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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Alolan Ninetales in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Alolan Ninetales, as well as its strengths and weakness.
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Type | |
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Alolan Ninetales | ||
Abilities | ||
Snow Cloak Snow Warning (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | (4x) | |
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Snow Cloak | Increases the user's Evasion by one stage during a Snowstorm. | |
Snow Warning (Hidden) |
The user creates a Snowstorm that lasts for 5 turns after being sent out in battle. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 73 | 366 |
Atk | 67 | 515 |
Def | 75 | 339 |
SpAtk | 81 | 296 |
SpDef | 100 | 111 |
Speed | 109 | 87 |
Total | 505 | 261 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 180 | 180 | 148 | 148 | 133 |
Atk | 130 | 119 | 87 | 78 | 64 |
Def | 139 | 127 | 95 | 85 | 72 |
SpAtk | 146 | 133 | 101 | 90 | 77 |
SpDef | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
Spd | 177 | 161 | 129 | 116 | 102 |
Best Natures | ||
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Timid(+Speed, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Screens Setter | ★★★★★ |
Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | 4 Def / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 148 HP / 96 Def / 133 Sp. Atk / 120 Sp. Def / 177 Spe |
Ability | Snow Warning |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Light Clay |
Moveset | ・
Aurora Veil
・ Moonblast ・ Blizzard ・ Ice Shard |
Aurora Veil is Reflect and Light Screen combined into one move Ice-types have x1.5 Defense under Snow Does good damage while primarily being a support |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Snow Warning | Light Clay |
The Ability chosen for Alolan Ninetales for this build is Snow Warning. This allows it to use Aurora Veil to help increase the defenses of its teammates.
The item chosen for Alolan Nintales for this build is Light Clay. This makes Aurora Veil stay active longer than normal. Icy Rock can also be used to extend the duration of Snow to further support Pokemon with the Snow Cloak or Ice Body abilities.
Aurora Veil | Moonblast |
Blizzard | Ice Shard |
Aurora Veil is the key move for this build. This lets Alolan Ninetales support its team by halving all damage taken for 8 turns with Light Clay. Note that this move only works while Snow is active.
Moonblast is Alolan Ninetales' strongest Fairy-type STAB attack, while Blizzard is its strongest Ice-type STAB attack. Blizzard is normally a 70% accurate move, but when Snow is active, it will never miss.
Ice Shard is used to knock out any low HP Pokemon thanks to its +1 priority.
Ghost Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ghost is the best Tera Type for this build. It makes Alolan Ninetales immune to Fake Out and Extreme Speed while also turning most of its weaknesses into neutral hits, with the exception of Poison becoming a resist.
Best Ghost Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EV investment in Special Attack and Speed is used to make Alolan Ninetales hit as hard and fast as possible. The remaining 4 EVs are placed into Defense to help increase its bulk, especially in Snow.
Timid is the best nature for Alolan Ninetales to ensure that Aurora Veil is setup as soon as possible.
Baton Pass | Can be used to swap out Alolan Ninetales and pass any buffs on it to another Pokemon. Best used with moves like Agility, Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Substitute. |
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Ice Beam | Does less damage than Blizzard, but will still be 100% accurate after Snow is gone. |
Damage Dealt by Alolan Ninetales |
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Item: Life Orb | Blizzard 144-170 (92.3 - 108.9%) 56.3% Chance to OHKO |
Item: Punching Glove | Moonblast 180-212 (102.8 - 121.1%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Damage Received by Alolan Ninetales |
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Item: Choice Scarf | Flamethrower 117-138 (79 - 93.2%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
Item: Hearthflame Mask | Ivy Cudgel 82-97 (55.4 - 65.5%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator
Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | 4 Def / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 148 HP / 96 Def / 133 Sp. Atk / 120 Sp. Def / 177 Spe |
Ability | Snow Warning |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Light Clay |
Moveset | ・
Aurora Veil
・ Icy Wind ・ Helping Hand ・ Protect |
Aurora Veil is Reflect and Light Screen combined into one move Ice-types have x1.5 Defense under Snow Great support move pool |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Snow Warning | Light Clay |
The Ability chosen for Alolan Ninetales for this build is Snow Warning. This allows it to use Aurora Veil to help increase the defenses of its teammates.
The item chosen for Alolan Nintales for this build is Light Clay. This makes Aurora Veil stay active longer than normal. Icy Rock can also be used to extend the duration of Snow to further support Pokemon with the Snow Cloak or Ice Body abilities.
Aurora Veil | Icy Wind |
Helping Hand | Protect |
Aurora Veil is the key move for this build. This lets Alolan Ninetales support its team by halving all damage taken for 8 turns with Light Clay. Note that this move only works while Snow is active.
Icy Wind helps with speed control by lowering the Speed of opposing Pokemon hit by 1 stage.
Helping Hand helps an ally Pokemon knock out its target by increasing the power of their attack by 50%.
Protect is used to keep Alolan Ninetales safe from any moves targeted towards it. Note that this does not work against both Urshifu forms because of their ability Unseen Fist.
Ghost Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ghost is the best Tera Type for this build. It makes Alolan Ninetales immune to Fake Out while also turning most of its weaknesses into neutral hits, with the exception of Poison becoming a resist.
Best Ghost Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EV investment in HP and Speed is used to make Alolan Ninetales bulky and fast. The remaining 4 EVs are placed into Defense to help increase its bulk, especially in Snow.
Timid is the best nature for Alolan Ninetales to ensure that Aurora Veil is setup as soon as possible.
Blizzard | If you don't need supportive moves, then Blizzard is great because it's an Ice-type STAB move that hits both opposing Pokemon |
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Dazzling Gleam | Like Blizzard, this is a Fairy-type STAB move that hits both opposing Pokemon. Alternatively, you can use Moonblast for more damage but at the cost of hitting only one Pokemon |
Encore | Causes a Pokemon to repeat the last move it used for 3 turns. Useful to lock a Pokemon into an attack that is not effective into your team. |
Charm | Catch opponents off-guard by lowering their Attack stat 2 stages with this move. Alternatively, you can use Baby-Doll Eyes to make it +1 priority at the cost of only lowering their Attack by 1 stage. |
Damage Received by Alolan Ninetales |
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Item: Choice Scarf | Flamethrower 117-138 (79 - 93.2%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
Item: Hearthflame Mask | Ivy Cudgel 82-97 (55.4 - 65.5%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator
Alolan Ninetales' main appeal is that it can setup Aurora Veil in one turn compared to having to setup Reflect and then Light Screen afterwards.
With its ability Snow Warning being able to setup Snow, Alolan Ninetales complements other Ice-types naturally by giving them a 1.5x boost to their Defense stat.
Alolan Ninetales is best used as a support Pokemon with its great support movepool. It also has a decent Special Attack stat, so you can use offensive moves to do some good damage to the opponent's Pokemon.
Screens Lead | Physical Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Alolan Ninetales | Baxcalibur | Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) |
Alolan Ninetales is the perfect lead for a Pokemon like Baxcalibur. Set up Aurora Veil and switch out to Baxcalibur, then start setting up with moves like Swords Dance or Dragon Dance to make it a monstrous threat.
Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon is also a great complement to Baxcalibur since it can threaten most types that wall it, while also being one of the strongest Pokemon in the current metagame.
Screens Setter | Bulky Special Attacker |
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Alolan Ninetales | Hisuian Goodra |
Healer / Special Attacker | Healer / Trick Room Supp. |
Cresselia | Sinistcha |
Alolan Ninetales makes Hisuian Goodra nearly impossible to break through. Combine this with the healing and Trick Room support from Pokemon like Cresselia and Sinistcha, then Hisuian Goodra will be able to knock out your opponent's team before they can knock it out.
Pokemon | Description |
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Scizor | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can threaten an OHKO with Bullet Punch before Aurora Veil is active. ・Resists both of Alolan Ninetales STAB attacks. ▶️Scizor Best Movesets |
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style | Ranking: ★★★★
・Surging Strikes always crits, which ignores Aurora Veil. ・Removes weakness to Fairy with Water Tera. ▶️Urshifu Rapid-Strike Best Movesets |
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