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Counter guide · Fire · Gen I

What beats Ninetales?

The 5 hardest counters to Ninetales ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Walking Wake outspeeds and hits for 2× with water-type STAB.

Ninetales
No. 038
Ninetales
Fire
BST 505 · Speed 100 · Atk 76 · SpA 81

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Walking Wake
    No. 1009
    Walking Wake
    Water Dragon
    Hits Ninetales for 2× via water-type STAB Takes ¼× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 109 > 100 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 125)
  2. #2
    Palkia
    No. 484
    Palkia
    Water Dragon
    Hits Ninetales for 2× via water-type STAB Takes ¼× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 100 ≤ 100 (slower) Lean: Special (SpA 150)
  3. #3
    Garchomp
    No. 445
    Garchomp
    Dragon Ground
    Hits Ninetales for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 102 > 100 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  4. #4
    Archeops
    No. 567
    Archeops
    Rock Flying
    Hits Ninetales for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 110 > 100 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 140)
  5. #5
    Terrakion
    No. 639
    Terrakion
    Rock Fighting
    Hits Ninetales for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 108 > 100 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 129)

Ninetales's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Water Ground Rock

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Ninetales, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Ninetales hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.