#0038 · Gen 1

Ninetales (Alola) — Best counters

Weaknesses

steel×2.56 double weaknesspoison×1.60rock×1.60fire×1.60

	Pokémon	Fast move	Charged move	Weather	Score
1	Metagross (Mega)	steelBullet Punch	steelMeteor MashELITE	Snow	10018.4
2	Metagross	steelBullet Punch	steelMeteor MashELITE	Snow	8615.8
3	Lucario (Mega)	steelBullet Punch	steelFlash Cannon	Snow	8315.2
4	Dialga	steelMetal Claw	steelIron Head	Snow	7914.5
5	Kyurem (White)	steelSteel Wing	fireFusion Flare	Clear · partial	7714.3
6	Dialga (Origin)	steelMetal Claw	steelIron Head	Snow	7714.2
7	Genesect	steelMetal Claw	steelMagnet Bomb	Snow	7613.9
8	Aggron (Mega)	steelIron Tail	steelHeavy Slam	Snow	7313.5
9	Scizor (Mega)	steelBullet Punch	steelIron Head	Snow	7313.5
10	Excadrill	steelMetal Claw	steelIron Head	Snow	7313.4
11	Blaziken (Mega)	fireFire Spin	fireBlast BurnELITE	Clear	7113.2
12	Aerodactyl (Mega)	steelSteel Wing	steelIron Head	Snow	7113.1
13	Zacian (Crowned)	steelMetal Claw	normalGiga Impact	Partly Cloudy · partial	7113.0
14	Duraludon	steelMetal Claw	steelFlash Cannon	Snow	7012.9
15	Tyranitar (Mega)	steelIron Tail	rockStone Edge	Partly Cloudy · partial	7012.8
16	Charizard (Mega Y)	fireFire Spin	fireBlast BurnELITE	Clear	6912.8
17	Kingambit	steelMetal Claw	steelIron Head	Snow	6812.5
18	Bisharp	steelMetal Claw	steelIron Head	Snow	6612.2
19	Melmetal	electricThunder Shock	steelDouble Iron BashELITE	Snow · partial	6411.8
20	Ho Oh	steelSteel Wing	fireSacred FireELITE	Clear · partial	6411.8

Steel hits for ×2.56 — Ninetales (Alola)'s Ice/Fairy typing is double-weak, so those attackers outperform their score gap.
Watch its Dark/Ice/Fairy/Psychic moves — counters like Metagross (Mega) and Metagross take super-effective damage from them.
Snow weather boosts Steel moves ×1.2 — the best time to battle Ninetales (Alola).

Rankings are estimated cycle DPS (attack stat × move damage ÷ cycle time, with STAB and type effectiveness). Not a full battle simulation.