Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alolan Ninetales Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alolan Ninetales's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Ice / Fairy typing.
Alolan Ninetales
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Resistances (3)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Alolan Ninetales's Ice / Fairy typing is best attacked with Steel (4x), Fire (2x), Poison (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Dragon, Ice, Bug, Dark attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Alolan Ninetales resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Alolan Ninetales's base defensive typing is Ice / Fairy. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Alolan Ninetales weak to?
Alolan Ninetales is weak to Steel (4x), Fire (2x), Poison (2x), Rock (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alolan Ninetales?
Steel is the strongest listed attacking type against Alolan Ninetales, dealing 4x damage.
Does Alolan Ninetales's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.