[SET]
Glass Cannon (Ninetales Alola) @ Focus Sash / Never Mealt Ice / Choice Specs
Ability: Snow Warning
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Ice
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Blizzard
Freeze Dry / Moonblast
Encore / Aurora Veil
Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
- Aloan Nintales makes use of its Focus Sash to survive one hit and deal big damage. Choice Specs Alolan Ninetales's role is to become a serious offensive threat with its powerful Ice and Fairy type STAB attacks. In the current format, Alolan Ninetail's solid speed stat allows it to outspeed most Pokemon making moves like Encore and Aroura Veil very good on it. Alolan Ninetales's ability Snow Warning sets up snow increasing its bulk and allowing it to attack with Blizzard consistently.
- Tera Ghost is a good way to stop game changing moves like fakout to hit Alolan Ninetales. Tera ice is a niche way to increase damage.
- With the provided offensive EVs of Alolan Ninetales, Blizzard can 2HKO Sneasler, Rillaboom, both Ursaluna formes, and Amoonguss. Additionally, Blizzard can OHKO Garchomp, Dragapult, and Whimsicott. When using the provided EVs Freeze Dry can
- Blizzard acts as Alolan Nintale's primary because under snow it always hits unaffected by accuracy and evasion and becomes a spread move. Moves like Freeze Dry and Moonblast can be used as secondary offensive moves that heavily threaten Pokemon like Peplier, Primarina, or Annihilape. Encore is a good supportive move to lock opposing Pokemon into moves like Protect or Fake Out. Aurora veil is another good supporting move to increase the defense of your team for 4 turns.
- This set provides good damage and support from a move like Encore. This set does not always give the needed damage output if not supported correctly. This set may be the most flexible set as it can deal with many meta threats and always survive on hit. Choice Specs and Never Mealt Ice deal slightly more damage but are much more risky.
[SET]
Screen Setter (Ninetales Alola) @ Light Clay / Never Melt Ice
Ability: Snow Warning
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Water
EVs: 84 HP / 132 Def / 84 SpA / 4 SpD / 204 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Blizzard
Aurora Veil
Encore / Protect
Protect / Icy Wind / Freeze Dry
[SET COMMENTS]
- As a screensetter, Alolan Ninetale’s role is to set up Aurora Veil and support their team.
- Aloan Nintales makes use of its Light Clay to extend the duration of Aurora Veil, another niche option Never Melt Ice increases the damage of Alolan Ninetale’s Ice type attacks like Blizzard.
- Aurora Veil reduces the damage taken by Alolan Ninetales and its partners. A move like Icy Wind can be used for teams that need more speed control. Freeze Dry can be a niche move option for teams that need more coverage against Water type Pokemon like Primarina.
- Tera water is a good defensive tera type that turns all of Alolan Nintale’s weaknesses into neutral or resisted attacks.
- The bulk investment also enables Alolan Ninetales to survive a maximum attack Dire Claw from Sneasler. This set is also built to withstand a Flare Blitz from Incineroar with minimal attack investment. The speed EVs allow Nintails to outspeed Garchomp and most other Pokemon in the format.
- This set is primarily support and the most supportive Alolan Ninetail set. This set also can deal good damage to many types that are weak to ice or fairy.
Teambuilding
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- Choice Specs Alolan Ninetales can do big damage to many Pokemon but sometimes needs support to take the damage all the way so it is typically supported by Pokemon like Sneasler or Dragonite. Focus Sash Alolan Ninetales always survives a hit so it has the security to play more risky and could be a good late game sweeper on offensive or balance teams. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales can support many defensive Pokemon and allow Pokemon like Gholendgo or Kingambit to set up without taking as much damage. Defensive Pokemon like Volcarona or Annihilape can become very challenging to deal with once they set up under Aroura Veil.
- Choice Specs Alolan Ninetales prefers partners with speed control options like Tailwind Whimsicott to help them against faster threats. Focus Sash Alolan Ninetales can be supported well with good offensive threats like Garchomp to help KO Pokemon the threaten Alolan Ninetales. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales plays well with defensive Pokemon like Kingambit, Volcarona or Gholengo allowing them to set up without taking as much damage.
- The offensive typing of Alolan Ninetales struggles to deal damage to Fire and Steel-type Pokemon. Ground types can help support Alolan Nintales and give more coverage.
Strategy Comments
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- Choice Specs Alolan Ninetalesis a sweeper to deal as much damage as possible. It can do well supporting its other teammates by keeping key Pokemon in check. Focus Sash Aloloan Ninetales deals a lot of damage and supports its team with Encore. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales supportive Aurora Veil setter. It can also give additional support with Encore keeping many Pokemon in check.
- Choice Specs Alolan Nintales can deal with threats for the entire team and is mainly there to widen a team's offensive pressure on other Pokemon. This set is good in fast sweeping Tailwind teams. Focus Sash Alolan Nintales has a very fully offensive playstyle, as it gets to play risky and deal as much damage as possible. This risky playstyle is good for starting a game well or finishing up a game. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales plays a defensive playstyle and acts as a good early game screen setter, supporting all of their other defensive teammates.
- Alolan Nintales is heavily threatened by Gholdengo, Archaludon, and other weather setters like Pelipper, Tyranitar, and Torkoal. If you play right, Alolan Nintales can play well against other weather teams.
Glass Cannon (Ninetales Alola) @ Focus Sash / Never Mealt Ice / Choice Specs
Ability: Snow Warning
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Ice
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Blizzard
Freeze Dry / Moonblast
Encore / Aurora Veil
Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
- Aloan Nintales makes use of its Focus Sash to survive one hit and deal big damage. Choice Specs Alolan Ninetales's role is to become a serious offensive threat with its powerful Ice and Fairy type STAB attacks. In the current format, Alolan Ninetail's solid speed stat allows it to outspeed most Pokemon making moves like Encore and Aroura Veil very good on it. Alolan Ninetales's ability Snow Warning sets up snow increasing its bulk and allowing it to attack with Blizzard consistently.
- Tera Ghost is a good way to stop game changing moves like fakout to hit Alolan Ninetales. Tera ice is a niche way to increase damage.
- With the provided offensive EVs of Alolan Ninetales, Blizzard can 2HKO Sneasler, Rillaboom, both Ursaluna formes, and Amoonguss. Additionally, Blizzard can OHKO Garchomp, Dragapult, and Whimsicott. When using the provided EVs Freeze Dry can
- Blizzard acts as Alolan Nintale's primary because under snow it always hits unaffected by accuracy and evasion and becomes a spread move. Moves like Freeze Dry and Moonblast can be used as secondary offensive moves that heavily threaten Pokemon like Peplier, Primarina, or Annihilape. Encore is a good supportive move to lock opposing Pokemon into moves like Protect or Fake Out. Aurora veil is another good supporting move to increase the defense of your team for 4 turns.
- This set provides good damage and support from a move like Encore. This set does not always give the needed damage output if not supported correctly. This set may be the most flexible set as it can deal with many meta threats and always survive on hit. Choice Specs and Never Mealt Ice deal slightly more damage but are much more risky.
[SET]
Screen Setter (Ninetales Alola) @ Light Clay / Never Melt Ice
Ability: Snow Warning
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Water
EVs: 84 HP / 132 Def / 84 SpA / 4 SpD / 204 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Blizzard
Aurora Veil
Encore / Protect
Protect / Icy Wind / Freeze Dry
[SET COMMENTS]
- As a screensetter, Alolan Ninetale’s role is to set up Aurora Veil and support their team.
- Aloan Nintales makes use of its Light Clay to extend the duration of Aurora Veil, another niche option Never Melt Ice increases the damage of Alolan Ninetale’s Ice type attacks like Blizzard.
- Aurora Veil reduces the damage taken by Alolan Ninetales and its partners. A move like Icy Wind can be used for teams that need more speed control. Freeze Dry can be a niche move option for teams that need more coverage against Water type Pokemon like Primarina.
- Tera water is a good defensive tera type that turns all of Alolan Nintale’s weaknesses into neutral or resisted attacks.
- The bulk investment also enables Alolan Ninetales to survive a maximum attack Dire Claw from Sneasler. This set is also built to withstand a Flare Blitz from Incineroar with minimal attack investment. The speed EVs allow Nintails to outspeed Garchomp and most other Pokemon in the format.
- This set is primarily support and the most supportive Alolan Ninetail set. This set also can deal good damage to many types that are weak to ice or fairy.
Teambuilding
============
- Choice Specs Alolan Ninetales can do big damage to many Pokemon but sometimes needs support to take the damage all the way so it is typically supported by Pokemon like Sneasler or Dragonite. Focus Sash Alolan Ninetales always survives a hit so it has the security to play more risky and could be a good late game sweeper on offensive or balance teams. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales can support many defensive Pokemon and allow Pokemon like Gholendgo or Kingambit to set up without taking as much damage. Defensive Pokemon like Volcarona or Annihilape can become very challenging to deal with once they set up under Aroura Veil.
- Choice Specs Alolan Ninetales prefers partners with speed control options like Tailwind Whimsicott to help them against faster threats. Focus Sash Alolan Ninetales can be supported well with good offensive threats like Garchomp to help KO Pokemon the threaten Alolan Ninetales. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales plays well with defensive Pokemon like Kingambit, Volcarona or Gholengo allowing them to set up without taking as much damage.
- The offensive typing of Alolan Ninetales struggles to deal damage to Fire and Steel-type Pokemon. Ground types can help support Alolan Nintales and give more coverage.
Strategy Comments
============
- Choice Specs Alolan Ninetalesis a sweeper to deal as much damage as possible. It can do well supporting its other teammates by keeping key Pokemon in check. Focus Sash Aloloan Ninetales deals a lot of damage and supports its team with Encore. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales supportive Aurora Veil setter. It can also give additional support with Encore keeping many Pokemon in check.
- Choice Specs Alolan Nintales can deal with threats for the entire team and is mainly there to widen a team's offensive pressure on other Pokemon. This set is good in fast sweeping Tailwind teams. Focus Sash Alolan Nintales has a very fully offensive playstyle, as it gets to play risky and deal as much damage as possible. This risky playstyle is good for starting a game well or finishing up a game. Aurora Veil Alolan Nintales plays a defensive playstyle and acts as a good early game screen setter, supporting all of their other defensive teammates.
- Alolan Nintales is heavily threatened by Gholdengo, Archaludon, and other weather setters like Pelipper, Tyranitar, and Torkoal. If you play right, Alolan Nintales can play well against other weather teams.
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