Its greatest asset is Speed — higher than 91% of species. Defensively it can rely on 4 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Steel type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (81) is 14 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 91% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 13
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version. The number belongs to the species, not to the form: in the Alola Pokédex this form has the same position as the base form.
| Kanto | #038 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #126 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
| Johto | #128 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Hoenn | #154 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
| Hoenn | #161 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Unova | #249 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Alola | #254 home region | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #331 home region | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #069 | Sword / Shield |
| Hisui | #169 | Legends: Arceus |
| Kitakami | #038 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
| Blueberry Academy | #158 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Pokémon Champions | #038 | Champions |
Abilities
- Snow Cloak Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.
- Snow Warning Summons hail that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 72 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 1.52% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Alolan Ninetales takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 276 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
Moves (95)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (72 via TM/TR, 6 via Egg, 25 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Aurora Veil | Ice | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70% | 5 |
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Grudge | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60% | 20 |
| 1 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 |
| 1 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Powder Snow | Ice | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 1 | Sheer Cold | Ice | Special | — | 30% | 5 |
| 1 | Spite | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| — | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |