Ninetales counters

Gen 6 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Ninetales
#0038 Ninetales
Fire
USAGE 2.8% #52
BASE STATS
HP 73
ATK 76
DEF 75
SPA 81
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Energy Ball 100.0% Nasty Plot 99.9% Fire Blast 99.9% Psyshock 99.9% Flamethrower 0.1% Calm Mind 0.1% Will-O-Wisp 0.1% Substitute 0.0%
Items
Life Orb 99.9% Charcoal 0.1% Custap Berry 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Heat Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Lilligant99.8%Barbaracle99.8%Hitmonchan99.8%Klinklang99.8%Xatu99.8%Miltank0.2%Hypno0.1%Gastrodon0.1%
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Ranked #52 with 2.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.