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Ninetales
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Ninetales

Fire
Drought auto-sets harsh sun, but Ninetales struggles to justify its slot over stronger setters. Encore punishes setup, while Will-O-Wisp offers utility against physical threats.
Tier
E
Usage ▼ -0.4%
0.3%
Sets

Quick answers

Is Ninetales in Pokémon Champions?

Yes. Ninetales is legal in Pokémon Champions M-C. It has a 0.3% usage rate, ranked #120 in the current meta.

What is the best Ninetales build?

Most-used ability: Drought. Most-used item: Choice Scarf. Most-used moves: Heat Wave, Solar Beam, Overheat, Fake Tears.

What is Ninetales weak to?

Ninetales is weak to Water, Ground, Rock.

Base Stats 505 BST

HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100

Type Effectiveness

Weak to (×2)
Water Ground Rock
Resists (½×)
Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

Top Moves

Abilities

Drought Suggested 99.7%
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sunny Day.
Flash Fire 0.3%
This Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity.

Top Items

Common Builds · Top 1K

Modest Spread
24.6%
Item   Choice Scarf
Ability   Drought
Tera   Nothing
Heat Wave Solar Beam Overheat Fake Tears
Timid Spread
13.4%
Item   Choice Scarf
Ability   Drought
Tera   Nothing
Solar Beam Overheat Fake Tears Protect
Modest Spread
12.7%
Item   Choice Scarf
Ability   Drought
Tera   Nothing
Overheat Fake Tears Protect Weather Ball

Common Partners

Moveset (All Moves)

Psychic Agility Status — / —
Normal Attract Status — / 100
Normal Baton Pass Status — / —
Normal Bide Physical — / —
Normal Body Slam Physical 85 / 100
Fire Burning Jealousy Special 70 / 100
Psychic Calm Mind Status — / —
Normal Captivate Status — / 100
Fairy Charm Status — / 100
Normal Confide Status — / —
Ghost Confuse Ray Status — / 100
Normal Covet Physical 60 / 100
Ghost Curse Status — / —
Dark Dark Pulse Special 80 / 100
Ground Dig Physical 80 / 100
Normal Disable Status — / 100
Normal Double Edge Physical 120 / 100
Normal Double Team Status — / —
Psychic Dream Eater Special 100 / 100
Fire Ember Special 40 / 100
Normal Encore Status — / 100
Normal Endure Status — / —
Grass Energy Ball Special 90 / 100
Psychic Extrasensory Special 80 / 100
Normal Facade Physical 70 / 100
Dark Fake Tears Status — / 100
Fire Fire Blast Special 110 / 85
Fire Fire Spin Special 35 / 85
Fire Flame Charge Physical 50 / 100
Fire Flamethrower Special 90 / 100
Fire Flare Blitz Physical 120 / 100
Dark Foul Play Physical 95 / 100
Normal Frustration Physical — / 100
Normal Giga Impact Physical 150 / 90
Ghost Grudge Status — / —
Normal Headbutt Physical 70 / 100
Fire Heat Wave Special 95 / 90
Normal Helping Hand Status — / —
Ghost Hex Special 65 / 100
Normal Hidden Power Special 60 / 100
Normal Hyper Beam Special 150 / 90
Psychic Hypnosis Status — / 60
Psychic Imprison Status — / —
Fire Incinerate Special 60 / 100
Fire Inferno Special 100 / 50
Steel Iron Tail Physical 100 / 75
Normal Laser Focus Status — / —
Normal Mimic Status — / —
Fire Mystical Fire Special 75 / 100
Dark Nasty Plot Status — / —
Normal Natural Gift Physical — / 100
Ghost Night Shade Special — / 100
Ghost Ominous Wind Special 60 / 100
Fire Overheat Special 130 / 90
Normal Pain Split Status — / —
Dark Payback Physical 50 / 100
Psychic Power Swap Status — / —
Normal Protect Status — / —
Normal Psych Up Status — / —
Psychic Psyshock Special 80 / 100
Normal Quick Attack Physical 40 / 100
Normal Rage Physical 20 / 100
Psychic Reflect Status — / —
Psychic Rest Status — / —
Normal Return Physical — / 100
Normal Roar Status — / —
Psychic Role Play Status — / —
Normal Round Special 60 / 100
Normal Safeguard Status — / —
Ground Scorching Sands Special 70 / 100
Normal Secret Power Physical 70 / 100
Ghost Shadow Ball Special 80 / 100
Normal Skull Bash Physical 130 / 100
Normal Sleep Talk Status — / —
Dark Snarl Special 55 / 95
Normal Snore Special 50 / 100
Grass Solar Beam Special 120 / 100
Ghost Spite Status — / 100
Psychic Stored Power Special 20 / 100
Normal Substitute Status — / —
Fire Sunny Day Status — / —
Normal Swagger Status — / 85
Normal Swift Special 60 / —
Normal Tackle Physical 40 / 100
Normal Tail Slap Physical 25 / 85
Normal Tail Whip Status — / 100
Normal Take Down Physical 90 / 85
Normal Tera Blast Special 80 / 100
Poison Toxic Status — / 90
Normal Weather Ball Special 50 / 100
Fire Will O Wisp Status — / 85
Psychic Zen Headbutt Physical 80 / 90

Evolution Tree

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Names in other languages

ENNinetales
ESNinetales
ITNinetales
DEVulnona
ZH九尾
FRFeunard
JAキュウコン
KO나인테일
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