the ability Drought and Heat Rock combine to make this Ninetales build a sun setter.にほんばれ状態 pairs well with Weather Ball and Solar Beam to pressure the opponent, then restoring an ally with Healing Wish—this is the build's game plan.

Alternative Move Options

Fire moves are interchangeable

Weather Ball changes type when the weather is no longer にほんばれ状態, so choose between it and another Fire-type move such as Fire Blast or Flamethrower.Choose Fire Blast for power or Flamethrower for accuracy.

Role of the Sun Setter Build

Heat Rock with にほんばれ状態 to eight turns and create an opening for a sun sweeper. It can also restrict the opponent's actions with Encore, or fully restore an ally at the cost of fainting with Healing Wish to fully restore an ally, safely pivoting to its team's ace while preserving favorable weather — its role.

Pokémon with Good Synergy

Pair it with Pokémon suited to sun teams

Ninetales can use its Ability Drought sets the weather to にほんばれ状態, making it an excellent partner for sun-team Pokémon. Bring in your sun sweeper and finish the battle before the weather expires.

What Is a Sun Team?

Threats

Pokémon that change the weather away from Sunny Day

Ninetales can use its Ability Drought via にほんばれ状態 as the core of its strategy, so it struggles against Pokémon with weather-changing Abilities. If the weather changes, switch Ninetales out and wait for another opportunity to set Sunny Day.

the ability Snow Warning and Aurora Veil combo forms the core of this screen-setting Alolan Ninetales build.Light Clay extends the duration of the screens, while Encore or Pain Split disrupts the field and sets up for a sweeper — its composition.

Alternative Move Options

Freeze-Dry or Disable are also recommended

can manage HPPain Split's slot can instead exploit a 4× weakness against Pelipper or Mega Swampert withFreeze-Dry or Encore, enabling a combo withDisable is also recommended.

Role of the Aurora Veil Lead

• Setting up Aurora Veil
• Disrupting the opponent's setup with Encore
• Chipping away with Pain Split or Blizzard

Aurora Veil and supporting the setup sweeper that follows is the main role. With its solid Speed andEncore, it disrupts the opponent's setup and stat boosts whilefighting persistently with Pain Split and wearing the opponent down with an unerring Blizzard — its role.

Pokémon with Good Synergy

Pairing with setup sweepers

Alolan Ninetales pairs well with setup sweeper Pokémon.Aurora Veil or Encore, creating openings to support your setup sweeper.

Threats

Pokémon with Bullet Punch

Alolan Ninetales is 4× weak to Steel-type moves. A priority Steel-type move likeBullet Punch — against Pokémon that have it,Aurora Veil deal a fatal blow before it can set up, so be careful.

Watch out for Pokémon with weather-setting Abilities

Aurora Veil is ゆき状態 only while it's active. If the opponent reads Aurora Veil coming and switches in a Pokémon with a weather-setting Ability, you won't be able to set up the screen, so be careful. Alolan Ninetales itself isn't at a disadvantage against Pelipper or Hippowdon, so adjust your selection order to handle this.

the ability Snow Warning changes the weather to snow and this screen-setting attacker build supports its allies with Aurora Veil while also applying offensive pressure itself. It uses its high Speed to Encore to restrict the opponent's actions, then apply pressure with perfectly accurate Ice-type moves.

Alternative Move Options

Moonblast interchangeable with Freeze-Dry

Alolan Ninetales's Moonblast can be Freeze-Dry is the alternative.Blizzard can hit Water types super effectively even though they resist it.

Screens Attacker Role

Brought out as a lead, a role of setting weather and screens to shape a safe board for team aces. After support or if status moves are blocked, STAB attacks chip opponents.

Threats

Weak to non-snow weather and Steel types

Alolan Ninetales struggles vs. non-snow weather or Steel. Without snow, Aurora Veil fails.Steel is 4x weak, so OHKO is easy. Switch out against threats.

With heavy EVs in Sp.Atk and Speed, Focus Sash is held to A support and special attacker build that secures extra turns of action — this is Alolan Ninetales. Its Ability Snow Warning sets the weather to ゆき状態 when it enters battle, then lets it set up Aurora Veil to reduce the damage its allies take.

Alternative Move Options

Icy Wind and other moves are also recommended

Icy Wind or Encore and Disable are also recommended. Icy Wind hits both opponents while lowering their Speed. Combining Encore and Disable can also leave an opponent with no move it can use.

Alternative Held Item Options

Never-Melt Ice and Light Clay are options

• きあいのタスキ

• とけないこおり
• ひかりのねんど

For the held item, Never-Melt Ice or Light Clay are also recommended. Giving it Never-Melt Ice increases the power of Blizzard or Freeze-Dry. Giving it Light Clay also makes Aurora Veil last for eight turns.

Role of the Special Attacker Build for Doubles

uses its ability to set the weather to ゆき状態 and set up Aurora Veil to reduce the damage its allies take. This is its main role. It also uses the perfectly accurate Blizzard and chips both opponents as an attacker.

Threats

Pokémon that change the weather away from snow

the weather to ゆき状態 to something else give it trouble. When it is not snowing, Blizzard has only 70 accuracy, and Aurora Veil will fail. If the weather is changed, switch it out and counterattack with an ally's move.