Shadow Alolan Ninetales counters
icefairyFairy-type Female Grunt ยท slot 3Grunt
CP
4,961
Attack
315.6
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
212.8
x0.83 Shadow
HP
116
You 0 shields, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.
Its movesetAny of 15 (averaged)Feint Attack / Dazzling GleamPowder Snow / Dazzling GleamCharm / Dazzling GleamFeint Attack / Ice BeamPowder Snow / Ice BeamCharm / Ice BeamFeint Attack / BlizzardPowder Snow / BlizzardCharm / BlizzardFeint Attack / PsyshockPowder Snow / PsyshockCharm / PsyshockFeint Attack / Weather Ball (Ice)Powder Snow / Weather Ball (Ice)Charm / Weather Ball (Ice)
Best counters, averaged over every moveset
Level 30, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melmetal | electricThunder Shock steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon | 6.092 | 100% | 4.5 s 1.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 2 |  Tinkaton | fairyFairy Wind steelGigaton HammersteelHeavy Slam | 2.937 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.2 charged | 61% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Centiskorch | fireEmber fireHeat WavebugBug Buzz | 2.932 | 93% | 5.5 s 1.1 charged | 61% HP left on average |
| 4 |  Emboar | fireEmber fireBlast BurnfireHeat Wave | 2.768 | 93% | 5.5 s 1.1 charged | 55% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Zacian (Crowned Sword) | steelMetal Claw fightingClose CombatnormalGiga Impact | 2.736 | 100% | 7.5 s 1.3 charged | 55% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Snorlax | psychicPsywave steelHeavy SlamnormalHyper Beam | 2.638 | 100% | 7.1 s 1.2 charged | 56% HP left on average |
| 7 |  Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) | steelMetal Claw steelBehemoth BashfightingClose Combat | 2.509 | 93% | 7.5 s 1.3 charged | 51% HP left on average |
| 8 |  Kingambit | steelMetal Sound steelIron HeaddarkDark Pulse | 2.395 | 93% | 7.5 s 1.4 charged | 50% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Keldeo | poisonPoison Jab fightingClose CombatwaterAqua Jet | 2.286 | 93% | 6.4 s 1.1 charged | 40% HP left on average |
| 10 | Shadow Emboar | fireEmber fireBlast BurnfireHeat Wave | 2.268 | 87% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 48% HP left on average |
| 11 |  Buzzwole | poisonPoison Jab fightingSuperpowerbugLunge | 2.223 | 87% | 6.4 s 1.1 charged | 37% HP left on average |
| 12 | Shadow Snorlax | psychicPsywave steelHeavy SlamfightingSuperpower | 2.163 | 93% | 7.1 s 1.2 charged | 47% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Cobalion | steelMetal Claw steelIron HeadfightingClose Combat | 1.936 | 93% | 8.3 s 1.3 charged | 40% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Kommo-o | steelMetal Sound fightingClose CombatfireFlamethrower | 1.755 | 47% | 5.7 s 0.7 charged | 28% HP left on average |
| 15 |  Galarian Zapdos | fightingLow Kick flyingBrave BirdfightingClose Combat | 1.723 | 80% | 6.4 s 1.0 charged | 28% HP left on average |
| 16 |  Shadow Drapion | poisonPoison Sting poisonSludge BombwaterAqua Tail | 1.705 | 80% | 6.4 s 1.2 charged | 33% HP left on average |
| 17 |  Togekiss | flyingPeck fireFlamethrowerfightingAura Sphere | 1.679 | 67% | 7.2 s 1.3 charged | 32% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Galarian Weezing | fairyFairy Wind fireOverheatpoisonSludge | 1.660 | 60% | 7.2 s 1.3 charged | 34% HP left on average |
| 19 |  Shadow Bewear | fightingLow Kick fightingSuperpowernormalStomp | 1.660 | 47% | 6.2 s 1.1 charged | 27% HP left on average |
| 20 |  Shadow Pangoro | fightingLow Kick steelIron HeadrockRock Slide | 1.655 | 47% | 5.2 s 0.7 charged | 27% HP left on average |
Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.