Ninetales counters

Gen 9 Sketchmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Ninetales
#0038 Ninetales
Fire
USAGE 2.0% #68
ABILITYDrought
BASE STATS
HP 73
ATK 76
DEF 75
SPA 81
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Moves
Encore 89.4% Weather Ball 69.0% Memento 67.5% Will-O-Wisp 66.2% Healing Wish 28.5% Parting Shot 24.6% Flamethrower 23.2% Solar Beam 6.4%
Items
Heat Rock 96.7% Focus Sash 3.2% Choice Scarf 0.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Wise Glasses 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Throat Spray 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Drought100.0%Flash Fire0.0%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk96.0%Raging Bolt91.3%Gouging Fire90.6%Comfey64.6%Grimmsnarl64.3%Torkoal26.7%Greninja23.0%Walking Wake9.2%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #68 with 2.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.