Pokémon · Platinum

Ninetales

Platinum

Platinum · #36 · Rare · 2009

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 36 / 133
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Rare
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Vulpix
Illustrator: Suwama Chiaki
Pokédex #: 38
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

AttackerEnergy AccelerationStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

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

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 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 Ninetales

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.91 copies on average · 69 decks
Match win rate: 38.8%; -8.5 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 77% of decks · 50 seen

Alomomola

in 17% of decks · 11 seen

Reshiram ex

in 25% of decks · 16 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 31% of decks · 20 seen

Oricorio ex

in 15% of decks · 10 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Smoochum

$0.24 · in 3% of decks

Celebi

$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Team Rocket's Murkrow

$0.25 · in 2% of decks

Dwebble

$0.23 · in 2% of decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Vulpix

"Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years."

Flame Bash

Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for a number of basic Fire Energy cards up to the number of heads and attach them to any of your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle your deck afterward.

RCMysterious Flames — 40

If you have more Energy in play than your opponent, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Confused.

Weakness:W+20

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$3.25	$6.88	$99.90	$6.65	—
Reverse Holofoil	$11.99	$16.69	$54.95	$21.91	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/11

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.99
7-day average	€0.78
30-day average	€0.82
Low	€0.15
Trend price	€0.93
Low (excellent+)	€0.40
Reverse holo low	€0.69
reverseHoloAvg1	€5.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€5.83
reverseHoloSell	€2.53
averageSellPrice	€0.81
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.15
Reverse holo trend	€5.68

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 $6.65; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Ninetales?

Ninetales is a Rare card in the Platinum set.