What is a good moveset for Alolan Ninetales?

Question

This thread is for Alolan Ninetales. For Kantonian Ninetales, please go here.

If you have a good competitive moveset for Alolan Ninetales, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Ninetales Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Gen 9 UU Snow Setter

Ninetales-Alola @ Light Clay / Icy Rock
Ability: Snow Warning
Tera Type: Fairy / Water / Ice
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Aurora Veil
- Moonblast
- Chilling Water
- Blizzard

A great snow setter in Gen 9 UU! This pairs well with Ice Body, Slush Rush, and Snow Cloak Pokémon. Light Clay is for Aurora Veil, but Icy Rock helps snow stay for longer. Fairy Tera or Ice Tera for more STAB in Moonblast / Blizzard but water works to negate the Steel and Fire weaknesses. Timid Nature to outspeed even more Pokémon. Aurora Veil is a must have on this Pokémon as it lowers the damage from Special Attacks and Physical Attacks by 50% for 5 turns (8 if you use Light Clay). Moonblast for STAB and counters Pokémon like Garchomp, Greninja, Hydrapple, and Kommo-o. Chilling Water is a Water-type attack that lowers the opponents Attack stage by -1 which helps Ninetales stay a little longer from Physical Attacks. Blizzard is STAB and is 100% accurate in Snow.

Good luck on your Snow teams and enjoy the set!

Answer 2

Gen 9 Nat-Dex Aurora Veil setter
Ninetales-Alola @ Light Clay
Ability: Snow Warning
Tera Type: Ice (Tera is banned anyways :( )
EVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard
- Aurora Veil
- Encore / Freeze-Dry
- Moonblast

• 112 Spe with timid allows it to outspeed Jolly Lando-T while 252 HP / 144 Def allow it to survive Mega Beedrill’s Poison Jab as well as a good shot of surviving scizor’s bullet punch (75% chance to not OHKO, base scizor though)

• Even with no SpA investment Blizzard still OHKOs Lando-T while Freeze-Dry OHKOs Pelipper! Moonblast is standard STAB.

• Encore can be used in place of Freeze-Dry if rain teams aren’t that much of a concern. Aurora Veil is self-explanatory.