Is Ninetales Good in Yellow Playthrough?
One of three Fire-type options in Yellow alongside Charizard and Arcanine. Ninetales is the fastest of the three with strong special output. Pick it if you skipped the Charmander gift and didn't invest in Growlithe. Handles Erika and contributes against Lorelei.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Ninetales resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Ninetales's weaknesses hard.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Buy Vulpix
Vulpix can be purchased in Celadon City at Lv 18. Purchase from the Celadon Game Corner prize counter for 1,000 Coins. Coins can be bought at the counter or won at the slot machines.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- LV 28GhostConfuse RayPower —Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Evolve Vulpix to Ninetales
Vulpix evolves into Ninetales with a Fire Stone. You can buy the Fire Stone at the Celadon Department Store on the 4th floor (₽2,100).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28FireEmberPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
How to Get Ninetales in Yellow
Ninetales only comes from a Fire Stone on Vulpix, and that Vulpix starts as a Game Corner prize. Two purchases stacked: coins first, then the stone.
Catch Vulpix at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Ninetales.
- 1Catch Vulpix
- 2Evolve NinetalesUse Fire Stone
Badge 3How to Obtain Ninetales in Y
- Step 2Ninetales ✓
Ninetales Weakness
Type-wise, Ninetales takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. Ninetales's special bulk (base 100 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Bug |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Ninetales Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ninetales
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x98-115%KO Rock Slide 2x49-58% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x122-143%KO Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Blastoise Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Vermilion City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Blastoise builds →Hydro Pump 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x56-66% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x99-117%KO Surf 2x42-50% Rock Slide 2x50-59% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x74-87% Earthquake 2x52-61% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x93-109%KO Rock Slide 2x70-83% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Surf 2x38-45% Rock Slide 2x46-54% | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ninetales View Dugtrio builds →Dig 2x98-115%KO Rock Slide 2x49-58% | ||
Ninetales Evolutions
Vulpix's chain leads to Ninetales (using a Fire Stone). A Fire type at 524 stats, sitting in the Undiscovered group. The evolution from Vulpix pushed Ninetales to 524 total stats. Special saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Ninetales Best Moveset
100 Special and 100 Speed fire MoveFire Blast with power and go first against most of the format. MoveConfuse Ray buys turns when the type matchup turns ugly. MoveEarthquake on nearly every team punishes the Fire typing, but the Speed and Special earn a slot most Fire-types can't justify.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Confuse Ray
- Fire Spin
- Fire Blast
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Ninetales's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Fire Blast and Ember, but Normal and Ground and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
According to an enduring legend, 9 noble saints were united and reincarnated as this POKéMON.
Ninetales Yellow Guide
In Yellow, Ninetales plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
Yes. Alolan Ninetales is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 7. Plays completely differently from the original.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Ninetales appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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