Shadow Ninetales

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Ninetales casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to gain total control over its foe's mind. This Pokémon is said to live for a thousand years.

Dex No

#038

Shadow Ninetales Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Ninetales is a Fire type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Fire Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Rock	160%
Water	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Bug	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Ninetales in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Ninetales.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Fire Spin	Overheat	63.27	402.63
Fire Spin	Weather Ball Fire	56.52	392.30
Ember	Overheat	60.00	374.33
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	55.27	373.42
Fire Spin	Flamethrower	53.45	370.59
Ember	Weather Ball Fire	53.25	366.74
Fire Spin	Solar Beam	52.00	365.71
Feint Attack	Overheat	59.11	363.36
Feint Attack	Weather Ball Fire	52.36	356.44
Fire Spin	Return	65.27	353.33

All Moves for Shadow Ninetales

Below are all the moves that Shadow Ninetales can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Scorching Sands	Charged	95	29.69	3200ms	-50
Solar Beam	Charged	180	36.73	4900ms	-100
Psyshock	Charged	65	24.07	2700ms	-33
Weather Ball Fire	Charged	55	41.25	1600ms	-33
Fire Blast EliteTM	Charged	140	40	4200ms	-100
Flamethrower EliteTM	Charged	70	38.18	2200ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Heat Wave	Charged	95	38	3000ms	-100
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Overheat	Charged	160	48	4000ms	-100
Ember EliteTM	Quick	10	12	1000ms	10
Feint Attack	Quick	10	11.11	900ms	9
Fire Spin	Quick	14	15.27	1100ms	10

Shadow Ninetales Evolution

Shadow Vulpix

Requires
50x Candy

Shadow Ninetales

Best Shadow Ninetales Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Ninetales Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Ninetales in a raid.