Talonflame @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Gale Wings  
Tera Type: Dark / Ghost
EVs: 252 Spe  
Timid / Hasty Nature  
IVs: 6 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Substitute  
- Taunt  
- Tailwind  
- Defog / Protect

Talonflame

Talonflame is the proud owner of both the fastest Defog in the entire meta - outspeeding Cinderace and most Stealth Rock users - and a typing that makes it 4x weak to Stealth Rock and dodge Sticky Web at the same time. Ironically, this makes Talonflame both one of Court Change's best options and greatest enemies. (Disregard quite possibly needing a hazard removal-using teammate so one of them can bust through the Defog-blocking Gholdengo.) Talonflame also has a fast Taunt so it can use its other moves more easily and Tailwind to provide speed-boosting team support. Gale Wings might let Talonflame get off a priority Tailwind or Defog. 6 HP IVs make Talonflame's HP divisible by 8 so it fits in Court Change teams better, especially with Black Sludge. Your choice of Timid or Hasty depends on whether you want Talonflame to have a weaker Struggle or take opposing Struggle worse. Talonflame should not Tera while in Court Change teams unless you abandon the Stealth Rock plan, but Tera Dark lets Talonflame dodge Pranksters and Tera Ghost lets Talonflame escape from trappers.

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