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Ninetales Alola
Fox Pokémon
The coat of gleaming golden fur is quite magnificent. This species is said to store sacred power in its nine long tails and to live for a millennium.
Details
Height1.1 m
Weight19.9 kg
Gender25.0% ♂ · 75.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP177
Base stats
HP
73
Attack
67
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
81
Sp. Def
100
Speed
109
Total
505
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Ninetales Alola
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Sword
Evolution
Fire Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Ninetales Alola can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dazzling Gleam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Aurora Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Aurora Veil Reduces damage five turns, but must be used during hail. | Ice | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| 1 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Grudge If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 1 | Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Ice Shard Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Powder Snow Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 1 | Sheer Cold Causes a one-hit KO. | Ice | Special | — | 30 | 5 |
| 1 | Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
Breeding & egg moves
Ninetales Alola can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Ninetales Alola.
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“Ninetales Alola”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/ninetales-alola.
Species data from PokéAPI.