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Usage · August 2026
3.5%
Ninetales is ranked #47 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 3,065 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#47 of 211
Raw count3,065
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+1.87pp
13 month peak6.2%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time3.5%▲ 1.87pppeak 6.2% · May '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
42.9% of Ninetales teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityDrought · 100.0%
ItemHeat Rock · 89.1%
Tera typeWater · 54.4%
Moves
98.4%
86.4%
76.6%
58.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe27.5%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe18.0%
Moves
7 tracked98.4%
86.4%
76.6%
58.6%
37.9%
17.7%
12.9%
Items
89.1%
10.8%
Tera types
54.4%
11.7%
11.2%
9.4%
8.3%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe42.9%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe27.5%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe18.0%
Timid248 HP / 84 Def / 176 Spe3.5%
Timid136 HP / 116 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe2.6%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe2.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Ninetales sits at rank #47 with 3.5% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.87 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.