Ninetales-EX 13/83 · Generations

Ninetales is Pokédex #038, generation 1 (Kanto). Ninetales-EX is a Basic EX Fire Pokémon with 170 HP.

Ninetales-EX sits at 13/83 in Generations, position 13 of 117. Before it is 12 M Charizard-EX, and after it is 14 Ponyta. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 22, 2016. The printed size is 83. This checklist is longer, at 117 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Flare Bonus lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Discard a Fire Energy card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Fire Blast is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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). That card is named Ninetales, while this one is Ninetales-EX. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eske Yoshinob. I count 177 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Generations set binder is where a full Generations set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ninetales can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Vulpix and Ninetales. I still need this card.