Ninetales ex 96/101 · Hidden Legends

Hidden Legends is a set in the EX series. It was released on June 1, 2004. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 102 cards. Ninetales ex is 96/101, in position 96 of 102 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Metagross ex, and after it is 97 Regice ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Ninetales ex is a Stage 1 ex Fire Pokémon with 90 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).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 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). That card is named Ninetales, while this one is Ninetales ex. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The attack Intense Glare lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch. The new Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Confused. Fire Blast is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Fire Energy attached to Ninetales ex. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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