Ninetales BW66/101 · BW Black Star Promos

Ninetales is Pokédex #038, generation 1 (Kanto). Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Vulpix. In this catalog that name is Vulpix (#037).

Ninetales sits at BW66/101 in BW Black Star Promos, position 66 of 101. Before it is BW65 Jigglypuff, and after it is BW67 Ampharos. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

Bright Look is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with his or her Active Pokémon. The attack Hexed Flame lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fire. Does 50 more damage for each Special Condition affecting the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years."

Ninetales (#038) has 55 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 40 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ninetales 12/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hideaki Hakozaki illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hideaki Hakozaki. I count 35 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

BW Black Star Promos set binder is where a full BW Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ninetales can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.