Ninetales counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Ninetales
#0038 Ninetales
Fire
USAGE 6.7% #31
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 73
ATK 76
DEF 75
SPA 81
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Scorching Sands 99.7% Solar Beam 99.7% Weather Ball 99.7% Calm Mind 99.7% Heat Wave 0.2% Encore 0.2% Will-O-Wisp 0.2% Memento 0.2%
Items
Heat Rock 100.0% Eject Button 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Drought100.0%Flash Fire0.0%
Common Teammates
Hitmontop99.7%Tapu Fini99.7%Zapdos99.7%Zygarde99.7%Shiftry99.7%Heliolisk0.3%Coalossal0.3%Dragapult0.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #31 with 6.70% usage. Sorted by reliability score.