Ninetales H19/147 · Aquapolis

Aquapolis is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on January 15, 2003. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Ninetales is H19/147, in position 169 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is H18 Nidoking, and after it is H20 Octillery. 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).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 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 Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The attack Miracle Tail lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, choose a Special Condition (Asleep, Burned, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned). The Defending Pokémon is now affected by that Special Condition. Roasting Heat is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Burned, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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