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Usage · August 2026
4.6%
Ninetales is ranked #39 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 49,260 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#39 of 230
Raw count49,260
Viability ceiling90
Month on month+1.51pp
13 month peak4.8%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time4.6%▲ 1.51pppeak 4.8% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
33.5% of Ninetales teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
52
SpA
204
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityDrought · 100.0%
ItemHeat Rock · 99.8%
Tera typeGhost · 88.3%
Moves
99.5%
97.8%
85.9%
74.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe11.5%
Timid248 HP / 20 Def / 240 Spe9.3%
Moves
6 tracked99.5%
97.8%
85.9%
74.1%
20.9%
15.7%
Items
99.8%
Tera types
88.3%
3.7%
3.2%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid52 Def / 204 SpA / 252 Spe33.5%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe11.5%
Timid248 HP / 20 Def / 240 Spe9.3%
Timid248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe8.0%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe7.8%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Ninetales sits at rank #39 with 4.6% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.51 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.