Ninetales - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ninetales can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Ninetales artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Ninetales learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Safeguard	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Ninetales learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Disable	Normal	—	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Flail	Normal	—	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Hex	Ghost	50	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tail Slap	Normal	25	85

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black & White by a previous evolution of Ninetales. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Level up
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100	Level up
Fire Blast	Fire	120	85	Level up
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85	Level up
Flame Burst	Fire	70	100	Level up
Flamethrower	Fire	95	100	Level up
Grudge	Ghost	—	—	Level up
Imprison	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Inferno	Fire	100	50	Level up
Payback	Dark	50	100	Level up
Roar	Normal	—	100	Level up
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100	Level up
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Ninetales does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Black & White.

Moves learnt by TM

Ninetales is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	30	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ninetales can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ninetales learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Safeguard	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Ninetales learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Disable	Normal	—	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Flail	Normal	—	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Hex	Ghost	50	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tail Slap	Normal	25	85

Move Tutor moves

Ninetales can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 by a previous evolution of Ninetales. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Level up
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100	Level up
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞	Level up
Fire Blast	Fire	120	85	Level up
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85	Level up
Flame Burst	Fire	70	100	Level up
Flamethrower	Fire	95	100	Level up
Grudge	Ghost	—	—	Level up
Hex	Ghost	50	100	Level up
Imprison	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Inferno	Fire	100	50	Level up
Payback	Dark	50	100	Level up
Roar	Normal	—	100	Level up
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100	Level up
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Ninetales does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Moves learnt by TM

Ninetales is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	30	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ninetales can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Ninetales egg move parents

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Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

Ninetales's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Ninetales are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Ninetales with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Ninetales with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Seel Dewgong Stantler Spinda Zangoose Kecleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Extrasensory

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Nuzleaf
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Stantler Whismur Loudred Exploud Spoink Grumpig Zorua Zoroark
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Meowth Persian Umbreon Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Slaking Skitty Mawile Spinda Kecleon Glameow Purugly Weavile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Deerling Sawsbuck
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Snubbull Granbull Absol Purrloin Liepard Scraggy Scrafty Heatmor
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Vigoroth Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Swinub Phanpy Zigzagoon Slakoth Slaking Torkoal Spinda Cubchoo Beartic
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Minccino Cinccino
Pre-evolution Level up	Piloswine Donphan Linoone Vigoroth Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Flare Blitz

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Ponyta Rapidash Combusken Blaziken Monferno Infernape Tepig Pignite Emboar Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode)
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Heat Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Torkoal
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Numel Camerupt Chimchar Monferno Infernape Pansear Simisear Heatmor
Move tutor	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken Numel Camerupt Torkoal Chimchar Monferno Infernape Tepig Pignite Emboar Pansear Simisear Woobat Swoobat Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Heatmor
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Hex

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Dunsparce Absol
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Numel Camerupt Shinx Luxio Luxray Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Sketch	Smeargle

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Stantler Spinda Glameow Purugly Patrat Watchog Munna Musharna
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash
Sketch	Smeargle

Power Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Espeon Girafarig
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle

Secret Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Psyduck Golduck Girafarig Dunsparce Munna Musharna
Generation 4 TM	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Ambipom Weavile
Move tutor	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Absol Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior Purrloin Liepard Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark
Sketch	Smeargle