Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #68
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
1.5%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #68 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 28,724 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#68 of 243
Raw count28,724
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+0.67pp
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 time1.5%▲ 0.67pppeak 2.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
46.0% of Ninetales-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
228
SpA
0
SpD
28
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 100.0%
ItemLight Clay · 93.7%
Tera typeWater · 71.8%
Moves
97.4%
95.7%
77.3%
46.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe19.6%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe17.3%
Moves
7 tracked97.4%
95.7%
77.3%
46.0%
26.0%
22.3%
18.3%
Items
93.7%
2.5%
Tera types
71.8%
9.4%
6.5%
4.4%
3.9%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid228 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe46.0%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe19.6%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe17.3%
Timid24 HP / 252 SpA / 232 Spe4.2%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.6%
Timid252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe2.6%
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 574,541 battles in September 2026. Ninetales-Alola sits at rank #68 with 1.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.67 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.