Pokémechanics
FireRed & LeafGreen

#038Ninetales

Type
Species
Fox Pokémon
Height
1.1 m
Weight
19.9 kg

Ninetales

Firered
It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years.
Leafgreen
Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse.

Base stats

EVs: +1 Sp. Def, +1 Speed

HP73
Attack76
Defense75
Sp. Atk81
Sp. Def100
Speed100
Total505

Abilities

Flash Fire
Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Locations

Not found in the wild in this generation. Obtain by evolution, breeding, an event, or transfer from an earlier game.

Damage taken

  • x1
  • x1
  • x1
  • x1
  • x2
  • x2
  • x0.5
  • x1
  • x0.5
  • x0.5
  • x2
  • x0.5
  • x1
  • x1
  • x0.5
  • x1
  • x1
Level Up
LevelAttack NameTypeClassPowerAccuracyPPEffect %
1Confuse Ray
Status
--
100
10
--
Confuses the target.
1Ember
Special
40
100
25
10
Has a chance to burn the target.
1Quick Attack
Physical
40
100
30
--
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1Safeguard
Status
--
--
25
--
Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
45Fire Spin
Special
35
85
15
100
Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
TM/HM
MachineAttack NameTypeClassPowerAccuracyPPEffect %
TM05Roar
Status
--
--
20
--
Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
TM06Toxic
Status
--
90
10
--
Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM10Hidden Power
Special
60
100
15
--
Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11Sunny Day
Status
--
--
5
--
Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM15Hyper Beam
Special
150
90
5
--
User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17Protect
Status
--
--
10
--
Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM20Safeguard
Status
--
--
25
--
Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
TM21Frustration
Physical
--
100
20
--
Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23Iron Tail
Physical
100
75
15
30
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM27Return
Physical
--
100
20
--
Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM28Dig
Physical
80
100
10
--
User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM32Double Team
Status
--
--
15
--
Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM35Flamethrower
Special
90
100
15
10
Has a chance to burn the target.
TM38Fire Blast
Special
110
85
5
10
Has a chance to burn the target.
TM42Facade
Physical
70
100
20
--
Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43Secret Power
Physical
70
100
20
30
Has a chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
TM44Rest
Status
--
--
5
--
User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45Attract
Status
--
100
15
--
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM50Overheat
Special
130
90
5
100
Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Tutor
Attack NameTypeClassPowerAccuracyPPEffect %
Body Slam
Physical
85
100
15
30
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Double-Edge
Physical
120
100
15
--
User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Mimic
Status
--
--
10
--
Copies the target’s last used move.
Substitute
Status
--
--
10
--
Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Other generations

Red, Blue & Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald, Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sword & Shield, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet