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Ninetales-Alola.

Champions OU usage profile · rank #78
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
Ninetales-Alola
firePokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.7%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #78 in Champions OU, carried by 6,828 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#78 of 237
Raw count6,828
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.19pp
13 month peak4.4%
FormatChampions OU
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sets and counters from 145.6K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time0.7%▲ 0.19pppeak 4.4% · Jun '26
1.52.73.95.0Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

42.1% of Ninetales-Alola teams
HP
1
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
1
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 100.0%
ItemIcy Rock · 53.6%
EV spread1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
Moves
Aurora Veil99.9%
Encore86.4%
Moonblast82.4%
Freeze-Dry68.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid32 HP / 2 SpA / 32 Spe10.6%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe9.4%

Moves

5 tracked
Aurora Veil99.9%
Encore86.4%
Moonblast82.4%
Freeze-Dry68.0%
Blizzard50.4%

Items

Icy Rock53.6%
Never-Melt Ice16.2%
Mental Herb10.6%
Focus Sash9.1%
Sitrus Berry2.4%
Life Orb1.9%
Eject Button1.7%

Abilities

Snow Warning100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe42.1%
Timid32 HP / 2 SpA / 32 Spe10.6%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe9.4%
Timid32 HP / 2 Def / 32 Spe7.9%
Timid31 HP / 32 Spe5.2%
Timid32 HP / 7 Def / 1 SpA / 26 Spe3.5%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Ninetales-Alola build for Champions OU

The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 145,642 battles in September 2026. Ninetales-Alola sits at rank #78 with 0.7% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.19 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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