Ninetales Alola in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Galar Pokédex #69 • Fox Pokémon
Ninetales Alola in the National Pokédex
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Shiny
Pokédex entries
Sword
It is said to live 1,000 years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers.
Shield
Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse.
Pokémon details
Types


Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Pokédex
Ninetales Alola in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
73
256
350
Attack
67
125
256
Defense
75
139
273
Sp. Atk
81
150
287
Sp. Def
100
184
328
Speed
109
200
348
Total
505
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Galar #69 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 Spe |
| Catch rate | 75 |
| Base Exp. | 177 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 25% male 75% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 cycles |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
![]() Vulpix Galar #68 | Use Ice Stone | ![]() Ninetales Galar #69 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo. | Dazzling Gleam The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Tail Whip The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary and lowering their Defense stats. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 |
| Start | Disable For four turns, this move prevents the target from using the move it last used. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| Start | Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 30 |
| Start | Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Blizzard A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. | ![]() | ![]() | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| Start | Aurora Beam The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target’s Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| Start | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Powder Snow The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze opposing Pokémon. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| Start | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. | ![]() | ![]() | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| Start | Imprison If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| Start | Grudge If the user faints, the user’s grudge fully depletes the PP of the opponent’s move that knocked it out. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 |
| Start | Extrasensory The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| Start | Sheer Cold The target faints instantly. It’s less likely to hit the target if it’s used by Pokémon other than Ice types. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 30 | 5 |
| Start | Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Start | Ice Shard The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| Start | Dazzling Gleam The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Aurora Veil This move reduces damage from physical and special moves for five turns. This can be used only in a hailstorm. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM08 | Hyper Beam The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can’t move on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM09 | Giga Impact The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can’t move on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM11 | Solar Beam In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM15 | Dig The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM19 | Safeguard The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 25 |
| TM21 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM24 | Snore This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM27 | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. | ![]() | ![]() | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM29 | Charm The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target’s Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM33 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 |
| TM35 | Hail The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM39 | Facade This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM40 | Swift Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 |
| TM44 | Imprison If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM46 | Weather Ball This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM47 | Fake Tears The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM57 | Payback The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM60 | Power Swap The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM64 | Avalanche The power of this attack move is doubled if the user has been hurt by the target in the same turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM71 | Wonder Room The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def stats are swapped for five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM76 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM77 | Hex This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. | ![]() | ![]() | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM84 | Tail Slap The user attacks by striking the target with its hard tail. It hits the target two to five times in a row. | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 85 | 10 |
| TM87 | Draining Kiss The user steals the target’s HP with a kiss. The user’s HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM89 | Misty Terrain This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TR01 | Body Slam The user drops onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | ![]() | ![]() | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TR05 | Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR06 | Blizzard A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. | ![]() | ![]() | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TR12 | Agility The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply raises the Speed stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 30 |
| TR20 | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TR25 | Psyshock The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TR26 | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TR30 | Encore The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 5 |
| TR31 | Iron Tail The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TR49 | Calm Mind The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| TR58 | Dark Pulse The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR68 | Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| TR69 | Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| TR81 | Foul Play The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage it deals. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TR82 | Stored Power The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user’s stats are raised, the greater the move’s power. | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TR92 | Dazzling Gleam The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Axel A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successful hit. | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 90 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| Baby-Doll Eyes The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target’s Attack stat. This move always goes first. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 |
| Baby-Doll Eyes The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target’s Attack stat. This move always goes first. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 |
| Baby-Doll Eyes The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target’s Attack stat. This move always goes first. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 |
| Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Covet The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target’s held item. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 |
| Dream Eater The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| Freeze-Dry The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| Freeze-Dry The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| Freeze-Dry The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| Frost Breath The user blows its cold breath on the target. This attack always results in a critical hit. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| Headbutt The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| Heal Bell The user makes a soothing bell chime to heal the status conditions of all the party Pokémon. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 |
| Howl The user howls loudly to raise the spirit of itself and allies. This raises their Attack stats. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 40 |
| Howl The user howls loudly to raise the spirit of itself and allies. This raises their Attack stats. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 40 |
| Howl The user howls loudly to raise the spirit of itself and allies. This raises their Attack stats. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 40 |
| Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 60 | 20 |
| Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 60 | 20 |
| Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 60 | 20 |
| Laser Focus The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 30 |
| Moonblast Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| Moonblast Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| Moonblast Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| Pain Split The user adds its HP to the target’s HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Psych Up The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| Reflect A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Roar The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Roar The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Roar The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. Learn as Vulpix Alola, then retain through evolution. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Role Play The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s Ability. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 85 | 15 |
| Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 90 | 10 |
Snow Cloak
Ability Slot 1
Boosts evasiveness in a hailstorm.
Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.
Snow Warning(Hidden Ability)
The Pokémon summons a hailstorm when it enters a battle.
Summons hail for five turns when it enters battle.



















































