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 117
Ninetales · build and set
Fire
- Usage
- 0.4%—
- Brought
- 71.0%
- Leads
- 29.7%
- Win rate
- 50.6%
- ▲ 0.6 pts above 50%
- 43.1% – 58.1% · 166 games
22,594 battles · 30 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 103 games
- DarkFake Tears7.8%
Show all (22)
- NormalHelping Hand5.8%
- NormalEncore4.9%
- FireSunny Day4.9%
- GroundScorching Sands2.9%
- FireBurning Jealousy1.9%
- NormalDisable1.9%
- FireWill-O-Wisp1.9%
- 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 (30 days), ranking 117. Its most seen moves are Heat Wave, Protect and Overheat. It usually teams up with Pyroar and Whimsicott. It is brought in 71% of its games and leads in 30%.