Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Ninetales
Team Up · #16 · Rare · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Vulpix
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- You Iribi
- Pokédex #
- 38
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 90 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 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥50 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 — ≥50 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
- 1.92 copies on average · 64 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.1%
- -9.2 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.
More by You Iribi
This card was illustrated by You Iribi.
Building around Ninetales?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is vindictive and relentless by nature. Those who cross it even once will be cursed for a thousand years, along with their descendants."
Ability: Nine Temptations
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 2 Fire Energy cards from your hand. If you do, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
RCCFlame Tail — 90
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ninetales 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.60 | $1.48 | $19.98 | $1.62 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.85 | $7.25 | $50.20 | $5.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.95 |
| 7-day average | €1.50 |
| 30-day average | €1.19 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.60 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.96 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.12 |
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 $1.62; 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 "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Ninetales?
Ninetales is a Rare card in the Team Up set.
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