Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Alolan Vulpix
Burning Shadows · #27 · Common · 2017
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ninetales
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 37
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Alolan Vulpix plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Icy Snow) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Alolan Vulpix
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Alolan Vulpix?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It exhales air colder than -58 degrees Fahrenheit. Elderly people in Alola call this Pokémon by an older name—Keokeo."
Powder Snow
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
WWIcy Snow — 30
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Alolan Vulpix was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.36 | $3.95 | $0.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.78 | $2.00 | $0.80 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.27 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.59 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.30 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Alolan Vulpix is real?
Alolan Vulpix is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Alolan Vulpix worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Alolan Vulpix is $0.36; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Alolan Vulpix from?
Alolan Vulpix is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Alolan Vulpix?
Alolan Vulpix is a Common card in the Burning Shadows set.
Other Alolan Vulpix printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
