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Ninetales

Gen 1 Kantonian Form #0038
Legend has it that Ninetales came into being when nine wizards possessing sacred powers merged into one. This Pokémon is highly intelligent—it can understand human speech.
  • Types fire
  • Height / Weight 1.1 m (3′07″) · 19.9 kg (43.9 lbs)
  • Gender Ratio ♂ 25% / ♀ 75%
  • Catch difficulty Medium (75)
  • Training EV Yield +1 Sp. Def, +1 Speed Leveling pace Average leveling pace
  • Egg groups Field · 20 egg cycles

Abilities

Flash Fire

If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.

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Drought Hidden

Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.

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Evolution Chain

Vulpix
Vulpix#0037fire
→
Fire StoneUse Fire Stone
Ninetales
Ninetales#0038fire

Base Stats

HP 73
Attack 76
Defence 75
Sp. Atk 81
Sp. Def 100
Speed 100
Total (BST) 505

Alternate Forms

Ninetales (Alola) icefairy

Some said that deities visited mountains where Ninetales live, so in times long past, no one was allowed to go into those mountains.

Abilities: Snow Cloak, Snow Warning (H)

HP: 73 Attack: 67 Defence: 75 Sp. Atk: 81 Sp. Def: 100 Speed: 109 BST: 505

Where to Find (World Spawns)

Click a spawn row to highlight matching biomes on the server map. Map = biome eligibility only; light / time / weather stay in the table.

Rarity Bucket Levels Context Weight Biomes Conditions
Uncommon Lv. 25-51 Grounded Natural 3.84
Forest Taiga
Except: Freezing
Sky Light: 8–15
Common Lv. 25-51 Grounded Natural 0.8
Nether · Forest
Except: Nether · Frozen
Any
Uncommon
Alolan form
 Lv. 25-51 Grounded Natural 2.4
Snowy Forest Snowy Taiga
Sky Light: 8–15
Common
Alolan form
 Lv. 25-51 Grounded Natural 0.5
Nether · Frozen
Any

Item Drops & Player Interactions

Wild Item Drops (Max rolls: 6)

Item Quantity Drop Chance
Sweet BerriesSweet Berries 2-4 Guaranteed / Weighted
CharcoalCharcoal 1 5%
Rawst BerryRawst Berry 1 5%

Riding & World Behavior

Behavior Traits

  • Immunity Fire / Lava Immune
  • Aquatic Swims in Lava
  • Sleep Sleeps (167-11833,13702-22299 · Light 0-4)
  • Combat Defends Owner · Defends Self
  • Herd Size Up to 3

Moveset

Lv. Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Start / 1 Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100% 10 The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Start / 1 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used.
Start / 1 Ember STAB Fire Special 40 100% 25 The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Start / 1 Extrasensory Psychic Special 80 100% 20 The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Start / 1 Fire Blast STAB Fire Special 110 85% 5 The target is attacked with an intense blast of all- consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Start / 1 Fire Spin STAB Fire Special 35 85% 15 The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Start / 1 Flame Burst STAB Fire Special 70 100% 15 The user attacks the target with a bursting flame. The bursting flame damages Pokémon next to the target as well.
Start / 1 Flamethrower STAB Fire Special 90 100% 15 The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Start / 1 Grudge Ghost Status — 100% 5 If the user faints, the user's grudge fully depletes the PP of the opponent's move that knocked it out.
Start / 1 Imprison Psychic Status — 100% 10 If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Start / 1 Incinerate STAB Fire Special 60 100% 15 The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable.
Start / 1 Inferno STAB Fire Special 100 50% 5 The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Start / 1 Nasty Plot Dark Status — 100% 20 The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Start / 1 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30 The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Start / 1 Safeguard Normal Status — 100% 25 The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.
Start / 1 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Start / 1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30 The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Defense stats.
Start / 1 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85% 15 The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Agility Psychic Status — 100% 30 The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status — 100% 30 The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first.
Baton Pass Normal Status — 100% 40 The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Burning Jealousy STAB Fire Special 70 100% 5 The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Calm Mind Psychic Status — 100% 20 The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100% 10 The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item.
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15 The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10 The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100% 15 The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endure Normal Status — 100% 10 The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10 The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears Dark Status — 100% 20 The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Fire Blast STAB Fire Special 110 85% 5 The target is attacked with an intense blast of all- consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Spin STAB Fire Special 35 85% 15 The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Flame Charge STAB Fire Physical 50 100% 20 Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Flamethrower STAB Fire Special 90 100% 15 The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Flare Blitz STAB Fire Physical 120 100% 15 The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5 The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Heat Wave STAB Fire Special 95 90% 10 The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Helping Hand Normal Status — 100% 20 The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hex Ghost Special 65 100% 10 This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Imprison Psychic Status — 100% 10 If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Incinerate STAB Fire Special 60 100% 15 The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable.
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Laser Focus Normal Status — 100% 30 The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.
Mystical Fire STAB Fire Special 75 100% 10 The user attacks by breathing a special, hot fire. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Nasty Plot Dark Status — 100% 20 The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Night Shade Ghost Special — 100% 15 The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100% 5 The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. This may also raise all the user's stats at once.
Overheat STAB Fire Special 130 90% 5 The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Pain Split Normal Status — 100% 20 The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10 The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target.
Power Swap Psychic Status — 100% 10 The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target.
Protect Normal Status — 100% 10 This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up Normal Status — 100% 10 The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psyshock Psychic Special 80 100% 10 The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Rest Psychic Status — 100% 5 The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar Normal Status — 100% 20 The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Role Play Psychic Status — 100% 10 The user mimics the target completely, copying the target's Ability.
Safeguard Normal Status — 100% 25 The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.
Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100% 10 The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 The additional effects of this attack depend upon where it was used.
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15 The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talk Normal Status — 100% 10 The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snarl Dark Special 55 95% 15 The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10 The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Stored Power Psychic Special 20 100% 10 The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Substitute Normal Status — 100% 10 The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day Fire Status — 100% 5 The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift Normal Special 60 100% 20 Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Tail Slap Normal Physical 25 85% 10 The user attacks by striking the target with its hard tail. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100% 10 If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100% 10 This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85% 15 The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status — 100% 30 The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first.
Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 If any opposing Pokémon is the opposite gender of the user, it is charmed, which harshly lowers its Sp. Atk stat.
Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used.
Extrasensory Psychic Special 80 100% 20 The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch.
Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 100% 20 The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. This attack never misses.
Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Flame Charge STAB Fire Physical 50 100% 20 Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Healing Wish Psychic Status — 100% 10 The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP restored and status conditions cured.
Howl Normal Status — 100% 40 The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60% 20 The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Memento Dark Status — 100% 10 The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Roar Normal Status — 100% 20 The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 The additional effects of this attack depend upon where it was used.
Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status — 100% 30 The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first.
Burning Jealousy STAB Fire Special 70 100% 5 The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Calm Mind Psychic Status — 100% 20 The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item.
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15 The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10 The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Flamethrower STAB Fire Special 90 100% 15 The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5 The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Heat Wave STAB Fire Special 95 90% 10 The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Helping Hand Normal Status — 100% 20 The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Laser Focus Normal Status — 100% 30 The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.
Mystical Fire STAB Fire Special 75 100% 10 The user attacks by breathing a special, hot fire. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100% 5 The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. This may also raise all the user's stats at once.
Pain Split Normal Status — 100% 20 The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Rest Psychic Status — 100% 5 The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Role Play Psychic Status — 100% 10 The user mimics the target completely, copying the target's Ability.
Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100% 10 The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15 The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talk Normal Status — 100% 10 The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snarl Dark Special 55 95% 15 The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Swift Normal Special 60 100% 20 Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

STAB = Same Type Attack Bonus (~1.5× damage) when a damaging move matches this Pokémon’s type(s).