Guide:Alolan Ninetales Strategies

### Support

Alolan Ninetales is a long-range attacker that uses freezing winds to quiet, hinder, or even freeze its targets. It can be trained to make its team members stronger in combat. This Pokemon can inflict powerful status conditions with a variety of attacks.

## Move Tips

### Ability

####  Snow Warning

In the majority of fights, this will almost always be your first attack. Continue using your moves and basic strikes on anybody it touches to quickly freeze your foe. Utilize the fact that Alolan Ninetales' Unite Move  Snow Globe deals more damage to frozen opponents to your advantage.

### Move List 1

####  Powder Snow

Powder Snow's main use is to kite adversaries, especially Pokemon with a melee attack. Powder Snow and  Icy Wind can be combined to knock someone back while you continue to strike. It can also be used to protect allies.

####  Dazzling Gleam

Dazzling Gleam has a little wait before taking effect, so hitting targets may require some setup. Your boosted attacks' slows can give Dazzling Gleam ample time to land, especially on enemies that are just beyond the spell's casting range. By managing the freeze stacks properly, you can stun lock targets in place.

####  Avalanche

The wall can be used both offensively and defensively to block the adversaries' path, impeding their escape route or stopping them from pursuing allies or you. Keep in mind that you can manually aim the wall to position it wherever you choose. Find strategies to force attackers toward the wall so that they will be damaged when the wall explodes to maximise Avalanche's damage and effect. The simplest method to do it is to use  Icy Wind or  Blizzard to push foes back.

### Move List 2

####  Icy Wind

Use the knockback effect of Icy Wind to push foes away from running teammates or yourself and deter them from continuing their pursuit. If you master  Avalanche, you can use Icy Wind to drive foes toward the wall, increasing the likelihood that the wall will detonate and cause more damage. Before upgrading Icy Wind to another move, the most popular of which is  Blizzard, you should start with this combo.

####  Aurora Veil

While Aurora Veil's buff is active, keep striking enemies with your boosted strikes, inflicting a stack of freeze to every target hit. This is helpful in 1v1 combat situations or when enemies are clustered together. As you kite enemies, try to spend as much time as you can behind the veil to benefit from the damage reduction. In teamfights, the damage reduction and movement speed enhancement provided by Aurora Veil are useful tools for protecting or enhancing friends.

####  Blizzard

Push foes into walls to maximise Blizzard's damage and effect and to activate the second area effect. The simplest way to do this is to use Avalanche first, then Blizzard later to push foes up against the wall and start the second effect.

**(Note: Contrary to previous techniques, Blizzard cannot pass through walls or other impediments because the second effect begins when it strikes one. In light of this, avoid casting Blizzard if you're behind a wall or other impediment; instead, cast it in an area that is open.)**

### Unite Move

####  Snow Globe

Snow Globe's main power lies in freezing numerous enemies by invoking the freeze stacks, despite the fact that it causes heavy damage. The simplest approach to get this result is to use Snow Globe after using all of your movements on targets. When hit by Snow Globe, targets with three freeze stacks will become frozen. Additionally, during teamfights, Snow Globe's damage is powerful when foes are gathered together. When the fight begins, try to position yourself to hit as many targets as you can. You can surprise adversaries and position yourself better to maximise Snow Globe's damage by equipping Eject Button.

## Strengths / Weaknesses

* Moveset has strong support capabilities.
* Strong early to mid game.
* Lack of mobility moves makes it susceptible to getting burst down.

## Recommended Builds

### Boosted Attack

This build focuses on  Aurora Veil, which transforms all of your basic attacks into boosted attacks for a period of time and deals extra damage to opponents with each hit, and turns Alolan Ninetales into a respectable standard attack fighter. When combined with  Aurora Veil,  Dazzling Gleam gives you a stun to work with. As you attack your targets with the extra leap prior the 1.4.1.7 Update, keep your distance from them.

You can launch as many assaults as you want and deliver more damage while wearing  Aurora Veil thanks to Muscle Band, which increases your attack speed and percentage-based damage. Together with  Aurora Veil's damage reduction, Focus Band and Buddy Barrier give you a lot of resilience and survival. Replace Focus Band with Wise Glasses, though, if you want greater damage. A crucial fighting item for this build is X Attack. Use it in conjunction with  Aurora Veil to increase the power and speed of your attacks.

7 Red Emblems for maximal Attack Speed and 2 Green emblems for a small increase to Special Attack should make up your boost emblem loadout. Emblems that increase Sp. Atk or HP should be worn because the build will either need higher move damage or more durability. Movement Speed, Critical-Hit Rate, and Attack can all be freely traded.

Aurora Veil
* Sp. Atk

**Negative Stats**
* Attack
* Movement Speed
* Critical-Hit Rate
* **Defense**: +30
* **Sp. Def**: +30
* **Attack Speed**: +7.50%
* **HP**: +450

### Freezer

The normal mage build is focused on using  Avalanche and  Blizzard to freeze and knock back opponents. A burst-style disabler build is more competitive in the meta now as a result of Alolan Ninetales' buff and other general changes in the 1.5.1.2 release. In light of this, the optimum item combination for the build is Focus Band for durability and survivability, Choice Specs and Wise Glasses for increased damage, and those. However, Focus Band can be used in place of Buddy Barrier. Replace Choice Specs with Muscle Band for improved attack damage and attack speed if you want to integrate your attacks. The greatest battle item for this setup is the Eject Button, which provides both defensive and offensive powers.

In order to maximise move damage, your Boost Emblem loadout should include 6 Green Emblems, 3 Black emblems and 1 emblem of any colour. Since the build focuses on freezing opponents and dealing burst damage, equip emblems that increase Sp. Atk. Attack, Critical-Hit Rate, Special Defense, and Defense are all up for trade.

Blizzard

**Free Negative Stats**
* HP
* Attack
* Movement Speed
* Critical-Hit Rate
* **Defense**: +30
* **Sp. Def**: +30

### Support

Only use this build if you don't have any traditional Supporter Pokemon available and your team is already loaded down with damage dealers.  Dazzling Gleam should be used to stun opponents, and  Aurora Veil should be used to shield teammates. Although it boosts your Sp.Atk. stats somewhat, Shell Bell's primary benefit is that it shortens the cooldown of your techniques, especially  Aurora Veil, allowing you to continuously support your team. Buddy Barrier and Exp. Share are your defensive and supportive equipment, providing your allies with constant support, enhanced movement speed, and high bonus health. The ideal fighting item for this build is Eject Button. When necessary, use it to intervene and save your allies.

In order to reduce move cooldowns as much as possible, your Boost Emblem loadout should include 7 Black Emblems, 2 Green Emblems and 1 Emblem of any colour. Put on emblems that increase your strength or health because you'll be helping your allies more than doing damage. Attack, Critical-Hit Rate, Special Defense, and Defense are all up for trade.

Aurora Veil
* Sp. Atk

**Free Negative Stats**
* Attack
* Defense
* Sp. Def
* Critical-Hit Rate
* **Movement Speed**: +150
* **HP**: +690

## Recommended Held Items

 Choice Specs | Similar to Wise Glasses, Choice Specs increases the power of Alolan Ninetales' attacks.

## Levelling Up

 4-5
 6-8
 9+
* Save  Snow Globe for only team battles, especially while attempting to achieve goals.
* Freeze foes rapidly if you have  Avalanche and  Blizzard in your moveset, then use your Unite Move to deal high burst damage.
* If your moveset consists of  Dazzling Gleam and  Aurora Veil, strive to bring as many teammates inside the veil as possible to benefit from damage reduction and your boosted attacks, and use  Dazzling Gleam's stun to control enemy movement.

## Hard Counters

A list of Pokemon Alolan Ninetales users should be aware of.

 Greninja | Danger Level: * Outdamages Alolan Ninetales with  Surf or  Water Shuriken.
 Absol | Danger Level: * Can quickly shut down Alolan Ninetales with its combos.
 Talonflame | Danger Level: * Has high mobility with high burst damage that can easily knock down Alolan Ninetales.
 Dragonite | Danger Level: * Has superior burst capabilities with  Hyper Beam.
* Has stun effects with  Outrage that can offset what Alolan Ninetales' freeze moves.

## References

* All credit for this information: https://game8.co/games/Pokemon-UNITE