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Pokémon · #38

Ninetales

Fire Legal in M-C

Ninetales is #120 on the ladder, on 0.3% of teams.

Stats at level 50

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

Base stat total 505

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152

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

Fire
Weak ×2
WaterGroundRock
Resists ×½
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

With Flash Fire: Fire ×0

Abilities

Flash Fire
This Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5× damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity. · used by 0%
Drought
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sun. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
152
Fastest
167 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
120 (0 SP)
Slowest
108 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

With Scarf (Speed 228), it outspeeds 48 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee 241 (Scarf)
  2. Annihilape 234 (Scarf)
  3. Ninetales (this) 228 (Scarf)
  4. Mega Lucario Z 223
  5. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  6. Mega Delphox 204
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #120 · on 0.3% of teams · 14,186 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Heat Wave 92.1%
  2. Solar Beam 62.1%
  3. Overheat 51.7%
  4. Fake Tears 51.2%
  5. Protect 44.7%
  6. Weather Ball 17.0%
  7. Flamethrower 12.9%
  8. Will-O-Wisp 12.0%
  9. Hypnosis 10.9%
  10. Helping Hand 7.1%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 52.6%
  2. Charcoal 24.2%
  3. Life Orb 9.7%
  4. Focus Sash 4.8%
  5. Sitrus Berry 3.0%
  6. Heat Rock 1.6%

Abilities

  1. Drought 99.7%
  2. Flash Fire 0.3%

Spreads

  1. Modest 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 152 24.6%
  2. Timid 1/0/0/32/1/32 · Spe 167 13.4%
  3. Modest 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 152 12.7%
  4. Timid 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 167 11.0%
  5. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 7.2%
  6. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 152 5.3%
  7. Timid 32/0/1/0/1/32 · Spe 167 4.5%
  8. Modest 10/0/0/32/0/24 · Spe 144 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Whimsicott 48.8%
  2. Mega Pyroar 45.7%
  3. Basculegion 45.1%
  4. Indeedee-F 41.6%
  5. Mega Gardevoir 36.9%
  6. Milotic 15.7%
  7. Farigiraf 15.2%
  8. Indeedee 13.1%
  9. Sableye 12.4%
  10. Kingambit 12.2%
  11. Sneasler 12.2%
  12. Mega Delphox 10.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #148 · on 0.3% of teams · 14,186 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Heat Wave 81.3%
  2. Solar Beam 54.5%
  3. Protect 46.7%
  4. Overheat 36.2%
  5. Fake Tears 30.2%
  6. Weather Ball 25.6%
  7. Encore 18.8%
  8. Will-O-Wisp 15.2%
  9. Helping Hand 14.6%
  10. Snarl 9.2%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 39.3%
  2. Focus Sash 16.5%
  3. Charcoal 12.0%
  4. Life Orb 10.5%
  5. Heat Rock 6.0%
  6. Sitrus Berry 3.1%

Abilities

  1. Drought 98.5%
  2. Flash Fire 1.5%

Spreads

  1. Timid 1/0/0/32/1/32 · Spe 167 16.6%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 15.6%
  3. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 152 13.5%
  4. Modest 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 152 7.5%
  5. Modest 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 152 6.9%
  6. Timid 31/0/0/3/0/32 · Spe 167 2.7%
  7. Timid 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 167 1.8%
  8. Modest 1/0/0/32/1/32 · Spe 152 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Whimsicott 33.7%
  2. Mega Pyroar 32.5%
  3. Indeedee-F 25.8%
  4. Basculegion 25.3%
  5. Farigiraf 17.2%
  6. Sneasler 16.7%
  7. Rillaboom 16.5%
  8. Mega Gardevoir 15.5%
  9. Mega Floette 11.4%
  10. Mega Salamence 10.8%
  11. Venusaur 9.5%
  12. Mega Garchomp Z 9.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #151 · on 0.4% of teams · 14,186 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Heat Wave 75.3%
  2. Protect 53.1%
  3. Solar Beam 50.9%
  4. Overheat 25.1%
  5. Weather Ball 25.0%
  6. Encore 19.6%
  7. Will-O-Wisp 17.7%
  8. Helping Hand 17.5%
  9. Fake Tears 16.4%
  10. Scorching Sands 11.1%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 25.5%
  2. Focus Sash 17.0%
  3. Heat Rock 13.1%
  4. Charcoal 12.0%
  5. Life Orb 9.5%
  6. Sitrus Berry 3.4%

Abilities

  1. Drought 97.8%
  2. Flash Fire 2.2%

Spreads

  1. Timid 1/0/0/32/1/32 · Spe 167 24.8%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 16.0%
  3. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 152 7.8%
  4. Timid 31/0/0/3/0/32 · Spe 167 3.2%
  5. Modest 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 152 3.2%
  6. Modest 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 152 3.1%
  7. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 167 2.9%
  8. Timid 0/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Whimsicott 25.1%
  2. Indeedee-F 21.6%
  3. Mega Pyroar 20.9%
  4. Rillaboom 14.6%
  5. Basculegion 13.4%
  6. Sneasler 13.4%
  7. Farigiraf 12.8%
  8. Mega Gardevoir 10.5%
  9. Venusaur 9.9%
  10. Mega Salamence 8.2%
  11. Mega Garchomp Z 7.4%
  12. Incineroar 7.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 10 of 4,641 teams (0.2%) · win rate 53.6% (95% interval 40.7%–66.0%, n = 56 games) · 2 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Pyroar +44.8 pp n = 6,483 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 46% of Ninetales teams; Mega Pyroar is on 1% of all teams (48.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sableye +10.8 pp n = 1,763 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Ninetales teams; Sableye is on 2% of all teams (7.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Whimsicott +41.2 pp n = 6,917 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 49% of Ninetales teams; Whimsicott is on 8% of all teams (6.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Gardevoir +27.5 pp n = 5,237 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Ninetales teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (3.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Delphox +6.9 pp n = 1,458 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Ninetales teams; Mega Delphox is on 3% of all teams (3.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Basculegion +24.5 pp n = 6,396 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 45% of Ninetales teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (2.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee +6.9 pp n = 1,856 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Ninetales teams; Indeedee is on 6% of all teams (2.11× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Indeedee-F +21.3 pp n = 5,896 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 42% of Ninetales teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Milotic +3.9 pp n = 2,229 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Ninetales teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (1.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Farigiraf -0.5 pp n = 2,151 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Ninetales teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Kingambit -13.1 pp n = 1,728 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Ninetales teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -24.9 pp n = 1,728 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Ninetales teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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