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Ninetales (Shadow) in Great League
Fire#3of 1152 ranked
93PvPoke score
Metaseen often in battles
Ninetales (Shadow) is one of the best picks in the format in Great League. Great League caps every Pokémon at 1,500 CP. It is the most played GO Battle League format and the one most players start with.
Best moveset
EmberFast · Fire · 4 damage, 9 energy in 2 turns47% of top players
Weather Ball (Fire)Charged · Fire · 60 damage, 35 energy29% of top players
Energy BallCharged · Grass · 80 damage, 45 energy15% of top players
Second charged move: 50,000 stardust and 50 candy; buddy distance 3 km.
Play it by the counts
How many Embers it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.
4Ember → Weather Ball (Fire)4 fast moves, 8 turns
5Ember → Energy Ball5 fast moves, 10 turns
What Ninetales (Shadow) beats
Melmetalwins this matchup90
Corviknightwins this matchup63
Tinkatonwins this matchup56
Stunfiskwins this matchup55
Quagsire (Shadow)wins this matchup51
What beats Ninetales (Shadow)
Mimikyu (Busted)loses this matchup23
Cramorantloses this matchup25
Altarialoses this matchup31
Vigorothloses this matchup35
Sableye (Shadow)loses this matchup36Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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