Ninetales in Pokémon X & Y
#38 in the X and Y Pokédex • Fox Pokémon
Ninetales in the National Pokédex
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Pokédex entries
Pokémon X
It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years.
Pokémon Y
Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse.
Pokémon details
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Category
Abilities
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Ninetales in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
73
256
350
Attack
76
141
276
Defense
75
139
273
Sp. Atk
81
150
287
Sp. Def
100
184
328
Speed
100
184
328
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 | - |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 1 SpD, 1 Spe |
| Catch rate | 75 |
| Base Exp. | 177 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 25% male 75% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
![]() Vulpix #37 | Use Fire Stone | ![]() Ninetales #38 |
X| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Friend Safari Friend Safari (Fire) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | - | Randomly assigned to Friend Safari Slot 3, Requires a registered 3DS friend. Each unlocked encounter slot has equal probability: 50% with two slots or approximately 33.3% with three. The candidate depends on that friend’s Safari., Friend must enter the Hall of Fame and meet you in the PSS. Since Nintendo Network closed in April 2024, new third-slot and Hidden Ability unlocks require local play together; earlier online unlocks remain available. |
Y| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Friend Safari Friend Safari (Fire) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | - | Randomly assigned to Friend Safari Slot 3, Requires a registered 3DS friend. Each unlocked encounter slot has equal probability: 50% with two slots or approximately 33.3% with three. The candidate depends on that friend’s Safari., Friend must enter the Hall of Fame and meet you in the PSS. Since Nintendo Network closed in April 2024, new third-slot and Hidden Ability unlocks require local play together; earlier online unlocks remain available. |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Flamethrower The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| Start | Quick Attack The user lunges at the target at a speed that makes it almost invisible. This move always goes first. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| Start | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Safeguard The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 25 |
| Start | Imprison If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| Start | Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Psyshock The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM04 | Calm Mind The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| TM05 | Roar The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can’t move on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM20 | Safeguard The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM42 | Facade An attack move that doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or has paralysis. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Flame Charge Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks. Then, building up more power, the user raises its Speed stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round and make the attack do greater damage. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM50 | Overheat The user attacks the target at full power. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def. | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM59 | Incinerate The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp The user shoots a sinister, bluish-white flame at the target to inflict a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 85 | 15 |
| TM66 | Payback The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM68 | 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 |
| TM77 | Psych Up The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM85 | Dream Eater The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal its own HP. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM87 | Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 90 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 |
| TM97 | Dark Pulse The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM100 | Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 |
| Class | Acquisition source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby-Doll Eyes The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers its Attack stat. This move always goes first. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 | Vulpix — level up (level 9) |
| Captivate If any opposing Pokémon is the opposite gender of the user, it is charmed, which harshly lowers its Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 | Vulpix — level up (level 47) |
| Disable For four turns, this move prevents the target from using the move it last used. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Ember The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 25 | Vulpix — level up (level 1) |
| Extrasensory The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 20 | Vulpix — level up (level 39) |
| Feint Attack The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 | Vulpix — level up (level 20) |
| Fire Spin The target becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for four to five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | 35 | 85 | 15 | Vulpix — level up (level 12) |
| Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Flame Burst The user attacks the target with a bursting flame. The bursting flame damages Pokémon next to the target as well. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 15 | Vulpix — level up (level 23) |
| Flare Blitz The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. This may leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 15 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Grudge If the user faints, the user’s grudge fully depletes the PP of the opponent’s move that knocked it out. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 | Vulpix — level up (level 44) |
| Heat Wave The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 90 | 10 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Hex This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. | ![]() | ![]() | 65 | 100 | 10 | Vulpix — level up (level 28) |
| Howl The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, which raises its Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 40 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 60 | 20 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Inferno The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 50 | 5 | Vulpix — level up (level 50) |
| Power Swap The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Secret Power The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its additional effects vary depending on the user’s environment. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Vulpix — breeding |
| 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 | Vulpix — breeding |
| Tail Whip The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary and lowering their Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 | Vulpix — level up (level 4) |
| Class | Acquisition source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam The user drops onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | ![]() | ![]() | 85 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Captivate If any opposing Pokémon is the opposite gender of the user, it is charmed, which harshly lowers its Sp. Atk stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Covet The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target’s held item. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 25 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Covet The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target’s held item. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 25 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Disable For four turns, this move prevents the target from using the move it last used. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Double-Edge A reckless, life-risking tackle. This also damages the user quite a lot. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Ember The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 40 | 100 | 25 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Extrasensory The user attacks with an odd, unseeable power. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Feint Attack The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Fire Spin The target becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for four to five turns. | ![]() | ![]() | 35 | 85 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Flame Burst The user attacks the target with a bursting flame. The bursting flame damages Pokémon next to the target as well. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Flare Blitz The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. This may leave the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 120 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Foul Play The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Foul Play The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 100 | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Grudge If the user faints, the user’s grudge fully depletes the PP of the opponent’s move that knocked it out. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Headbutt The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Heat Wave The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 90 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Heat Wave The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 90 | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Hex This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. | ![]() | ![]() | 65 | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Howl The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, which raises its Attack stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 40 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 60 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Inferno The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 50 | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Iron Tail The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 75 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Iron Tail The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 75 | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Mimic The user copies the target’s last move. The move can be used during battle until the Pokémon is switched out. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Natural Gift The user draws power to attack by using its held Berry. The Berry determines the move’s type and power. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Ominous Wind The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. This may also raise all the user’s stats at once. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | 100 | 5 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Pain Split The user adds its HP to the target’s HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Pain Split The user adds its HP to the target’s HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 20 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Power Swap The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Role Play The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s natural Ability. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Role Play The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s natural Ability. | ![]() | ![]() | - | - | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Secret Power The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its additional effects vary depending on the user’s environment. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Secret Power The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its additional effects vary depending on the user’s environment. | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | 100 | 20 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Snore An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Snore An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | 100 | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 10 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
| Swift Star-shaped rays are shot at the opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. | ![]() | ![]() | 60 | - | 20 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| 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 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Tail Whip The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary and lowering their Defense stat. | ![]() | ![]() | - | 100 | 30 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 90 | 15 | Generation III–V import via Poké Transporter and Pokémon Bank |
| Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | 90 | 15 | Trade from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; XY-compatible moves only |
Flash Fire
Ability Slot 1
Powers up the Pokémon’s Fire- type moves if it’s hit by one.
Absorbs Fire-type moves and then boosts the Pokémon’s Fire-type damage by 50%.
Drought(Hidden Ability)
Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Summons harsh sunlight for five turns upon entering battle.



















































