Ninetales.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #120
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.3%
Ninetales is ranked #120 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 14,186 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#120 of 277
Raw count14,186
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.27pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
73
Atk
76
Def
75
SpA
81
SpD
100
Spe
100
Usage over time0.3%▲ 0.27pppeak 0.3% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
24.6% of Ninetales teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
1
SpA
32
SpD
1
Spe
32
NatureModest
AbilityDrought · 99.7%
ItemChoice Scarf · 52.6%
EV spread1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
Moves
92.1%
62.1%
51.7%
51.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe13.4%
Modest1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe12.7%
Moves
13 tracked92.1%
62.1%
51.7%
51.2%
44.7%
17.0%
12.9%
12.0%
10.9%
7.1%
6.7%
6.5%
5.9%
Items
52.6%
24.2%
9.7%
4.8%
3.0%
1.6%
Abilities
99.7%
0.3%
EV spreads
top 6Modest1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe24.6%
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe13.4%
Modest1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe12.7%
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe11.0%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe7.2%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ninetales build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Ninetales sits at rank #120 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.27 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.