Alolan Ninetales is the Alola form of Ninetales. It is Ice/Fairy type, where Ninetales is Fire.
505HP73Attack67Defense75Speed109Sp.Def100Sp.Atk81
Alolan form
Alolan Vulpix
Alolan Ninetales
Base form
Vulpix
Ninetales
Weak to
Immune to
Special
Pivot
109Speed · Fast

Alolan Ninetales vs Ninetales

Ninetales
Alolan Ninetales
  • FireTypeNewIceFairy
  • 73HP=73
  • 76Attack−967
  • 75Defense=75
  • 81Sp. Atk=81
  • 100Sp. Def=100
  • 100Speed+9109
  • 505Total=505

How to get it in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

  • Let's Go EeveeAlolan VulpixIn-game tradeCeladon CityEvolve Alolan Vulpix with Ice Stone

Form-only moves 5

  • Blizzard
  • Ice Beam
  • Ice Shard
  • Mist
  • Dazzling Gleam

See Ninetales

How to Get Alolan Ninetales in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Alolan Ninetales is not found in the wild in Let's Go. In Let's Go Eevee, give a Vulpix to a person in Celadon City to get a level 27 Alolan Vulpix, then evolve it into Alolan Ninetales.

Trade for Alolan Vulpix at the spot below, then evolve it into Alolan Ninetales.

  1. 1
    Trade for Alolan Vulpix
  2. 2
    Evolve Alolan NinetalesUse Ice Stone
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Shiny Alolan Ninetales in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Here is Shiny Alolan Ninetales beside its normal colors.

Normal vs Shiny
Normal Alolan Ninetales in Let's Go Pikachu & EeveeNormal
Shiny Alolan Ninetales in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny

Alolan Ninetales Weakness

Type-wise, Alolan Ninetales takes extra damage from Steel, Fire, Poison, and Rock. Watch out for Steel attacks, those deal 4x damage. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Alolan Ninetales's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Alolan Ninetales Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Steel
2x (Weak)Fire, Poison, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Ice, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)Dragon

What is Alolan Ninetales Weak Against

Vulnerable
4Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score-4
4xCritical
½xResist
¼xResist
None
0xImmune

What is Alolan Ninetales Strong Against

6Strong
2Resisted
0Immune
Score+4
½xResisted
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Alolan Ninetales

Beedrill
Beedrill
BugPoison
C
Graveler
Graveler
RockGround
C
C
D
Rhyhorn
Rhyhorn
GroundRock
C

Alolan Ninetales Evolutions

Alolan Ninetales evolved from Alolan Vulpix's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

4 Forms
Vulpix
#037Vulpix
Ninetales
#038Ninetales
Fire Stone
Alolan VulpixAlola
#037Alolan Vulpix
Alolan Form
Alolan NinetalesAlola
#038Alolan Ninetales
Ice Stone
Alolan Vulpix comes from an in-game trade: give a Vulpix to a person in Celadon City and get a level 27 Alolan Vulpix (Let's Go Eevee only).
Stat Comparison 4 Stages
Vulpix
Fire
Alolan Ninetales
IceFairy
HP
38
73+35
38
73+35
ATK
41
76+35
41
67+26
DEF
40
75+35
40
75+35
SP.ATK
50
81+31
50
81+31
SP.DEF
65
100+35
65
100+35
SPE
65
100+35
65
109+44
BST
299E-Tier
505B-Tier+206
299D-Tier
505C-Tier+206
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Utility
Special

Alolan Ninetales Moves in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Best Build

Alolan Ninetales 3D model in Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee
Let's Go 3D modelAlolan NinetalesAlolan Ninetales as a 3D model in Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee
Best Nature for Alolan Ninetales
Timid+SPE
Madam Celadon Colors
Species Candy
Vulpix Candy
Stat Candy

Timid raises Speed and lowers Attack. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Red. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.

Candy for Alolan Ninetales

Vulpix Candy raises every stat, but only Vulpix and Ninetales can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Alolan Ninetales is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.

Moves List

Most of Alolan Ninetales's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Blizzard and Ice Beam, but Normal and Dark and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Lv 1
Ice Shard+1
D6010030Ice
Lv 1
Mist
———30Ice
Lv 1
Nasty Plot
A——20Dark
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
——10030Normal

Tutor Moves

Alolan Ninetales can't learn any Tutor moves

Base Stats

Alolan Ninetales has 505 base stats in total. Speed leads at 109, and Attack is lowest at 67.

Base Stats
High
HP73
C
Attack67
C
Defense75
C
Sp. Atk81
C
Sp. Def100
B
Speed109
B
Total505
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.1 m
Weight19.9 kg
Pokedex Entry

It lives on mountains perpetually covered in snow and is revered as a deity incarnate. It appears draped in a blizzard.

Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu / Pokemon Let's Go Eevee

Game Availability

Alolan Ninetales first appeared in Sun & Moon and is in 6 games: Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Sword & Shield, Legends: Arceus and Scarlet & Violet.

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