Ninetales counters

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

Ninetales
#0038 Ninetales
Fire
USAGE 9.6% #16
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 73
ATK 76
DEF 75
SPA 81
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Protect 87.2% Solar Beam 67.1% Encore 64.6% Flamethrower 48.3% Heat Wave 34.6% Will-O-Wisp 26.7% Overheat 19.0% Helping Hand 12.7%
Items
Eject Button 41.1% Heat Rock 33.2% Eject Pack 15.0% Choice Specs 3.0% Leftovers 1.4% Sitrus Berry 1.3% Focus Sash 1.0% Charcoal 0.9%
Abilities
Drought99.9%Flash Fire0.1%
Tera Types
Fire 50.2% Grass 23.6% Ghost 10.3% Fighting 9.1% Flying 2.8% Water 2.4% Dragon 0.7% Ground 0.3%
Common Teammates
Scream Tail50.6%Heatran47.1%Ogerpon-Cornerstone44.4%Garganacl40.0%Pecharunt39.7%Indeedee20.2%Brute Bonnet18.4%Lilligant-Hisui16.8%
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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 #16 with 9.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.