#038
Ninetales
Fox Pokémon
Fire
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.
Base Stats
HP 73
Attack 76
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 81
Sp. Def 100
Speed 100
Total 505
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Fox Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 19.9 kg
Base Exp 177
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Grudge
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 100
SpA 252
Spe 156
Strategy Overview
This analysis was written well over a decade ago. The following content is no longer accurate about this Pokemon's place in the metagame and the ADV OU metagame in general.
While Ninetales is fragile, it does have its uses, specifically in providing team support in the form of sleep, burn, and Grudge. For example, it can help Raikou beat a team with Blissey in this way: Substitute down to low HP to avoid Thunder Wave, then use Grudge to remove all Blissey's Seismic Toss PP.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc