Ninetales 32/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Mysterious Treasures is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Ninetales is 32/123, in position 32 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Nidoqueen, and after it is 33 Rampardos. The listed rarity is Rare.

Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 37. In the Pokédex this is Ninetales (#038), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Vulpix. In this catalog that name is Vulpix (#037).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

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). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

Color Shift is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Ninetales is the same type as that Pokémon (all if that Pokémon is more than 1 type) until the end of your turn. This power can't be used if Ninetales is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Fire Blast lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Discard a Fire Energy attached to Ninetales. Weakness is Water +20. 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."

I keep a set binder for Mysterious Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Mysterious Treasures set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ninetales can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.