Gardevoir Mega

Crobat

Starmie

Ferrothorn

Heatran

Noivern

So yeah.

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Pretty sure that Ancient Power Heatran is a thing specifically for Talonflame.

And, upon checking Smogon's StrategyDex, one of the sets does list Ancient Power or Stone Edge to hit Talonflame and Mega Charizard Y (Stone Edge because Specially Defensive variants of Talonflame can survive Ancient Power).

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If you're playing ORAS, I'd recommend going to the battle resort and teaching either Ferrothorn or Heatran Stealth Rock if you haven't already.

I can't teach Heatran Stealth Rock, as I'm using an assault vest set. Which move of Ferrothorns should I delete: Power Whip, Gyro Ball, Leech Seed, or Knock Off?

Ancient Power might also work, yeah. I'll probably delete Earth Power for it.

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Personally I wouldn't run more than one offensive move on Ferrothorn but that's just me.

The Ferrothorn is designed to be both a wall and a damage dealer. Gyro ball is there to hit fairies, and Knock Off is there because every team should have knock off.

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Yeah, I wasn't actually considering Knock Off when I said that, since it's more of a utility move, though there are mons and situations where it can hit really hard. I'd get rid of Power Whip, but it depends on what your team needs help with.

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