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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Alolan Ninetales
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
19.90 kg Weight
1.10 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,610
Level 40: 2,309
Level 25: 1,649 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,319 (Raid)
Level 15: 989 (Research Tasks)
ATK 170
DEF 193
STA 177

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Powder Snow
Ice Beam
B
C
Powder Snow
Blizzard
B
C
Powder Snow
Dazzling Gleam
B
B-
Feint Attack
Dazzling Gleam
X
B
Powder Snow
Psyshock
X
B-
Feint Attack
Psyshock
X
B
Charm
Dazzling Gleam
A-
B
Charm
Ice Beam
B-
C
Charm
Blizzard
C
B-
Charm
Psyshock
X
B-
Powder Snow
Weather Ball Ice
A
B
Charm
Weather Ball Ice
B
A
Feint Attack
Weather Ball Ice
B-
A-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Charm is the stronger fast move, and pairs with Dazzling Gleam to fulfill a Fairy-type role. 
  • Powder Snow isn't far behind, and enables Alolan Ninetales to fulfill an Ice-type role. 
  • Weather Ball Ice is the strongest and most consistent charge move available. 
  • Blizzard and Ice Beam are a step down, though they're serviceable if TMs are lacking. 
  • Feint Attack has no place on an offensive Alolan Ninetales. 
  • Psyshock also has no place on an offensive Alolan Ninetales. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Charm has high power and good coverage, making it the ideal defensive move in general.
  • Feint Attack is preferred over Powder Snow, due to higher base power and slightly better coverage. It can also hit Steel Types, which obliterate Alolan Ninetales, harder.
  • Weather Ball Ice is the best charge move for defense, thanks to fast access as a 3-bar move. 
  • Dazzling Gleam edges out Ice Beam, with better coverage and base power, but a later damage window. 
  • Blizzard has too high of an energy cost for effective defense. 
  • Psyshock can be used more frequently, but doesn't have as much power. 

PVE Overview

Alolan Ninetales's unique Ice / Fairy typing gives it the distinction of both doubly resisting Dragon and hitting many Dragon-types for double effective damage. However, its attack stat is far too low to be useful in raids, and its low bulk/laundry list of weaknesses make it basically unviable for defense.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Charm
Weather Ball Ice
Psyshock
A
Powder Snow
Weather Ball Ice
Psyshock
A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Charm or Powder Snow + Weather Ball (Ice) and Psyshock

Charm takes advantage of STAB to deal massive damage while sacrificing energy generation. Powder Snow offers poor damage output despite STAB, but sports double the energy generation of Charm. 

Weather Ball (Ice) is recommended for its cheaper energy cost, in addition to its efficient Damage Per Energy (DPE) with STAB. Psyshock is preferred for its lesser energy cost, plus its coverage against the weakness to Poison-types and generally neutral coverage against many Pokemon. Ice Beam is a downgrade from Weather Ball. Dazzling Gleam costs too much energy to be recommended for general use. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4 / 5

Alolan Ninetales sports a unique Fairy/Ice typing, and features decent bulk plus an interesting moveset. Its typing alone gives it perks unlike most other Pokemon, and makes it especially effective against Dragon Pokemon. Access to both Charm and Powder Snow movesets gives A-Ninetales flexible options in its play style, with coverage against different Pokemon depending on what the player requires on their team. Weaknesses to Fire and Rock typings should be considered due to their frequency in the meta, while Poison and Steel-type attacks are less common. 

Ultra League: 4 / 5

The level 50 update and addition of Weather Ball are significant improvements for Alolan Ninetales, with notable wins against a variety of Pokemon. Losses against Steel-types are to be expected, but Alolan Ninetales stands to challenge most of the meta in a big way. Unfortunately the large resource costs involving XL candy make it rather costly to power up. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Despite the obvious lack of stats needed for Master League, the unique Fairy/Ice typing and moveset is still quite effective against ubiquitous Dragon Pokemon in this league, and Charm in particular can still make quick work of Darkrai due to its fragility. Against most other meta picks however, Alolan Ninetales falls behind. 

Fast Moves

10
Feint Attack
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.15
10.00
11.11
13.89
6
Powder Snow
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.00
0.15
15.00
6.00
7.50
20
Charm
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.50
0.30
7.33
13.33
16.67

Charge Moves

100
Dazzling Gleam
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
1.20
0.00
 2.00
28.57
35.71
 57.14
90
Ice Beam
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
1.50
0.00
 1.80
27.27
34.09
 49.09
130
Blizzard
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.40
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
65
Psyshock
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.60
0.00
 1.97
24.07
30.09
 47.42
55
Weather Ball Ice
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.60
0.25
0.00
 1.67
34.38
42.97
 57.29

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
256% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

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160014.5813956
190015841989
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30002111771385
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