Is Ninetales-Alola viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Ninetales-Alola is ranked #73 in Gen 9 National Dex with 1.88% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Ninetales-Alola in Gen 9 National Dex?

Zamazenta has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 71.0% of 21.240165325536918 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Ninetales-Alola matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Ninetales-Alola was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Ninetales-Alola counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0038 Ninetales-Alola

IceFairy

USAGE 1.9% #73

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 96.9% Freeze-Dry 95.1% Encore 82.6% Safeguard 31.9% Roar 26.4% Moonblast 20.4% Snowscape 15.9% Hypnosis 7.8%

Items

Light Clay 93.8% Icy Rock 3.3% Choice Specs 2.5% Choice Scarf 0.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%

Common Teammates

Klefki32.0%

Scolipede23.9%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Ninetales-Alola + Iron Treads 32.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.24

31.7

71.0% Standard error 9.84 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Zamazenta Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 460-544 (131.4 - 155.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.656

24.6

63.4% Standard error 9.70 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ SpA Ninetales-Alola Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 100-118 (24.7 - 29.2%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO

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Dragonite

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

33.863

5.8

39.4% Standard error 8.40 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Dragonite Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 158-186 (45.1 - 53.1%) -- 30.5% chance to 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.585

-9.8

16.9% Standard error 6.67 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 123-145 (35.1 - 41.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.619

-12.5

26.3% Standard error 9.70 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 64-76 (18.2 - 21.7%) -- possible 5HKO

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Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.781

-14.1

9.6% Standard error 5.91 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Garchomp Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 204-240 (58.2 - 68.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.639

-15.4

19.6% Standard error 8.73 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Great Tusk Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 306-362 (87.4 - 103.4%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

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Ranked #73 with 1.88% usage. Sorted by conservative score.