Modest+SpA −Atk
- FireHeat Wave
- NormalProtect
- FireOverheat
- DarkFake Tears
- HP
- 148
- 0
- Atk
- 86
- 0
- Def
- 96
- 1
- SpA
- 146
- 32
- SpD
- 121
- 1
- Spe
- 152
- 32
Rank 119
Ninetales · build and set
Fire
- Usage
- 0.4%—
- Brought
- 70.2%
- Leads
- 28.4%
- Win rate
- 50.0%
- 42.4% – 57.6% · 162 games
22,317 battles · 7 days · updated 5 min ago
Recommended build
Showdown paste
Ninetales Ability: Drought Level: 50 EVs: 1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe Modest Nature - Heat Wave - Protect - Overheat - Fake Tears
Spreads (Smogon)
Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)
Modest
+SpA−Atk
22.8%Most used- HP0
- Atk0
- Def1
- SpA32
- SpD1
- Spe32
Timid
+Spe−Atk
13.8%- HP1
- Atk0
- Def0
- SpA32
- SpD1
- Spe32
Modest
+SpA−Atk
12.3%- HP1
- Atk0
- Def1
- SpA32
- SpD0
- Spe32
Abilities
- Drought 100.0%
Moves
Revealed in 99 games
- DarkFake Tears8.1%
Show all (22)
- NormalEncore5.1%
- FireFlamethrower5.1%
- FireSunny Day5.1%
- GroundScorching Sands3.0%
- FireBurning Jealousy2.0%
- NormalDisable2.0%
- FireWill-O-Wisp2.0%
- DarkDark Pulse1.0%
- GrassEnergy Ball1.0%
- PsychicExtrasensory1.0%
- FireMystical Fire1.0%
- DarkNasty Plot1.0%
- PsychicPsyshock1.0%
- NormalRoar1.0%
Items
Revealed in 28 games
Not enough data
Most common teammates
Lead pairs
Counters
Not enough data
Teams with Ninetales
Not in any of the most used teams yet.
See all teams →Ninetales is on 0.4% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 119. Its most seen moves are Heat Wave, Protect and Overheat. It usually teams up with Pyroar and Whimsicott. It is brought in 70% of its games and leads in 28%.