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ninetales
Generation I

ninetales

Fox Pokémon

fire

The coat of gleaming golden fur is quite magnificent. This species is said to store sacred power in its nine long tails and to live for a millennium.

1.1 m

Height

19.9 kg

Weight

177

Base XP

75

Capture Rate

70

Base Happiness

♂ 25% ♀ 75%

Gender

Base Stats

HP73
Attack76
Defense75
Sp. Atk81
Sp. Def100
+1 EV
Speed100
+1 EV
Total505

Historical Stats

Generation I

Special100

Abilities

Flash Fire
Slot 1Generation III

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

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

Drought
Slot 3HiddenGeneration III

Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

“Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.”

Evolution Chain

Evolves from Vulpix

vulpix

vulpix

#037

Fire Stone
ninetales

ninetales

#038

Breeding

Ground

Egg Groups

20 cycles

Hatch Counter

Grassland

Habitat

Medium

Growth Rate

Quadruped

Shape

No

Gender Diff.

Moves (98)

Level Up (11)

Lv.MoveTypeClassPwrAccPP
1
Tackle

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Changed in: Black White, Sun Moon

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1
Tail Whip

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

All Opponents

normalstatus—100%30
1
RoarTM172

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Changed in: X Y

normalstatus——20
1
Disable

Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.

Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Black White

normalstatus—100%20
1
Ember

Has a chance to burn the target.

firespecial40100%25
1
Quick Attack

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

normalphysical40100%30
1
Grudge

If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0.

User

ghoststatus——5
1
IncinerateTM59

Destroys the target’s held berry.

All Opponents

Changed in: X Y

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1
Inferno

Has a chance to burn the target.

firespecial10050%5
15
Flame Wheel

Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.

firephysical60100%25
29
Extrasensory

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

Changed in: X Y

psychicspecial80100%20

TM / HM (75)

HeadbuttBody SlamTake DownDouble EdgeFlamethrowerHyper BeamSolar BeamFire SpinDigToxicAgilityRageNight ShadeMimicDouble TeamConfuse RayReflectBideFire BlastSwiftSkull BashDream EaterRestSubstituteSnoreCurseSpiteProtectEndureCharmSwaggerAttractSleep TalkReturnFrustrationSafeguardPain SplitBaton PassEncoreHidden PowerSunny DayPsych UpShadow BallHeat WaveWill O WispFacadeHelping HandImprisonSecret PowerWeather BallFake TearsOverheatCalm MindNatural GiftPaybackPower SwapFlare BlitzDark PulseEnergy BallGiga ImpactNasty PlotZen HeadbuttCaptivatePsyshockFlame ChargeFoul PlayRoundStored PowerHexTail SlapSnarlConfideBurning JealousyScorching SandsTera Blast

Egg Moves (6)

HypnosisFlailMementoHowlHealing WishBaby Doll Eyes

Tutor (6)

Iron TailRole PlayCovetOminous WindMystical FireLaser Focus

Sprites (13)

ninetales Back defaultBack default
ninetales Back shinyBack shiny
ninetales Front defaultFront default
ninetales Front shinyFront shiny
ninetales Other dream world front defaultOther dream world front default
ninetales Other home front defaultOther home front default
ninetales Other home front shinyOther home front shiny
ninetales Other official Artwork front defaultOther official Artwork front default
ninetales Other official Artwork front shinyOther official Artwork front shiny
ninetales Other showdown back defaultOther showdown back default
ninetales Other showdown back shinyOther showdown back shiny
ninetales Other showdown front defaultOther showdown front default
ninetales Other showdown front shinyOther showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Kanto Route 7 Area

Lets Go EeveeOverworld Lv.22–27100%

Kanto Route 8 Area

Lets Go EeveeOverworld Lv.22–27100%

Abundant Shrine Area

BlackGrass Spots Lv.505%
WhiteGrass Spots Lv.505%
Black 2Grass Spots Lv.365%
White 2Grass Spots Lv.365%

Friend Safari Fire

XWalk Lv.3033%
YWalk Lv.3033%

Game Appearances

Red#83Blue#83Yellow#83Gold#38Silver#38Crystal#38Ruby#38Sapphire#38Emerald#38Firered#38Leafgreen#38Diamond#38Pearl#38Platinum#38Heartgold#38Soulsilver#38Black#38White#38Black 2#38White 2#38

Held Items

Rawst Berry
Ruby: 100%Sapphire: 100%Emerald: 100%Firered: 50%Leafgreen: 50%Diamond: 100%Pearl: 100%Platinum: 100%Heartgold: 100%Soulsilver: 100%Black: 100%White: 100%Black 2: 100%White 2: 100%
Charcoal
Omega Ruby: 5%Alpha Sapphire: 5%Sun: 5%Moon: 5%Ultra Sun: 5%Ultra Moon: 5%

Varieties

ninetales

Ninetales

Current
ninetales-alola

Ninetales Alola

Pokédex Numbers

#38

National

#158

Blueberry

#38

Champions

#69

Galar

#169

Hisui

#154

Hoenn

#38

Kanto

#38

Kitakami

#38

Letsgo Kanto

#254

Original Alola

#126

Original Johto

#126

Original Ulaula

#331

Updated Alola

#161

Updated Hoenn

#128

Updated Johto

#152

Updated Ulaula

#249

Updated Unova

Names in Other Languages

나인테일

Korean

Feunard

French

Vulnona

German

Ninetales

Spanish

Ninetales

Italian

キュウコン

Japanese

Pal Park

Field

Score: 80Rate: 10

Meta

#68

Order

Yes

Default Form

Generation I

Generation

Yellow

Color