Is he, dare I say, the new Bravest Bird? >110atk/speed stat

outclassed by staraptor still due to recklss

>>29826553
Staraptor is a suicidal bord with only 100 base speed. Dodrio can work as a BP too.

>>29826553
>100 speed vs 110 speed

try again anon.

>>29826512
>tfw no flamingo alolan form

God damn game freak why?

Talonflame continues having like 130 speed

>>29827697
And shit everything else

>>29826512
Nah, Staraptor will take over Talonflame. Regardless if Dodrio has more Speed, Staraptor will hit harder.

>>29827751
The Drio will be a viable option though

>>29827697
Talonflame also remains having a base 81 Atk, a 4x weakness to Stealth Rock, and no way of getting through Rock-types, something both Staraptor and Dodrio posses.

>>29827684
Because it's based on a mythical creature, specifically a pun based on the name of a mythical creature; a Cockatrice. If it was made into a different bird then it wouldn't make sense anymore.

>>29827697
Talonflame can't do shit anymore now that Gale Wings only works at full health.

Use Flare Blitz and you lose it.
Use Brave Bird and you lose it.
Switch into Stealth Rocks and you lose it.
Get poisoned and you lose it.

It's fucked.

>>29827751
>staraptorfags are deluded enough to think that talonflame being nerfed makes staraptor "good"

this isn't gen iv anymore. it has a really crowded speed tier and the game is a lot faster in general. meaning its own viable set is still scarf. and using scarf means you have to lock in and don't get full use of coverage. it's still nowhere near as good as you want to believe even with talonflame gone.