Is Ninetales viable in Gen 9 OU?

Ninetales is ranked #47 in Gen 9 OU with 3.69% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Ninetales in Gen 9 OU?

Gliscor has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 77.7% of 29.370768198360867 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Ninetales matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 OU?

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

Ninetales counters

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

#0038 Ninetales

Fire

USAGE 3.7% #47

ABILITYDrought

BASE STATS

HP 73

ATK 76

DEF 75

SPA 81

SPD 100

SPE 100

BST505

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

Encore 99.2% Healing Wish 95.3% Overheat 85.7% Will-O-Wisp 72.7% Scorching Sands 25.9% Weather Ball 11.4% Solar Beam 3.3% Flamethrower 3.0%

Items

Heat Rock 99.7% Choice Specs 0.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Eject Pack 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Eject Button 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%

Abilities

Drought100.0%Flash Fire0.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 75.2% Fairy 7.2% Fire 6.1% Grass 3.4% Flying 2.8% Bug 1.9% Poison 1.4% Ground 1.2%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Ninetales →

Explore Ninetales + Gliscor teams 47 score Explore Ninetales + Zamazenta teams 29 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Ninetales + Walking Wake 96.8% 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

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

29.371

47.0

77.7% Standard error 7.68 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Ninetales Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor in Sun: 220-261 (62.1 - 73.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.555

29.0

68.9% Standard error 9.97 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Zamazenta Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ninetales: 288-340 (82.2 - 97.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Zamazenta counters → Teams with Zamazenta →

Ranked #47 with 3.69% usage. Sorted by conservative score.