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Ninetales-Alola.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #24
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Ninetales-Alola
firePokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
6.5%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #24 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 177,491 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#24 of 277
Raw count177,491
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak6.5%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time6.5% 0.02pppeak 6.5% · Aug '26
5.05.86.77.5Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

21.4% of Ninetales-Alola teams
HP
1
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
1
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 99.6%
ItemChoice Scarf · 42.5%
EV spread1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
Moves
Blizzard98.3%
Freeze-Dry90.6%
Encore59.7%
Protect54.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe19.3%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe13.1%

Moves

7 tracked
Blizzard98.3%
Freeze-Dry90.6%
Encore59.7%
Protect54.4%
Icy Wind44.4%
Aurora Veil20.4%
Moonblast16.6%

Items

Choice Scarf42.5%
Never-Melt Ice30.1%
Focus Sash16.1%
Light Clay8.4%

Abilities

Snow Warning99.6%
Snow Cloak0.4%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe21.4%
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe19.3%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe13.1%
Timid5 HP / 7 Def / 22 SpA / 32 Spe10.3%
Timid2 HP / 7 Def / 25 SpA / 32 Spe4.8%
Timid13 HP / 1 Def / 19 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe3.8%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Ninetales-Alola build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Ninetales-Alola sits at rank #24 with 6.5% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 0.02 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.

Related
VGC 2026 Reg M-B tier listEvery ranked PokémonNinetales-Alola Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutionsAll formatsSmogon and VGC tier listsDamage calculatorRun this set through the calcTeam builderCoverage and weaknesses