- Species
- Fox Pokémon
- Type
- Catch rate
- 75
- Growth
- Medium
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 19.9 kg
- Gender
- 25% ♂ 75% ♀
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Base friendship
- 70
Ninetales
- Sword
- It is said to live 1,000 years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers.
- Shield
- 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
| HP | 73 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 76 | |
| Defense | 75 | |
| Sp. Atk | 81 | |
| Sp. Def | 100 | |
| Speed | 100 | |
| Total | 505 |
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.
- Drought (hidden)
- Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
Locations
- Sword
- Max Raid
OverworldDusty Bowl Lv 35-60 100% Giant's Cap Lv 35-60 100% Hammerlocke Hills Lv 25-60 100% Lake of Outrage Lv 25-60 100% Stony Wilderness Lv 35-60 100% Lake of Outrage Lv 55-60 50% - Shield
- Max Raid
Giant's Cap Lv 45-60 40% - Isle of Armor (Sword)
- Max Raid
Challenge Beach Lv 55-60 20% Fields of Honor Lv 55-60 20% Loop Lagoon Lv 55-60 20% Potbottom Desert Lv 55-60 20% - Isle of Armor (Shield)
- Trade from Sword, Shield
- Crown Tundra (Sword)
- Max Raid
Ballimere Lake Lv 45-60 70% Giant's Bed Lv 45-60 70% Snowslide Slope Lv 45-60 35% - Crown Tundra (Shield)
- Trade from Sword, Shield
Damage taken
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x2
- x2
- x0.5
- x1
- x0.5
- x0.5
- x2
- x0.5
- x1
- x1
- x0.5
- x1
- x1
- x0.5
| Level Up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Status | -- | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Confuses the target. | ||||||||
| 1 | Disable | Status | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | ||||||||
| 1 | Ember | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| 1 | Extrasensory | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| 1 | Fire Blast | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| 1 | Fire Spin | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | 100 | ||
Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | ||||||||
| 1 | Flamethrower | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| 1 | Grudge | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0. | ||||||||
| 1 | Imprison | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | ||||||||
| 1 | Incinerate | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Destroys the target’s held berry. | ||||||||
| 1 | Inferno | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | ||||||||
| 1 | Quick Attack | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 1 | Safeguard | Status | -- | -- | 25 | -- | ||
Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | ||||||||
| 1 | Spite | Status | -- | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | ||||||||
| 1 | Tail Whip | Status | -- | 100 | 30 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| 1 | Will-O-Wisp | Status | -- | 85 | 15 | -- | ||
Burns the target. | ||||||||
| TM/HM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| TM08 | Hyper Beam | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | -- | ||
User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | ||||||||
| TM09 | Giga Impact | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | -- | ||
User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | ||||||||
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | ||||||||
| TM13 | Fire Spin | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | 100 | ||
Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | ||||||||
| TM15 | Dig | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||||||||
| TM19 | Safeguard | Status | -- | -- | 25 | -- | ||
Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | ||||||||
| TM21 | Rest | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | ||||||||
| TM24 | Snore | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TM25 | Protect | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | ||||||||
| TM31 | Attract | Status | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||||||||
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | ||||||||
| TM38 | Will-O-Wisp | Status | -- | 85 | 15 | -- | ||
Burns the target. | ||||||||
| TM39 | Facade | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||||
| TM40 | Swift | Special | 60 | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Never misses. | ||||||||
| TM44 | Imprison | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | ||||||||
| TM46 | Weather Ball | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather’s type. | ||||||||
| TM47 | Fake Tears | Status | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | ||||||||
| TM57 | Payback | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | ||||||||
| TM60 | Power Swap | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
User swaps Attack and Special Attack changes with the target. | ||||||||
| TM76 | Round | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn. | ||||||||
| TM77 | Hex | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | ||||||||
| TM84 | Tail Slap | Physical | 25 | 85 | 10 | -- | ||
Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | ||||||||
| TM92 | Mystical Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR01 | Body Slam | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ||||||||
| TR02 | Flamethrower | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| TR12 | Agility | Status | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | ||||||||
| TR15 | Fire Blast | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| TR20 | 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. | ||||||||
| TR25 | Psyshock | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. | ||||||||
| TR26 | Endure | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||||||
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TR30 | Encore | Status | -- | 100 | 5 | -- | ||
Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | ||||||||
| TR31 | Iron Tail | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR33 | Shadow Ball | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR36 | Heat Wave | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| TR43 | Overheat | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | 100 | ||
Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | ||||||||
| TR49 | Calm Mind | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR55 | Flare Blitz | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | 10 | ||
User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| TR58 | Dark Pulse | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| TR65 | Energy Ball | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR68 | Nasty Plot | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | ||||||||
| TR69 | Zen Headbutt | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| TR81 | Foul Play | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat. | ||||||||
| TR82 | Stored Power | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×. | ||||||||
| Tutor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| Burning Jealousy | Special | 70 | 100 | 5 | 100 | ||
Burns the target if it had a state stage raise this turn. | |||||||
| Scorching Sands | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | |||||||
Other generations
Red, Blue & Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet