- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Alolan Ninetales.
- Ninetales's name is misspelled as Ninetails in the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color and in some prerelease material.
- Ninetales and Vulpix share their category name with Fennekin, Braixen, and Delphox. They are all known as the Fox Pokémon.
- Ninetales's EV yield of 1 Special Defense and 1 Speed is unique.