Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #82
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
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Usage · August 2026
1.4%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #82 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,062 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#82 of 204
Raw count1,062
Viability ceiling90
Month on month-2.50pp
13 month peak7.1%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time1.4%▼ 2.50pppeak 7.1% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
29.8% of Ninetales-Alola teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
4
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 100.0%
ItemIcy Rock · 73.0%
Tera typeWater · 48.0%
Moves
99.1%
80.5%
70.1%
41.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe27.4%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe20.5%
Moves
8 tracked99.1%
80.5%
70.1%
41.0%
35.0%
29.7%
15.4%
15.4%
Items
73.0%
19.7%
7.3%
Tera types
48.0%
47.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe29.8%
Timid252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe27.4%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe20.5%
Gentle252 HP / 88 Atk / 124 SpD / 44 Spe15.4%
Timid252 HP / 136 Def / 120 Spe3.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales-Alola build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Ninetales-Alola sits at rank #82 with 1.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 2.50 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.