Ninetales 21/165 · Expedition Base Set

Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Ninetales is 21/165, in position 21 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 20 Mewtwo, and after it is 22 Pichu. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. 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).

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Ninetales (#038) has 55 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 41 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. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The attack Mislead lists no damage number. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. If either of them is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Ethereal Flame is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Ninetales. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each card discarded this way. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Expedition Base Set, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Expedition Base Set 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.