Is Ninetales viable in Gen 9 RU?

Ninetales is ranked #44 in Gen 9 RU with 4.94% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Ninetales in Gen 9 RU

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

#0038 Ninetales

Fire

USAGE 4.9% #44

ABILITYDrought

BASE STATS

HP 73

ATK 76

DEF 75

SPA 81

SPD 100

SPE 100

BST505

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

Healing Wish 98.2% Encore 98.1% Will-O-Wisp 90.9% Overheat 68.2% Flamethrower 30.1% Energy Ball 5.7% Solar Beam 3.2% Weather Ball 2.1%

Items

Heat Rock 98.4% Choice Specs 1.0% Life Orb 0.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0% Eject Pack 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%

Abilities

Drought100.0%Flash Fire0.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 78.4% Grass 15.8% Fire 2.6% Flying 1.9% Fairy 0.4% Normal 0.4% Dark 0.3% Dragon 0.1%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #44 with 4.94% usage. Sorted by conservative score.