Ninetales 9/86 · Chaos Rising

Chaos Rising is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on May 22, 2026. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 122 cards. Ninetales is 9/86, in position 9 of 122 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Vulpix, and after it is 10 Ho-Oh. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 120 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).

Ryuta Fuse illustrated this card. The same name is on 98 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). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryuta Fuse illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The attack Nine-Tailed Transfer lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Move all damage counters from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Will-O-Wisp is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years." The regulation mark is J.

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