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ninetales
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Modest
Recommended
+Sp. Atk -Attack
Balanced Pokemon, special orientation
Timid
Alternative
+Speed -Attack
Or speed orientation
#038

ninetales

Fire

Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.

Height
1.1m
Weight
19.9kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup 🔄 Forms ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
73
73
Attack
76
76
Defense
75
75
Sp. Atk
81
81
Sp. Def
100
100
Speed
100
100
Total
505

Abilities (Click for details)

flash-fire
Normal Ability
drought

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Water Ground Rock

Resistances (×½)

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

Forms

ninetales
ninetales
 ninetales-alola
ninetales-alola

Evolution Chain

vulpix
vulpix
#037
→
ninetales
ninetales
#038

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 tail-whip normal status - 100 30
Lv.1 ember fire special 40 100 25
Lv.1 flamethrower fire special 90 100 15
Lv.1 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.1 confuse-ray ghost status - 100 10
Lv.1 safeguard normal status - - 25
Lv.1 imprison psychic status - - 10
Lv.1 nasty-plot dark status - - 20
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
roar normal status - - 20
flamethrower fire special 90 100 15
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
solar-beam grass special 120 100 10
fire-spin fire special 35 85 15
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
agility psychic status - - 30
night-shade ghost special - 100 15
double-team normal status - - 15
confuse-ray ghost status - 100 10
fire-blast fire special 110 85 5
swift normal special 60 - 20
dream-eater psychic special 100 100 15
rest psychic status - - 5
substitute normal status - - 10
protect normal status - - 10
endure normal status - - 10
charm fairy status - 100 20
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
safeguard normal status - - 25
baton-pass normal status - - 40
encore normal status - 100 5
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
sunny-day fire status - - 5
psych-up normal status - - 10
shadow-ball ghost special 80 100 15
will-o-wisp fire status - 85 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
imprison psychic status - - 10
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
weather-ball normal special 50 100 10
fake-tears dark status - 100 20
overheat fire special 130 90 5
calm-mind psychic status - - 20
payback dark physical 50 100 10
flare-blitz fire physical 120 100 15
dark-pulse dark special 80 100 15
energy-ball grass special 90 100 10
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
nasty-plot dark status - - 20
psyshock psychic special 80 100 10
flame-charge fire physical 50 100 20
round normal special 60 100 15
stored-power psychic special 20 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
hypnosis psychic status - 60 20
flail normal physical - 100 15
memento dark status - 100 10
howl normal status - - 40
healing-wish psychic status - - 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
spite ghost status - 100 10
pain-split normal status - - 20
iron-tail steel physical 100 75 15
heat-wave fire special 95 90 10
role-play psychic status - - 10
covet normal physical 60 100 25
zen-headbutt psychic physical 80 90 15
foul-play dark physical 95 100 15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Support & Disrupt Moveset Support
flare-blitz toxic substitute protect
ninetales's support moveset, Wear down opponents with Toxic, Protect yourself with Substitute.
Sun Team Core Moveset Weather
solar-beam flamethrower fire-blast rest
ninetalesas a Sun Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Sun Team Core Sun
ninetales venusaur charizard talonflame landorus-incarnate
ninetalesas a Sun Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
ninetalesas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.