Light Ninetales 50/105 · Neo Destiny

Neo Destiny is a set in the Neo series. It was released on February 28, 2002. The printed size is 105. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. Light Ninetales is 50/105, in position 50 of 113 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Light Machoke, and after it is 51 Light Slowbro. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Light Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 39. 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).

Masako Yamashita illustrated this card. The same name is on 23 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 is named Ninetales, while this one is Light Ninetales. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masako Yamashita illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The attack Guiding Flame lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Put a Baby Pokémon or a Basic Pokémon card from your discard pile onto your Bench. (You can't use this attack if your Bench is full.) Fire Blast is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire. Discard a Fire Energy card attached to Light Ninetales in order to use this attack. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is said that each of its nine tails contains a different magical power."

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