Ninetales-Alola ranks #36 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 4.34% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 1.31 points.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 5.65% | 26 |
| December 2025 | 6.05% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 5.50% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 4.00% | 36 |
| March 2026 | 5.01% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 4.34% | 36 |
Top Ninetales-Alola moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Aurora Veil | 24.5% |
| Blizzard | 21.9% |
| Moonblast | 19.5% |
| Helping Hand | 9.2% |
| Icy Wind | 8.5% |
| Protect | 7.7% |
| Encore | 2.9% |
| Freeze-Dry | 1.9% |
| Fake Tears | 1.4% |
| Dazzling Gleam | 1.2% |
Top Ninetales-Alola items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Light Clay | 71.6% |
| Covert Cloak | 18.3% |
| Focus Sash | 5.6% |
| Sitrus Berry | 1.6% |
| Bright Powder | 1.3% |
| Rocky Helmet | 0.7% |
| nothing | 0.2% |
| Icy Rock | 0.2% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Snow Warning | 100.0% |
| Snow Cloak | 0.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Timid:84/0/132/84/4/204 | 41.1% |
| Timid:0/0/0/252/4/252 | 12.6% |
| Timid:164/0/36/60/4/244 | 7.1% |
| Timid:4/0/0/252/0/252 | 5.5% |
| Timid:52/0/4/244/4/204 | 5.3% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| fire | 51.8% |
| ghost | 19.0% |
| water | 15.0% |
| ice | 9.7% |
| fairy | 2.3% |
Common Ninetales-Alola teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Articuno | 12.0% |
| Arcanine-Hisui | 7.4% |
| Raging Bolt | 7.2% |
| Landorus | 7.0% |
| Ogerpon-Wellspring | 7.0% |
| Rillaboom | 5.3% |
| Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | 5.0% |
| Ogerpon-Hearthflame | 3.3% |
| Incineroar | 3.2% |
| Orthworm | 2.9% |
Is Ninetales-Alola good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Ninetales-Alola is the #36 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 4.34% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 1.31 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Ninetales-Alola or a reason you are not running it.