Ninetales 25/192 · Rebel Clash

Ninetales is Pokédex #038, generation 1 (Kanto). Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Vulpix. In this catalog that name is Vulpix (#037).

Ninetales sits at 25/192 in Rebel Clash, position 25 of 209. Before it is 24 Vulpix, and after it is 26 Ninetales 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.

The attack Hex lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 90 more damage. Flickering Flames is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is said to live 1,000 years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers." 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 lists 80 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads AKIRA EGAWA. I count 83 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). I still need this card.