Ninetales

Ninetales

Fire. Rank 158 by usage, on 0.2% of teams, leads 40.0% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 24, on 6.6% of teams, now 0.2% down 6 points.

Then: Choice Scarf or Never-Melt Ice, Blizzard, Freeze-Dry, Encore, Protect, Timid 1/0/0/32/1/32.

Moves

  • Heat Wave73.4%
  • Protect61.0%
  • Solar Beam54.1%
  • Weather Ball25.6%
  • Encore17.6%
  • Overheat16.1%
  • Flamethrower15.6%
  • Snarl14.7%

Items

  • Charcoal22.2%
  • Choice Scarf17.6%
  • Focus Sash15.3%
  • Sitrus Berry8.1%
  • Life Orb7.5%
  • Heat Rock5.1%
  • Expert Belt2.8%
  • Wide Lens2.8%

Abilities

  • Drought99.5%
  • Flash Fire0.5%

Spreads

  • Timid 2/0/0/32/0/3237.0%
  • Timid 0/0/2/32/0/328.5%
  • Timid 0/0/0/32/2/325.8%
  • Timid 1/0/1/32/0/324.3%
  • Timid 0/0/1/32/1/323.9%
  • Timid 0/0/0/32/0/323.3%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

WhimsicottWhimsicott 60.0%PyroarPyroar 40.0%SneaslerSneasler 40.0%Floette-EternalFloette-Eternal 30.0%FarigirafFarigiraf 30.0%BasculegionBasculegion 30.0%TsareenaTsareena 30.0%Indeedee-FIndeedee-F 20.0%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Charcoal, Drought, Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32. Heat Wave, Protect, Solar Beam, Weather Ball.

Stats 150 / 86 / 95 / 133 / 120 / 167. Weak to Ground, Rock, Water. Resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Good against, and why

  • Golisopod-Mega
    Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
    Heat Wave 98.9–118.7%, 87.5% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 87.5% to OHKO (47%), OHKO (7%), 56.3% to OHKO (3%)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Heat Wave 97.8–118.2%, 93.8% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 93.8% to OHKO (54%), 93.8% to OHKO (6%), 75% to OHKO (5%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Heat Wave 81.3–96.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Heat Wave 73.5–87.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Heat Wave 72–85.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Heat Wave 70.7–84.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Heat Wave 66.7–79.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Heat Wave 60.7–71.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Heat Wave 58–69.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 229.3–272%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 200–236%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    High Horsepower 156–184%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Glaive Rush 118.7–140%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Rock Slide 105.3–125.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Close Combat 96–112.7%, 75% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 75% to OHKO (37%), 68.8% to OHKO (9%), 81.3% to OHKO (6%)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Close Combat 84.7–100%, 6.3% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (37%), 2HKO (9%), 12.5% to OHKO (6%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 80–94.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Earthquake 72–85.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Draco Meteor 70–82.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 68.7–82%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Milotic
    Milotic 13.9% usage
    Scald 68–80%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Shadow Ball 66–78.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Expanding Force 63.3–75.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 60–70.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Expanding Force 60–70.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Torkoal
    Torkoal 6.1% usage
    Earth Power 57.3–68%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Hurricane 56–66%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Wood Hammer 55.3–65.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (51% of usage)