Shadow Ninetales best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Ninetales's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Fire Spin and Weather Ball, with 14.11 damage per second, and it can deal 321.2 damage before Shadow Ninetales faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Ninetales are:

Fire Spin

Weather Ball

DPS14.11

TDO321.17

Score30.8

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All Shadow Ninetales movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Ninetales movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

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Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Fire Spin	Weather Ball	14.11	321.2	30.8
2.	Fire Spin	Overheat	13.62	309.9	29.7
3.	Ember *	Weather Ball	13.34	303.6	29.1
4.	Feint Attack	Weather Ball	13.12	298.6	28.7
5.	Fire Spin	Flamethrower *	13.06	297.4	28.5
6.	Ember *	Overheat	12.72	289.4	27.8
7.	Fire Spin	Fire Blast *	12.57	286.2	27.5
8.	Feint Attack	Overheat	12.48	284.0	27.3
9.	Fire Spin	Solar Beam	12.46	283.5	27.2
10.	Ember *	Flamethrower *	12.20	277.6	26.6
11.	Fire Spin	Scorching Sands	12.19	277.4	26.6
12.	Feint Attack	Flamethrower *	11.96	272.3	26.1

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Shadow Ninetales fast moves guide

Moves

Ember *1010

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6

Effects

Ember has no special effects.

See Ember details page ↗

Feint Attack109

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	9
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	6

Effects

Feint Attack has no special effects.

See Feint Attack details page ↗

Fire Spin1410

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	10

Effects

Fire Spin has no special effects.

See Fire Spin details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Ember *	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	7	6	3.50	3.00	1s
Feint Attack	10	11.11	9	10.00	0.9s	6	6	3.00	3.00	1s
Fire Spin	14	12.73	10	9.09	1.1s	9	10	3.00	3.33	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Ninetales's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6

Shadow Ninetales charge moves guide

Shadow Ninetales has access to 9 Charge moves (Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Psyshock, Fire Blast, Solar Beam, Overheat, Weather Ball, Frustration, and Scorching Sands), which cover Fire, Psychic, Grass, Normal, and Ground-type attacks. When using Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Fire Blast, Overheat, and Weather Ball you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flamethrower *7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Heat Wave95100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	95
Energy	75

Effects

Heat Wave has no special effects.

See Heat Wave details page ↗

Psyshock6533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Psyshock has no special effects.

See Psyshock details page ↗

Fire Blast *140100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.2s
Damage window	3.1s - 3.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	140
Energy	80

Effects

Fire Blast has no special effects.

See Fire Blast details page ↗

Solar Beam180100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	180
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.9s
Damage window	2.7s - 4.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Solar Beam has no special effects.

See Solar Beam details page ↗

Overheat160100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	160
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	2.6s - 3.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Overheat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%

See Overheat details page ↗

Weather Ball5533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	35

Effects

Weather Ball has no special effects.

See Weather Ball details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Scorching Sands9550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Scorching Sands details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Fire Blast *	140	33.33	100	1.75	4.2s	140	80	1.75
Flamethrower *	70	31.82	50	1.64	2.2s	90	55	1.64
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Heat Wave	95	31.67	100	1.27	3.0s	95	75	1.27
Overheat Special Overheat has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%	160	40.00	100	2.36	4.0s	130	55	2.36
Psyshock	65	24.07	33	1.56	2.7s	70	45	1.56
Scorching Sands Special Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	95	29.69	50	1.60	3.2s	80	50	1.60
Solar Beam	180	36.73	100	1.88	4.9s	150	80	1.88
Weather Ball	55	34.38	33	1.57	1.6s	55	35	1.57

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Overheat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%

Special

Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Shadow Ninetales's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0
Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0