#0038 · Fox Pokémon

Ninetales

Fire

Base Stats

HP73

Attack76

Defense75

Sp. Atk81

Sp. Def100

Speed100

Total 505

Health Record

Ninetales

National No.: #0038
Type: Fire
Category: Fox Pokémon
Height: 1.1 m 3.6 ft
Weight: 19.9 kg 43.9 lb
Abilities: Flash FireDrought hidden
Debut: Gen I · Kanto · 1996
Japanese name: キュウコン

About Ninetales

Ninetales is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Fox Pokémon, number 38 in the National Pokédex. It debuted in Generation I (Kanto), which began with Pokémon Red, Green and Blue in 1996. It evolves from Vulpix.

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Evolution Line

#0037VulpixFire

Fire Stone / Ice Stone#0038NinetalesFire

Type Matchups

Weak To

GroundGround×2
RockRock×2
WaterWater×2

Resists

BugBug×½
FairyFairy×½
FireFire×½
GrassGrass×½
IceIce×½
SteelSteel×½

Forms

Ninetales has 1 other form with different types or stats.

Alolan Ninetales

Ice Fairy

Base stat total: 505
Abilities: Snow Cloak, Snow Warning
Height / weight: 1.1 m · 19.9 kg

73HP67Attack75Defense81Sp. Atk100Sp. Def109Speed

Game Data

Training

EV yield+1 Sp. Def+1 Speed

Catch rate75average to catch

Base friendship70out of 255

Base experience177on defeat

Growth rateMedium

Breeding

Gender ratio♂ 25% male♀ 75% female

Egg groupsField

Egg cycles20about 5,140 steps to hatch

Moves Learned by Level

In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100
1	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100

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