Quick Dive
Cost: Fire
This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Silver Tempest / #029/195
Talonflame
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Silver Tempest
- Rarity (source)
- Rare
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
- Source reference
- swsh12-029
CARDEX BACKGROUND
The Pokémon’s story
Talonflame chiefly hunts other bird Pokémon. It approaches quickly, produces sparks with its plumage to intimidate, then dives on prey and strikes with its talons or a powerful kick. During these attacks, the Pokédex credits it with speeds of up to 500 kilometres per hour. Its passage sometimes leaves embers behind. This spectacular hunter owes part of its effectiveness to feathers capable of resisting the fire they accompany.
Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.A detail worth noticing
Pokémon Ultra Sun reports that firefighters’ outfits were once made from Talonflame’s fire-resistant feathers. It is a surprising detail for a bird itself associated with flames: its plumage is said to have protected humans exposed to heat.
Sources for this background
Card details
- HP
- 140
- Type (source)
- Fire
- Stage (source)
- Stage2
- Evolves from (printed name)
- Fletchinder
- Pokédex number
- 663
- Regulation mark
- F
- Retreat cost
- 1 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Water ×2
Printed card text — English
Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.
Description from the source
Talonflame mainly preys upon other bird Pokémon. To intimidate opponents, it sends embers spewing from gaps between its feathers.Attacks
Merciless Strike
Cost: Fire
Damage: 80+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 80 more damage.Documented variants
Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.
- Normal
- Reverse
- normal · standard
- reverse · standard
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