Alolan Vulpix 27/147 · Burning Shadows

Vulpix is Pokédex #037, generation 1 (Kanto). Alolan Vulpix is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Ninetales, Ninetales (#038) under evolves to.

Alolan Vulpix sits at 27/147 in Burning Shadows, position 28 of 177. Before it is 26 Turtonator, and after it is 28 Alolan Ninetales. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Powder Snow lists no damage number. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Icy Snow is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It exhales air colder than -58 degrees Fahrenheit. Elderly people in Alola call this Pokémon by an older name—Keokeo."

Vulpix (#037) has 51 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 Vulpix 68/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Vulpix, while this one is Alolan Vulpix. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Vulpix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Saya Tsuruta. I count 123 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Burning Shadows set binder is where a full Burning Shadows set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vulpix can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.