‹ #37 Vulpix

Alolan Ninetales

#38 (Kanto)

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Pokémon type

Ice

Fairy

Alolan Ninetales weaknesses

Alolan Ninetales is weak to Poison, Rock and Fire-type moves, and doubly weak to Steel-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Alolan Ninetales is resistant to Bug, Ice and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Dragon-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Alolan Ninetales

The best moves for Alolan Ninetales are Charm and Weather Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Powder Snow and Blizzard deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Charm

16DPS

Weather Ball

44DPS

Defending

Charm

16DPS

Dazzling Gleam

34.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Powder Snow

4EPT

Blizzard

2.24DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Alolan Vulpix family. Alolan Ninetales evolves from Alolan Vulpix for 50 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Ninetales:

Normal

Alolan Form

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(which only changes Ninetales's appearance)

Game images

Alolan Ninetales, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Alolan Ninetales is an Ice & Fairy Pokémon which evolves from Vulpix. It is weak to Steel, Poison, Rock and Fire moves. Ninetales's best moveset is Charm & Weather Ball and it has a Max CP of 2,610.

About

"Ninetales casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to gain total control over its foe's mind. This Pokémon is said to live for a thousand years."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Charm	20	7.3	16
Feint Attack	11	10	11
Powder Snow	6	15	7.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dazzling Gleam	100	2	2.4
Ice Beam	95	2	2.28
Weather Ball	55	3	2
Chilling Water Elite TM	65	3	1.97
Psyshock	60	3	1.82
Blizzard	130	1	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Powder Snow	6	2	3.6	4
Feint Attack	6	2	3	3
Charm	12	3	4.8	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Blizzard	140	75	2.24
Weather Ball	60	35	2.06
Dazzling Gleam	90	55	1.96
Ice Beam	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Psyshock	70	40	1.75
Chilling Water Elite TM ▼ att	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Charm 16 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	9.7	100%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	9.4	97%
Charm 16 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	9.3	96%
Charm 16 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	9.3	96%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	9.1	94%
Charm 16 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	9.1	94%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	8.9	92%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	8.7	90%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	8.7	90%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	8.6	89%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	8.5	88%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	8.4	87%
Charm 16 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	86%
Charm 16 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	7.9	82%
Charm 16 DPS	Chilling Water Elite TM 18.6 DPS	7.2	74%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	74%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	7.1	74%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	6.9	71%
Charm 16 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.8	71%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.7	70%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Chilling Water Elite TM 18.6 DPS	6.4	66%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Chilling Water Elite TM 18.6 DPS	6	62%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5	51%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.4	35%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Charm 16 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	4.5	100%
Charm 16 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	4.4	98%
Charm 16 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	4.1	93%
Charm 16 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	4.1	91%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	3.8	86%
Charm 16 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	3.7	83%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	3.7	83%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	3.6	81%
Charm 16 DPS	Chilling Water Elite TM 18.6 DPS	3.6	81%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	3.5	78%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	3.4	76%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	3.3	73%
Charm 16 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.2	71%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	3.2	71%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	3.1	70%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	2.9	65%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	2.9	64%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Chilling Water Elite TM 18.6 DPS	2.8	63%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Chilling Water Elite TM 18.6 DPS	2.8	63%
Charm 16 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.4	55%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	49%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2	44%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	34%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	26%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Blizzard 2.24 DPE	20	12.6	100%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	10	11.8	94%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Ice Beam 1.96 DPE	14	11.5	91%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	14	11.5	91%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	88%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Blizzard 2.24 DPE	30	10.8	86%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Psyshock 1.75 DPE	10	10.6	84%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	15	10.3	82%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Ice Beam 1.96 DPE	21	10	80%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	21	10	80%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	27	9.8	78%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Blizzard 2.24 DPE	26	9.7	77%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Psyshock 1.75 DPE	15	9.5	75%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	12	9.2	73%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Chilling Water Elite TM 1.33 DPE	12	8.9	71%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Ice Beam 1.96 DPE	20	8.9	71%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	20	8.9	71%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	68%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Chilling Water Elite TM 1.33 DPE	18	8.4	67%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Psyshock 1.75 DPE	14	8.3	66%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Chilling Water Elite TM 1.33 DPE	16	7	56%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	27	5.2	41%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	33%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	27%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Alolan Ninetales?

Alolan Ninetales is weak to Poison, Rock and Fire moves, and doubly weak to Steel moves.

The best counter to Alolan Ninetales is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Dusk Mane Necrozma, Crowned Shield Zamazenta and Mega Lucario.

The top Alolan Ninetales counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	100%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw Sunsteel Strike	96%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	93%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Sunsteel Strike	87%
Mega Lucario	Bullet Punch Meteor Mash	82%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Ice Fang Behemoth Bash	81%
Mega Metagross	Bullet Punch Meteor Mash	79%
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Meteor Mash	79%
Mega Metagross	Fury Cutter Meteor Mash	72%
Metagross	Bullet Punch Meteor Mash	69%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		170
Defense		193
Stamina		177

Max HP

Level 40

151

Size

Height	1.1 m
Weight	19.9 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	989
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,319
Level 30 Max wild	1,979
Level 40	2,309
Level 50	2,610

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,649
Level 35 (wild)	2,144

Costumes

Ninetales costumes

Ninetales (Spooky Festival)

Ninetales (Spooky Festival) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO