Vulpix 22/202 · Sword & Shield

Vulpix is Pokédex #037, generation 1 (Kanto). Vulpix is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Ninetales, Ninetales (#038) under evolves to.

Vulpix sits at 22/202 in Sword & Shield, position 22 of 216. Before it is 21 Eldegoss, and after it is 23 Ninetales. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Flare lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "While young, it has six gorgeous tails. When it grows, several new tails are sprouted." The regulation mark is D.

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 lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Taira Akitsu illustrated this one. 41 other cards of Vulpix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Taira Akitsu. I count 56 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield 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.