Ninetales-Alola counters

Gen 9 Championsbssregmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Ninetales-Alola
#0038 Ninetales-Alola
IceFairy
USAGE 12.1% #13
ABILITYSnow Warning
BASE STATS
HP 73
ATK 67
DEF 75
SPA 81
SPD 100
SPE 109
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Steel
2×
FirePoisonRock
½×
IceBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Aurora Veil 96.5% Freeze-Dry 90.6% Moonblast 62.8% Encore 62.7% Blizzard 54.0% Pain Split 9.7% Nasty Plot 8.8% Misty Terrain 4.5%
Items
Light Clay 86.7% Focus Sash 5.0% Never-Melt Ice 4.2% Sitrus Berry 1.5% Leftovers 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.8% Life Orb 0.4% Icy Rock 0.2%
Abilities
Snow Warning97.0%Snow Cloak3.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp68.9%Gyarados-Mega32.3%Samurott-Hisui21.0%Blaziken-Mega20.3%Basculegion17.6%Metagross-Mega16.5%Staraptor-Mega16.2%Corviknight15.4%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #13 with 12.13% usage. Sorted by reliability score.