Ninetales

Ninetales distinguishes itself from other Fire-types in the tier with its access to a Special Attack-boosting move in Nasty Plot, as well as a very useful ability in Flash Fire, which allows it to pivot into predicted Fire-type attacks from the likes of Magmortar, Pyroar and Combusken and absorb Will-O-Wisp from Gourgeist-XL and Mismagius. Ninetales also has good coverage with moves such as Psyshock and Energy Ball, allowing it to get past many traditional Fire-type checks, namely Hariyama and Rhydon. Additionally, a great Speed stat allows Ninetales to outspeed many common offensive Pokemon, including Mesprit, Lilligant, Jynx, Vivillon, and Haunter. However, Ninetales is easily revenge killed by faster threats such as Archeops, Tauros, and Floatzel. Unfortunately, Ninetales also has a reliance on boosting with Nasty Plot in order to hit anything substantially hard due to its middling power and is easily worn down due to its dependence on Life Orb and susceptibility to all forms of entry hazards, particularly Stealth Rock.