Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #60
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
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Usage · August 2026
1.4%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #60 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 422 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#60 of 158
Raw count422
Viability ceiling84
Month on month-0.26pp
13 month peak3.5%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time1.4%▼ 0.26pppeak 3.5% · Nov '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
56.9% of Ninetales-Alola teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
4
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 100.0%
ItemIcy Rock · 85.2%
Tera typeSteel · 59.9%
Moves
98.9%
86.7%
85.0%
84.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe14.7%
Timid244 HP / 12 SpA / 252 Spe13.1%
Moves
5 tracked98.9%
86.7%
85.0%
84.8%
27.3%
Items
85.2%
10.0%
Tera types
59.9%
17.7%
14.4%
7.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe56.9%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe14.7%
Timid244 HP / 12 SpA / 252 Spe13.1%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe9.3%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe4.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales-Alola build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Ninetales-Alola sits at rank #60 with 1.4% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.26 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.