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General

Ninetales

Abilities

Flash Fire: When this Pokémon takes damage from a Fire move, it becomes immune to Fire moves and all its Fire moves do 50% more damage until it leaves battle.

Damage Taken

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Dex Numbers

Generation: RBY
Kanto: 38
Johto: 126
Hoenn: 154
Sinnoh: n/a

Names

Japanese: キュウコン
Romaji: Kyuukon

Flavor

Height: 3'7.3" or 1.1 m
Weight: 43.9 lb or 19.9 kg
Species: Fox
Color: yellow
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: 83 or 0x53

Breeding

Gender: ¼ male; ¾ female (code: 191 or 0xbf)
Breeding groups: 5: Ground
Steps to hatch: 5,120
Compatible with: 63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP: 178 or 0xb2
Capture rate: 75 or 0x4b
Base happiness: 70 or 0x46
Growth rate: medium
Effort points: 1 Special Defense
1 Speed
Wild held items: Rawst Berry (100%)

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1
Vulpix Base form	Ninetales Use a Fire Stone

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	73	180	350	64.5
Attack	76	128	251	55.2
Defense	75	127	249	61.1
Special Attack	81	133	261	69.6
Special Defense	100	152	299	85
Speed	100	152	299	87.4
Average	84.2	-	-	80.5

Flavor

Diamond/Pearl Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area	Section	Level	Method

Move List

See also: Contest list

Ninetales's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Ninetales gets the STAB from moves.

				Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
		--	--	Confuse Ray	10	--	100%		Confuses the target.
--	--	--	--	Ember	25	40	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
			--	Nasty Plot	20	--	0%		Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.
--	--	--	--	Quick Attack	30	40	100%	1	Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
--	--			Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
		--	--	Safeguard	25	--	100%		Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns.
--	--			Tail Whip	30	--	100%		Lowers the target's Defense.
	43	45		Fire Spin	15	15	70%		Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
				Tutored moves
				Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
				Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
				Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
				Mimic	10	--	100%		Copies the target's last used move.
				Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
				Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
				Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
				Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
				Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
				Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
				TMs and HMs
	45	45	45	Attract	15	--	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
34				Bide	10	varies	100%	1	Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting.
08				Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
			04	Calm Mind	20	--	100%		Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
			78	Captivate	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
	03			Curse	10	--	100%		Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
			79	Dark Pulse	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
28	28	28	28	Dig	10	80	100%		User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
32	32	32	32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
10				Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
			85	Dream Eater	15	100	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
	20		58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
		42	42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
38	38	38	38	Fire Blast	5	120	85%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
		35	35	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	21	21	21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
			68	Giga Impact	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
	02			Headbutt	15	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
	10	10	10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
15	15	15	15	Hyper Beam	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
	23	23	23	Iron Tail	15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
31				Mimic	10	--	100%		Copies the target's last used move.
			83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
		50	50	Overheat	5	140	90%		Lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels after inflicting damage.
			66	Payback	10	50	100%		Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move.
	17	17	17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
			77	Psych Up	10	--	100%		Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
20				Rage	20	20	100%		User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
33				Reflect	20	--	100%		Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
44	44	44	44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
	27	27	27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
	05	05	05	Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
		20	20	Safeguard	25	--	100%		Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns.
		43	43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
40				Skull Bash	15	100	100%		Raises the user's Defense. User charges for one turn before attacking.
	35		82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
	13			Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
			22	SolarBeam	10	120	100%		Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
50			90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
	11	11	11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
	34		87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
39	39			Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
09				Take Down	20	90	85%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
06	06	06	06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
			61	Will-O-Wisp	15	--	75%		Burns the target.