Is Ninetales viable in Gen 9 UU?

Ninetales is ranked #39 in Gen 9 UU with 4.86% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Ninetales in Gen 9 UU

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

#0038 Ninetales

Fire

USAGE 4.9% #39

ABILITYDrought

BASE STATS

HP 73

ATK 76

DEF 75

SPA 81

SPD 100

SPE 100

BST505

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Moves

Encore 97.8% Healing Wish 95.7% Scorching Sands 57.4% Overheat 48.6% Weather Ball 31.5% Solar Beam 21.9% Will-O-Wisp 21.0% Flamethrower 19.1%

Items

Heat Rock 99.6% Choice Scarf 0.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0% Absorb Bulb 0.0%

Abilities

Drought100.0%Flash Fire0.0%

Tera Types

Ground 33.6% Water 32.4% Grass 19.2% Steel 10.7% Ghost 2.4% Psychic 0.7% Fire 0.5% Fairy 0.3%

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 #39 with 4.86% usage. Sorted by conservative score.