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Ninetales

Sword & Shield

Fusion Strike · #31 · Uncommon · 2021

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Card facts

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Set position: 31 / 284
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 120
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Vulpix
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Regulation mark: E
Illustrator: Tika Matsuno
Pokédex #: 38
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 60 damage; 30 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Ninetales plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Flame Tail) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Vulpix; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Ninetales

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.88 copies on average · 60 decks
Match win rate: 37.5%; -9.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Vulpix

in 83% of decks · 54 seen

Alomomola

in 17% of decks · 11 seen

Reshiram ex

in 28% of decks · 18 seen

Wailmer

in 20% of decks · 13 seen

Wailord ex

in 20% of decks · 13 seen

Misty's Vitality

in 20% of decks · 13 seen

Blaziken

in 34% of decks · 22 seen

Bubbly Water Energy

in 20% of decks · 13 seen

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About this card

HP: 120Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Vulpix

"Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse."

Ability: Byway of the Nine-Tailed Fox

The Retreat Cost of each of your Pokémon that has any Fire Energy attached is ColorlessColorless less.

RCFlame Tail — 60

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ninetales was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

6 days ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.09	$0.26	$20.00	$0.27	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.24	$0.57	$19.86	$0.53	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/08

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.20
7-day average	€0.14
30-day average	€0.15
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.15
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.05
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.40
reverseHoloSell	€0.43
averageSellPrice	€0.15
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.42
Reverse holo trend	€0.51

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Ninetales is real?

Ninetales 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 Ninetales worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ninetales is $0.27; 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 Ninetales from?

Ninetales is from the Pokémon set "Fusion Strike" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Ninetales?

Ninetales is a Uncommon card in the Fusion Strike set.