#038 Ninetales

fire

Height1.1 m(3'07")

Weight19.9 kg(43.9 lbs)

Gender♂ 25%♀ 75%

Gen 1

Ninetales Evolution

VulpixLevel 1

NinetalesFire Stone

Alolan NinetalesAlolan Form

Ninetales's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	73		287
Attack	76		188
Defense	75		186
Sp. Atk	81		198
Sp. Def	100		236
Speed	100		236
		0/508	1331

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

water ground rock

1xdamage

normal electric fighting poison flying psychic ghost dragon dark

0.5xdamage

fire grass ice bug steel fairy

Ninetales 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.

DroughtHidden

Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

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Ninetales Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tail Whip	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Defense stats.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	Level 1	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Quick Attack	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Burning Jealousy	fire	special	70	100	TM	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	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	TM	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	TM	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	TM	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	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	TM	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	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	TM	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Flare Blitz	fire	physical	120	100	TM	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	TM	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	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90	TM	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hex	ghost	special	65	100	TM	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Imprison	psychic	status	–	–	TM	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Night Shade	ghost	special	–	100	TM	The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Overheat	fire	special	130	90	TM	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	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	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	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Scorching Sands	ground	special	70	100	TM	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	TM	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	–	–	TM	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	TM	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	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	TM	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	TM	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	–	–	TM	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	–	–	TM	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	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	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	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Will O Wisp	fire	status	–	85	TM	The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Baby Doll Eyes	fairy	status	–	100	Egg	The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Egg	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Flame Charge	fire	physical	50	100	Egg	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Healing Wish	psychic	status	–	–	Egg	The user faints. In return, the Pokémon taking its place will have its HP restored and status conditions cured.
Howl	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.
Hypnosis	psychic	status	–	60	Egg	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Memento	dark	status	–	100	Egg	The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Ninetales Sprites

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Pokedex Entries

Red

Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.

Yellow

According to an enduring legend, 9 noble saints were united and reincarnated as this POKéMON.

Gold

Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystical power.

Silver

Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.

Crystal

It is said to live a thousand years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers.

In Other Languages

Ninetales's Japanese name is Kyukon (キュウコン). Here are all the official names for Ninetales across different languages:

JapaneseキュウコンKyukon

Korean나인테일

Chinese (Traditional)九尾

FrenchFeunard

GermanVulnona

SpanishNinetales

ItalianNinetales

Chinese (Simplified)九尾

Ninetales Breeding

Species

Fox Pokémon

Egg Groups

Ground

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate75

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium

Base Experience177

How to Get Ninetales

Ninetales can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Ninetales in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Kanto #38 Johto #126 Hoenn #154 Johto (HGSS) #128 Unova (B2W2) #249 Hoenn (ORAS) #161 Alola #254 Ula'ula #126 Alola (USUM) #331 Ula'ula (USUM) #152 Kanto (LGPE) #38 Galar #69 Hisui #169 Kitakami #38 Blueberry #158

GameMethodLocationDetails

BlackWildAbundant shrineRustling Grass

WhiteWildAbundant shrineRustling Grass

Black 2WildAbundant shrineRustling Grass

White 2WildAbundant shrineRustling Grass

XWildFriend safari fire–

YWildFriend safari fire–

Let's Go EeveeWildKanto route 7, Kanto route 8Overworld

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