Ninetales.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #97
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
firePokédex entry ↗
Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Ninetales is ranked #97 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 9,342 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#97 of 245
Raw count9,342
Viability ceiling91
Month on month-0.22pp
13 month peak0.9%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time0.4%▼ 0.22pppeak 0.9% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
60.5% of Ninetales teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityDrought · 99.9%
ItemChoice Specs · 38.6%
Tera typeFire · 47.6%
Moves
73.8%
67.2%
42.9%
39.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest108 HP / 252 SpA / 148 Spe8.8%
Modest96 HP / 172 SpA / 124 SpD / 116 Spe6.3%
Moves
12 tracked73.8%
67.2%
42.9%
39.8%
38.7%
33.1%
21.2%
20.7%
17.6%
10.9%
9.2%
7.9%
Items
38.6%
30.0%
28.3%
Tera types
47.6%
36.8%
9.0%
2.7%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe60.5%
Modest108 HP / 252 SpA / 148 Spe8.8%
Modest96 HP / 172 SpA / 124 SpD / 116 Spe6.3%
Modest120 HP / 96 Def / 184 SpA / 108 Spe5.1%
Timid252 SpA / 252 Spe3.9%
Timid136 HP / 132 Def / 240 Spe3.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Ninetales sits at rank #97 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.22 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.