Ninetales #0038 Alolan Shadow
| Max CP | L402309L502610L51 · Best Buddy2641 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Feb 1, 2023Mar 3, 2026 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Ninetales takes 256% from Steel, and 160% from Fire, Poison and Rock moves.
Alolan Shadow Ninetales is a Ice/Fairy-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Steel and weak to Fire, Poison and Rock.
It reaches 2610 CP at level 50, or 2641 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Charm with Weather Ball.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FairyCharm | IceWeather Ball | 11.8 | 183 | |
| 2 | IcePowder Snow | IceWeather Ball | 11.6 | 179 |
| 3 | DarkFeint Attack | IceWeather Ball | 11.4 | 175 |
| 4 | FairyCharm | FairyDazzling Gleam | 11.1 | 171 |
| 5 | FairyCharm | IceIce Beam | 10.8 | 166 |
| 6 | IcePowder Snow | FairyDazzling Gleam | 10.6 | 164 |
| 7 | DarkFeint Attack | FairyDazzling Gleam | 10.6 | 163 |
| 8 | FairyCharm | IceBlizzard | 10.4 | 161 |
13 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | DarkFeint Attack | IceIce Beam | 10.2 | 157 |
| 10 | IcePowder Snow | IceIce Beam | 10.2 | 157 |
| 11 | DarkFeint Attack | IceBlizzard | 9.7 | 150 |
| 12 | IcePowder Snow | IceBlizzard | 9.7 | 150 |
| 13 | FairyCharm | PsychicPsyshock | 9.6 | 148 |
| 14 | DarkFeint Attack | PsychicPsyshock | 8.8 | 135 |
| 15 | FairyCharm | WaterChilling Water | 8.6 | 132 |
| 16 | IcePowder Snow | PsychicPsyshock | 8.4 | 130 |
| 17 | FairyCharm | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 123 |
| 18 | DarkFeint Attack | WaterChilling Water | 7.7 | 119 |
| 19 | IcePowder Snow | WaterChilling Water | 7.3 | 112 |
| 20 | DarkFeint Attack | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 93 |
| 21 | IcePowder Snow | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 4.0 | 62 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 11 | 1.5s | 13.3 | 7.3 | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 10 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 10.0 | |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 15 | 1.0s | 6.0 | 15.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 100 | 3.0s | 43.3 | 1.30 | |
| Weather Ball | Ice | 55 | 33 | 1.5s | 36.7 | 1.67 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 50 | 3.5s | 28.6 | 2.00 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 50 | 3.5s | 27.1 | 1.90 | |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 33 | 2.5s | 24.0 | 1.82 | |
| Chilling WaterE | Water | 65 | 33 | 3.5s | 18.6 | 1.97 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | Ice | 140 | 75 | 1.87 | |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 70 | 40 | 1.75 | |
| Weather Ball | Ice | 60 | 35 | 1.71 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Chilling WaterE | Water | 60 | 45 | 1.33 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Crowned Sword ZacianSteelMetal ClawSteelBehemoth Blade61.0 eDPS - 2
Dusk Mane NecrozmaSteelMetal ClawSteelSunsteel Strike57.6 eDPS - 3
Crowned Shield ZamazentaSteelMetal ClawSteelBehemoth Bash57.5 eDPS - 4
Shadow MetagrossSteelBullet PunchSteelMeteor MashE50.8 eDPS - 5
Mega LucarioSteelBullet PunchSteelMeteor Mash49.9 eDPS - 6
Shadow DialgaSteelMetal ClawSteelIron Head44.2 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 93810/10/10 | 98915/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 125110/10/10 | 131915/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 156410/10/10 | 164915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 19620/0/0 | 230915/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 22180/0/0 | 261015/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 22450/0/0 | 264115/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 989 | 841 |
| Level 20 | 1319 | 1121 |
| Level 25 | 1649 | 1401 |
| Level 30 | 1979 | 1682 |
| Level 35 | 2144 | 1822 |
| Level 40 | 2309 | 1962 |
| Level 45 | 2457 | 2088 |
| Level 50 | 2610 | 2218 |
| Level 51 | 2641 | 2245 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.1 m · 19.9 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 25.0%75.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Ninetales in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/12 | 1500 | 25 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/12/14 | 1500 | 25 | 99.81% |
| #3 | 0/15/11 | 1499 | 25 | 99.68% |
| #4 | 2/15/14 | 1498 | 24.5 | 99.63% |
| #5 | 0/10/15 | 1497 | 25 | 99.62% |
| #6 | 0/13/12 | 1496 | 25 | 99.51% |
| #7 | 0/13/13 | 1500 | 25 | 99.51% |
| #8 | 1/15/9 | 1500 | 25 | 99.46% |
| #9 | 0/11/14 | 1497 | 25 | 99.33% |
| #10 | 3/13/14 | 1500 | 24.5 | 99.24% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2432 of 4,096, with 94.50% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 5/15/15 | 2498 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 5/14/15 | 2492 | 51 | 99.51% |
| #3 | 6/14/14 | 2500 | 51 | 99.47% |
| #4 | 4/15/15 | 2484 | 51 | 99.42% |
| #5 | 5/15/14 | 2492 | 51 | 99.38% |
| #6 | 6/15/15 | 2498 | 50.5 | 99.36% |
| #7 | 7/15/15 | 2497 | 50 | 99.33% |
| #8 | 6/15/13 | 2500 | 51 | 99.32% |
| #9 | 7/15/13 | 2499 | 50.5 | 99.30% |
| #10 | 6/12/15 | 2494 | 51 | 99.12% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #590 of 4,096, with 96.48% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.