Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #77
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.8%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #77 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 33,173 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#77 of 230
Raw count33,173
Viability ceiling87
Month on month-0.36pp
13 month peak2.3%
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 time0.8%▼ 0.36pppeak 2.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
48.2% of Ninetales-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
228
SpA
0
SpD
28
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 100.0%
ItemLight Clay · 88.0%
Tera typeWater · 63.0%
Moves
98.8%
96.8%
88.4%
48.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe14.3%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe9.2%
Moves
8 tracked98.8%
96.8%
88.4%
48.2%
19.1%
14.6%
13.3%
13.1%
Items
88.0%
8.7%
Tera types
63.0%
21.1%
5.7%
3.7%
3.3%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid228 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe48.2%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe14.3%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe9.2%
Timid248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe5.9%
Timid252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe5.7%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales-Alola 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-Alola sits at rank #77 with 0.8% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.36 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.