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Alolan Ninetales

Ice / Fairy · Fox Pokémon — first seen in Generation I.

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IceFairy

Sprites

Normal

Shiny

In the ROM hacks

Ninetales (Alola) — Crystal Inheritance
Alola

Ninetales (Variant) — Low Budget Crystal
Variant

Ninetales (Alolan) — Kanto Expansion Pak
Alolan

Art by PacoScarso, Mediko, Aloeva, Swonkfish, Kazioko and Lodestar195, via the Talrega Dex; PacoScarso and the artists the sheet credits per sprite: Hornatrix, Kazioko, Lodestar195, Mediko, PacoScarso, Swonkfish; Ema Skye, BlueZangoose, Albatross, LuciShrimp, jojobear13, Mateo, thornAvery, LadyMisticus and the rest of the credited Kanto Expansion Pak team; SourApple (SoupPotato) — the creators' own, served from this site.

Pokédex data

National №: #0038
Dex numbers: National #038 · Kanto #038 · Johto #126 · Hoenn #154 · Updated Johto #128 · Updated Unova #249 · Updated Hoenn #161 · Original Alola #254 · Original Ula’ula #126 · Updated Alola #331 · Updated Ula’ula #152 · Let’s Go Kanto #038 · Galar #069 · Hisui #169 · Kitakami #038 · Blueberry #158 · Champions #038
Species: Fox Pokémon
Height: 1.1 m (3′07″)
Weight: 19.9 kg (43.9 lbs)
Base EXP: 177
Catch rate: 75
Base friendship: 70
Growth rate: Medium
Egg groups: Field
Egg cycles: 20
Gender: 25% male · 75% female
EV yield: 2 Speed

Abilities

Snow CloakIncreases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Snow Warning hiddenSummons hail that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Base stats

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	73	256	350
Attack	67	125	256
Defense	75	139	273
Sp. Attack	81	150	287
Sp. Defense	100	184	328
Speed	109	200	348
Total	505

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Alolan Ninetales takes from each attacking type.

×4

Steel

×2

PoisonRockFire

×½

BugIceDark

×0

Dragon

×1

NormalFightingFlyingGroundGhostWaterGrassElectricPsychicFairy

Evolution

Vulpix#0037

Use Fire Stone

Ninetales#0038 Use Ice Stone

Alolan Ninetales#0038

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

In the ROM hacks it evolves differently

Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.

In Pokémon Odyssey

Vulpix (Etrian)

Evolves into Ninetales (Etrian) with Fire Stone

Ninetales

In Low Budget Crystal

Vulpix (Alola)

Ninetales (Alola)

Vulpix (Variant)

Ninetales (Variant)

Evolves into Ninetales at level 30Evolves into Ninetales (Alola) at level 30Evolves into Ninetales with a Fire StoneEvolves into Ninetales (Variant) with a Water StoneEvolves into Ninetales (Variant) at level 30Evolves into Ninetales (Alola) with a Ice Stone

NinetalesEvolves into Vulpix (Variant) with a Water StoneEvolves into Vulpix with a Fire StoneEvolves into Vulpix (Alola) with a Ice Stone

Vulpix

In Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak

Vulpiii

Evolves into Vulpix at level 15

Vulpix

Evolves into Ninetales with a Fire Stone

Ninetales

Other forms

Ninetales

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon8 level-up · 31 TM/HM · 13 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
—	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10
1	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
1	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
1	Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100%	30
1	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Aurora Veil	Ice	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM79	Frost Breath	Ice	Special	60	90%	10
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Heal Bell	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100%	25
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Laser Focus	Normal	Status	—	—	30

Sun / Moon8 level-up · 31 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
—	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10
1	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
1	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
1	Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100%	30
1	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Aurora Veil	Ice	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM79	Frost Breath	Ice	Special	60	90%	10
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Compare official Alolan Ninetales with the ROM hacks →

In the 32 guides that include it

Changed in 30 of 32 guides: retyped in 24, stats in 30, abilities in 21, evolution in 5.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Alolan Ninetales, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Emerald Rogue	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Too Many Types 2	Changed	Fire→IceCat	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	—
Pokémon Heart & Soul	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Lazarus Evolves at Ice Stone	Changed	IceFairy	535 +30 +10 HP, +15 Sp. Atk, +5 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning
Pokémon Phoenix Red	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	520 +15 +8 HP, -26 Attack, +1 Defense, +41 Sp. Atk, -5 Sp. Def, -4 Speed	Serene Grace, Cute Charm + Serene Grace, Cute Charm − Flash Fire, Drought
Radical Red	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Serene Grace, Snow Warning + Serene Grace, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Elite Redux	Changed	IceFairy	515 +10 +10 Sp. Atk	Frozen Soul, North Wind, Snow Warning
Pokémon GS Chronicles	Changed		0 -505 -73 HP, -76 Attack, -75 Defense, -81 Sp. Atk, -100 Sp. Def, -100 Speed	—
Inclement Emerald	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Ambrosia	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	524 +19 -9 Attack, +19 Sp. Atk, +9 Speed	Blizzard always hits, Raises Reflect
Pokémon Crystal Inheritance	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Changed		0 -505 -73 HP, -67 Attack, -75 Defense, -81 Sp. Atk, -100 Sp. Def, -109 Speed	—
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Serene Grace, Snow Warning + Serene Grace, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Exceeded	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Cute Charm, Snow Warning
Pokémon WaveBlue	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Low Budget Crystal Evolves into Ninetales with a Fire Stone Evolves into Ninetales (Variant) with a Water Stone	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	525 +20 +20 HP, -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Warning + Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Polished Crystal	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak	Changed	IceFairy	524 +19 +19 Sp. Atk	—
Poke47 Evolves from Vulpix (Alola) — Use Ice Stone	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Misty Surge, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Misty Surge, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
HeartGold Generations	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon FireRed Deluxe Evolves into Ninetales with a Kanto Stone	Changed	Fire→IceFire	506 +1 -9 Attack, +1 Sp. Atk, +9 Speed	Flash Fire − Drought
Pokémon Emerald Blitz	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Saiph 2 Evolves from Vulpix using an Ice Stone	Changed		0 -505 -73 HP, -67 Attack, -75 Defense, -81 Sp. Atk, -100 Sp. Def, -109 Speed	—
Pokémon CC: Operation Masquerade	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Serene Grace, Refrigerate, Snow Warning + Serene Grace, Refrigerate, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	Changed	Fire→IceFairy	505 -9 Attack, +9 Speed	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning + Snow Cloak, Snow Warning − Flash Fire, Drought
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	IceFairy	505	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	IceFairy	505	Snow Cloak, Snow Warning

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Red / Blue	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 / HeartGold	Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystical power.
Silver / SoulSilver	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.
Ruby	NINETALES casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to gain total control over its foe’s mind. This POKéMON is said to live for a thousand years.
Sapphire	Legend has it that NINETALES came into being when nine wizards possessing sacred powers merged into one. This POKéMON is highly intelligent - it can understand human speech.
Emerald	It has long been said that each of the nine tails embody an enchanted power. A long-lived NINETALES will have fur that shines like gold.
FireRed / X	It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years.
LeafGreen / Y	Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse.
Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / White	Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
Black 2 / White 2	Each of its nine tails is imbued with supernatural power, and it can live for a thousand years.
Omega Ruby	Ninetales casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to gain total control over its foe’s mind. This Pokémon is said to live for a thousand years.
Alpha Sapphire	Legend has it that Ninetales came into being when nine wizards possessing sacred powers merged into one. This Pokémon is highly intelligent—it can understand human speech.
Sun	Legend has it that this mystical Pokémon was formed when nine saints coalesced into one.
Moon	Said to live for a thousand years, this Pokémon uses its supernatural abilities to manipulate fire. It can burn its prey to a crisp as it pleases.
Ultra Sun	It is vindictive and relentless by nature. Those who cross it even once will be cursed for a thousand years, along with their descendants.
Ultra Moon	The flickering flames it spews from its mouth leave its opponents hypnotized. Then, this extremely intelligent Pokémon attacks.

Names in other languages

Japanese	キュウコン
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Kyukon
German	Vulnona
French	Feunard
Spanish	Ninetales
Italian	Ninetales
Korean	나인테일
Chinese (Simplified)	九尾
Chinese (Traditional)	九尾

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.