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Ninetales — Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B usage stats and trends
Data through June 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Ninetales ranks #74 in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B with 1.37% usage as of June 2026. Over 1 month on record its usage has held steady.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 1.37% | 74 |
Common tournament builds
Exact sets from recent tournament top cuts (via Limitless). Champions does not publish stat spreads, so builds list item, ability, nature, and moves only.
Seen on 1 top-cut team · best finish 4th (tdotstay2tact) at Road to Area 229 #4
Ninetales @ Focus Sash Ability: Drought Level: 50 Modest Nature - Overheat - Heat Wave - Will-O-Wisp - Helping Hand
Top Ninetales moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|---|
| Heat Wave | 23.3% |
| Solar Beam | 19.6% |
| Fake Tears | 19.1% |
| Overheat | 18.3% |
| Protect | 3.5% |
| Weather Ball | 2.6% |
| Sunny Day | 1.7% |
| Encore | 1.6% |
| Will-O-Wisp | 1.6% |
| Helping Hand | 1.4% |
Top Ninetales items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|---|
| Choice Scarf | 83.4% |
| Heat Rock | 3.9% |
| Focus Sash | 3.8% |
| Charcoal | 3.3% |
| Shuca Berry | 2.2% |
| Life Orb | 1.1% |
| Sitrus Berry | 0.7% |
| Leftovers | 0.5% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|---|
| Drought | 99.5% |
| Flash Fire | 0.5% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|---|
| Modest:2/0/0/32/0/32 | 51.2% |
| Timid:1/0/0/32/1/32 | 9.8% |
| Timid:2/0/0/32/0/32 | 7.6% |
| Modest:0/0/2/32/0/32 | 5.1% |
| Modest:0/0/1/32/1/32 | 4.9% |
Common Ninetales teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|---|
| Pyroar-Mega | 17.9% |
| Whimsicott | 16.6% |
| Farigiraf | 15.4% |
| Basculegion | 14.6% |
| Floette-Mega | 13.3% |
| Garchomp | 2.4% |
| Sylveon | 2.1% |
| Staraptor-Mega | 1.2% |
| Venusaur | 1.0% |
| Grimmsnarl | 1.0% |
Checks and counters
| Pokémon | Score | KO % | Switch-out % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basculegion | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pelipper | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sneasler | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Garchomp | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinistcha | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kingambit | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Whimsicott | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Incineroar | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Score: higher means more effective against Ninetales. KO % is how often Ninetales is knocked out by the counter; switch-out % is how often it switches out against it.
Is Ninetales good in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B?
By usage, Ninetales is the #74 pick in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B at 1.37% of weighted teams as of June 2026, and its usage has held steady over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Ninetales or a reason you are not running it.