Ninetales Counters — Gen 9 OU Fire

Gen 9 OU counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Ninetales in Gen 9 OU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Ninetales. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Ninetales.

Ninetales is ranked #54 in Gen 9 OU with a 2.08% usage rate.

No checks and counters data available for this Pokémon in the latest stats.

Ninetales Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Encore 24.6% Healing Wish 24.5% Will-O-Wisp 22.7% Overheat 16.6% Weather Ball 7.3% Scorching Sands 2.2% Flamethrower 1.2% Solar Beam 0.5%

Most Used Items

Heat Rock 99.3% Choice Scarf 0.3% Choice Specs 0.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Eject Button 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%

Most Used Abilities

Drought 100.0%Flash Fire 0.0%

Most Used Tera Types

Ghost 71.2% Flying 11.0% Grass 9.8% Fairy 5.9% Fire 1.8% Ground 0.2% Water 0.1% Steel 0.1%

Common Teammates

Walking Wake 19.8% Great Tusk 18.5% Raging Bolt 12.0% Cresselia 9.3% Venusaur 7.1% Kingambit 6.1% Cinderace 3.6% Iron Moth 3.5%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Ninetales sets.

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