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Ninetales-Alola — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends

Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics

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

MonthUsageRank
November 20255.65%26
December 20256.05%27
January 20265.50%31
February 20264.00%36
March 20265.01%30
April 20264.34%36

Top Ninetales-Alola moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Aurora Veil24.5%
Blizzard21.9%
Moonblast19.5%
Helping Hand9.2%
Icy Wind8.5%
Protect7.7%
Encore2.9%
Freeze-Dry1.9%
Fake Tears1.4%
Dazzling Gleam1.2%

Top Ninetales-Alola items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Light Clay71.6%
Covert Cloak18.3%
Focus Sash5.6%
Sitrus Berry1.6%
Bright Powder1.3%
Rocky Helmet0.7%
nothing0.2%
Icy Rock0.2%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Snow Warning100.0%
Snow Cloak0.0%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Timid:84/0/132/84/4/20441.1%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/25212.6%
Timid:164/0/36/60/4/2447.1%
Timid:4/0/0/252/0/2525.5%
Timid:52/0/4/244/4/2045.3%

Tera types

Tera typeShare
fire51.8%
ghost19.0%
water15.0%
ice9.7%
fairy2.3%

Common Ninetales-Alola teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Articuno12.0%
Arcanine-Hisui7.4%
Raging Bolt7.2%
Landorus7.0%
Ogerpon-Wellspring7.0%
Rillaboom5.3%
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike5.0%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame3.3%
Incineroar3.2%
Orthworm2.9%

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.