POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Ninetales sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Ninetales sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #038 · Fox Pokemon

Ninetales

Fire Silver only

Ninetales is a Fire-type Fox Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Trade required. Silver: Evolution.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

505
HP73
Attack76
Defense75
Sp. Atk81
Sp. Def100
Speed100

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
3'07" (1.1 m)
Weight
44.0 lbs (20.0 kg)
Catch rate
75
Base EXP
178
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
505

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 73
— —
AttackBase 76
— —
DefenseBase 75
— —
Sp. AtkBase 81
— —
Sp. DefBase 100
— —
SpeedBase 100
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystical power.

Pokémon Silver

Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#037 Vulpix #038 Ninetales
Vulpix→Fire Stone→Ninetales

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Trade required

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Trade required

This Pokémon has no in-game Gold or Silver encounter, gift, or prize location; trade it from another compatible game.

Silver

Evolution

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Evolution

Obtain this form by evolving an earlier member of its family. See the evolution method above.

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

5
Lv. 1

Ember

Fire · Burn Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
25

Normal · Priority Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Ghost · Confuse

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10

Normal · Safeguard

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
25
Lv. 43

Fire Spin

Fire · Trap Target

Power
15
Acc.
70%
PP
15
TM / HM compatibility 21 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM05 TM05 · RoarNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM23 TM23 · Iron TailSteel100 power · 75% · 15 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM28 TM28 · DigGround60 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM38 TM38 · Fire BlastFire120 power · 85% · 5 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.