Pokemon Champions Build Guide

Best Ninetales Build in Pokemon Champions

Ninetales is best used as a fast Fire-type sun support Pokemon in Pokemon Champions. Its best builds focus on Drought, Heat Wave pressure and enabling teammates that benefit from sun.

Ninetales Form

Normal Form

Ninetales

Last Updated: Regulation M-2

Page Status: This Ninetales build guide will be updated when new Pokemon Champions regulations, items, buffs or nerfs change its best set.

Ninetales Guide Contents

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Best Ninetales Builds in Pokemon Champions

Ninetales has two main builds in Pokemon Champions. The Drought support build is the most consistent option, while the offensive sun attacker build is better when your team wants more direct damage.

Build 1: Drought Sun Support

This is the main Ninetales build. It sets sun, pressures both opposing Pokemon with Fire damage and supports sun-based teammates.

Build 2: Life Orb Sun Attacker

This version turns Ninetales into a more aggressive attacker. Use it when your team already has support and needs faster Fire-type pressure.

Ninetales Stats

Ninetales base stats are shown below for easy reference.

Best Items for Ninetales

Heat Rock is the best item for longer sun support because it extends the number of turns Ninetales enables sun teams.

Focus Sash or Life Orb are better when Ninetales needs either safety or extra damage.

Best Pokemon to Pair with Ninetales

Ninetales works best with Pokemon that benefit from sun or cover Rock, Ground and Water-type pressure.

What Ninetales Is Good Against

Ninetales is strong against Grass, Bug, Steel and Ice-type Pokemon. Sun also weakens opposing Water pressure and powers up Fire-type attacks.

Solar Beam gives Ninetales coverage into some Water, Rock and Ground-type targets that try to switch into Fire attacks.

Potential Counters for Ninetales

Ninetales is threatened by Rock, Ground and Water-type attacks. Weather control can also shut down its main team role.

Ninetales All Moves

Ninetales can learn Fire, Grass, Ghost, Psychic and utility moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view the full move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	–	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Baby Doll Eyes	Fairy	Status	–	100
Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
Healing Wish	Psychic	Status	–	–
Howl	Normal	Status	–	–
Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	–	60
Memento	Dark	Status	–	100
Roar	Normal	Status	–	–

Ninetales Pokemon Champions Regulation History

This section keeps older Ninetales builds available in case a previous regulation returns.

Should You Use Ninetales?

Ninetales is worth using if your team wants sun support without spending the Mega slot on Charizard.

It is less explosive than Mega Charizard Y, but Drought plus speed gives Ninetales a clear role on sun teams.

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