Ninetales - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ninetales can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Ninetales learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
1	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
1	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
1	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
1	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
1	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
1	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
1	Inferno	Fire	100	50
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
1	Aurora Veil	Ice	—	—
1	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
1	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
1	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
1	Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
1	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
1	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
1	Mist	Ice	—	—
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Powder Snow	Ice	40	100
1	Sheer Cold	Ice	—	30
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ninetales learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Alolan Ninetales

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy		80	100

Egg moves

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

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Memento	Dark	—	100
Roar	Normal	—	—

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Freeze-Dry	Ice	70	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Moonblast	Fairy	95	100
Roar	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Ninetales can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Burning Jealousy	Fire		70	100
Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Triple Axel	Ice		20	90

Moves learnt by TM

Ninetales is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
13	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
60	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
84	Tail Slap	Normal	25	85
92	Mystical Fire	Fire	75	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
60	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
64	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
84	Tail Slap	Normal	25	85
87	Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100
89	Misty Terrain	Fairy	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Ninetales is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
43	Overheat	Fire	130	90
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
55	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Ninetales learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
1	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
1	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
1	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
1	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
1	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
1	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
1	Inferno	Fire	100	50
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85

Egg moves

Ninetales learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Memento	Dark	—	100
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ninetales is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Ninetales learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
5	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
9	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
15	Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100
21	Hex	Ghost	65	100
29	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
37	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
47	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Powder Snow	Ice	40	100
5	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
9	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
15	Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100
21	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
29	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
37	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
47	Blizzard	Ice	110	70

Move Tutor moves

Ninetales can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Ninetales Alolan Ninetales

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Mystical Fire	Fire	75	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Ninetales egg move parents

In other generations
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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 either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Ninetales with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Baby-Doll Eyes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Teddiursa Ursaring Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Sentret Furret Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu
Sketch	Smeargle

Disable

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

Extrasensory

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

Flail

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

Flame Charge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ponyta Rapidash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle

Flare Blitz

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Torchic Combusken Blaziken Monferno Infernape
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Sketch	Smeargle

Heat Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Numel Camerupt Chimchar Monferno Infernape
Sketch	Smeargle

Hex

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Dunsparce Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

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