Ninetales 38/106 · Emerald

Emerald is a set in the EX series. It was released on May 1, 2005. The printed size is 106. This checklist is longer, at 107 cards. Ninetales is 38/106, in position 38 of 107 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Minun, and after it is 39 Plusle. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 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 Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The attack Confuse Ray lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. The Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Searing Flame is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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