Ninetales 21/160 · Primal Clash

Primal Clash is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 4, 2015. The printed size is 160. This checklist is longer, at 164 cards. Ninetales is 21/160, in position 21 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 20 Vulpix, and after it is 22 Slugma. The listed rarity is Rare.

Ninetales is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 HP. 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).

Kanako Eo illustrated this card. The same name is on 99 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 lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Ninetales list a different HP.

Barrier Shrine is listed as Ability. Each player can't play any Stadium cards from his or her hand. The attack Flickering Flames lists 70 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse."

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