Is Alolan Ninetales better than normal Ninetales?

Is Alolan Ninetales better than normal Ninetales?

Alolan Ninetales takes super-effective damage from Poison, Steel, Fire, and Rock, and takes reduced damage from Dark, Bug, Ice, and Dragon. Alolan Ninetales and Kantonian Ninetales are near identical in terms of stats. Alolan Ninetales edges out Kantonian Ninetales in Attack and Defense.

Is alola Ninetales good?

Alolan Ninetales really gets to shine in the Great League. It is a good match up against a popular Great League battler – Altaria – thanks to its resistance against Dragon, as well as against a Medicham, due to Medicham's weakness against Fairy.

What is Alolan ninetales hidden ability?

Abilities

Flash Fire Ninetales	Snow Cloak Alolan Ninetales
Cacophony	Drought Ninetales Hidden Ability	Snow Warning Alolan Ninetales Hidden Ability

Who is better Ninetales or arcanine?

Arcanine, the more physical attacker of the two. Ironically has lower base speed than Ninetales, despite being known for its legendary speed. Ninetales, unfortunately has a lower base stat total than its counterpart. This does not lower its usefulness on the battlefield, however.

What makes Alolan Ninetales different from other Pokemon?

• Alolan Ninetales sets itself apart from other dedicated leads in Battle Spot Singles with its access to Aurora Veil and Snow Warning. Unlike dual screens setters like Tapu Koko, Alolan Ninetales can justify more utility moves in its moveset to prevent it from being directly set up on due to Aurora Veil weakening both physical and special attacks.

What can you do with Alolan Ninetales with snow warning?

• With Snow Warning, Alolan Ninetales can set Aurora Veil, which halves incoming damage from physical and special attacks. This exclusive team support can aid Pokemon like Mega Charizard X and Mega Gyarados, which will be significantly more threatening under the better setup conditions.

Which is the best move to use against Alolan Ninetails?

• Steel-type Pokemon are supereffective against Alolan Ninetails, dealing a whopping 4x damage. Even if it uses Aurora Veil, it has weak durability due to its low HP and Defense stats. Bullet Punch is a great choice for a Steel-type move, as it will always go first, so you can aim for a KO before Ninetales has a chance to use Aurora Veil.

What does Aurora Veil do for Alolan Ninetales?

• Aurora Veil lets Alolan Ninetales support its teammates by temporarily halving the damage taken from the opposing team's attacks, which opens up more opportunities to dish out hits and set up.