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Ninetales-Alola.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #55
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Ninetales-Alola
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Usage · September 2026
1.5%
Ninetales-Alola is ranked #55 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 14,812 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#55 of 191
Raw count14,812
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+1.46pp
13 month peak1.5%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time1.5%▲ 1.46pppeak 1.5% · Sep '26
1.21.41.51.7Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

23.0% of Ninetales-Alola teams
HP
1
Atk
0
Def
1
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilitySnow Warning · 98.8%
ItemNever-Melt Ice · 26.7%
EV spread1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Blizzard90.9%
Protect68.9%
Freeze-Dry61.7%
Aurora Veil50.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe17.2%
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe7.2%

Moves

7 tracked
Blizzard90.9%
Protect68.9%
Freeze-Dry61.7%
Aurora Veil50.2%
Icy Wind47.2%
Encore43.3%
Moonblast27.0%

Items

Never-Melt Ice26.7%
Choice Scarf23.8%
Focus Sash23.3%
Light Clay22.4%

Abilities

Snow Warning98.8%
Snow Cloak1.2%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe23.0%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe17.2%
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe7.2%
Timid28 HP / 1 Def / 29 SpA / 8 Spe6.4%
Timid1 HP / 15 Def / 21 SpA / 29 Spe5.3%
Timid12 HP / 22 SpA / 32 Spe4.1%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Ninetales-Alola build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 players run most often, taken from 223,477 battles in September 2026. Ninetales-Alola sits at rank #55 with 1.5% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.46 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.

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