Strong point: Sp. Def — higher than 86% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 3 weaknesses and 6 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def.
Sp. Def and Speed share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (76) and Sp. Atk (81) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Mild +SpA · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
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.
| 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 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #331 | 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
- Flash Fire Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
- Drought Summons strong sunlight 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 58 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.52% 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 Ninetales takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Ninetales appeared — one from each release.
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.
TCG cards (39)
All Ninetales cards →Ninetales has 39 cards in 28 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (16)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Kalos
Kanto
Unova
Moves (98)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (79 via TM/TR, 8 via Egg, 32 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| 1 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Grudge | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60% | 20 |
| 1 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50% | 5 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 1 | Spite | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Will O Wisp | Fire | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| 9 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 21 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 29 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 47 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85% | 5 |