Ninetales counters

Gen 9 2v2 Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Ninetales
#0038 Ninetales
Fire
USAGE 1.9% #51
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 73
ATK 76
DEF 75
SPA 81
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Solar Beam 82.3% Weather Ball 77.5% Shadow Ball 75.7% Scorching Sands 70.4% Flamethrower 25.1% Heat Wave 20.8% Energy Ball 14.5% Psyshock 13.6%
Items
Choice Specs 65.0% Choice Scarf 15.5% Life Orb 14.3% Leftovers 1.8% Covert Cloak 1.0% Heat Rock 0.6% Eject Button 0.5% Clear Amulet 0.4%
Abilities
Drought99.9%Flash Fire0.1%
Common Teammates
Flutter Mane131.2%Roaring Moon110.2%Incineroar98.9%Talonflame31.1%Regidrago30.8%Walking Wake17.2%Indeedee-F12.6%Hatterene12.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #51 with 1.93% usage. Sorted by reliability score.