Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Talonflame
Silver Tempest · #29 · Rare · 2022
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Market reference
$0.15
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 215
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Fletchinder
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
- Pokédex #
- 663
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 80 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Talonflame plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Fletchinder first).
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Talonflame
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.5 copies on average · 26 decks
- Match win rate
- 25.5%
- -21.6 pts vs the 47.1% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by KEIICHIRO ITO
This card was illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO.
Building around Talonflame?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Talonflame mainly preys upon other bird Pokémon. To intimidate opponents, it sends embers spewing from gaps between its feathers."
RQuick Dive
This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
RMerciless Strike — 80+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 80 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Talonflame or Silver Tempest.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Talonflame was legal.
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.18 | $4.00 | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.31 | $2.75 | $0.30 | $0.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/09| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.08 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Talonflame is real?
Talonflame is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Talonflame worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Talonflame is $0.15; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Talonflame from?
Talonflame is from the Pokémon set "Silver Tempest" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Talonflame?
Talonflame is a Rare card in the Silver Tempest set.
Other Talonflame printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
