Ninetales V 177/192 · Rebel Clash

Ninetales is Pokédex #038, generation 1 (Kanto). Ninetales V is a Basic V Fire Pokémon with 200 HP.

Ninetales V sits at 177/192 in Rebel Clash, position 177 of 209. Before it is 176 Eldegoss V, and after it is 178 Cinderace V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 1, 2020. The printed size is 192. This checklist is longer, at 209 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Nine-Tailed Shapeshifter lists no damage number. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Active Pokémon's attacks and use it as this attack. Flamethrower is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

Ninetales (#038) has 55 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 Ninetales 12/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Ninetales, while this one is Ninetales V. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Saki Hayashiro illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 51 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Saki Hayashiro. I count 40 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Rebel Clash set binder is where a full Rebel Clash 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.