Best Alolan Ninetales counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Alolan Ninetales in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Alolan Ninetales counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Alolan Ninetales counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	56.96	2380.54	2	83.6s	144.8
2	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	47.23	2333.82	2	98.8s	125.2
3	Mega Aggron	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	38.99	2404.52	2	123.3s	109.3
4	Mega Scizor	Bullet Punch	Iron Head	40.62	1973.83	2	97.2s	107.2
5	Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head	42.60	1459.60	3	102.8s	103.1
6	Melmetal	Thunder Shock	Double Iron Bash *	37.29	2137.44	2	114.6s	102.6
7	Genesect (Shock)	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	40.27	1626.83	3	121.2s	101.5
8	Genesect (Normal)	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	40.27	1626.83	3	121.2s	101.5
9	Genesect (Douse)	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	40.27	1626.83	3	121.2s	101.5
10	Genesect (Chill)	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	40.27	1626.83	3	121.2s	101.5
11	Genesect (Burn)	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	40.27	1626.83	3	121.2s	101.5
12	Shadow Scizor	Bullet Punch	Iron Head	42.29	1314.15	3	93.2s	99.8
13	Jirachi	Charge Beam	Doom Desire	36.52	1969.03	2	107.8s	99.0
14	Shadow Aggron	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	38.50	1622.69	3	126.4s	98.1
15	Excadrill	Metal Claw	Iron Head	40.69	1177.76	4	115.8s	94.4
16	Mega Tyranitar	Iron Tail	Stone Edge	35.96	1536.61	3	128.2s	91.9
17	Heatran	Fire Spin	Iron Head	31.73	2226.16	2	140.3s	91.8
18	Mega Steelix	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	34.18	1696.40	3	148.9s	90.7
19	Shadow Ho-Oh	Steel Wing	Sacred Fire *	36.43	1310.62	3	107.9s	89.2
20	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	38.27	1115.00	4	116.6s	88.9

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Alolan Ninetales in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Alolan Ninetales down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Alolan Ninetales counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Alolan Ninetales counter is Shadow Metagross, followed by Metagross, Mega Aggron, and Mega Scizor. The table also includes Dialga, Melmetal, Genesect (Shock), and Genesect (Normal), among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Alolan Ninetales type chart

When fighting Alolan Ninetales, keep in mind the following that Ice and Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Steel, Fire, Poison, and Rock type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, Ice, and Dragon type moves.

Weaknesses

Steel	256.0%
Fire	160.0%
Poison	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Resistances

Dragon	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Ice	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.