Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Alolan Ninetales
Burning Shadows · #28 · Rare · 2017
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Market reference
$1.97
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Alolan Vulpix
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 38
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Alolan Ninetales plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Aurora Beam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥55 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 Alolan Vulpix; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Alolan Ninetales
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Alolan Ninetales?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It creates drops of ice in its coat and showers them over its enemies. Anyone who angers it will be frozen stiff in an instant."
Ability: Luminous Barrier
Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon by your opponent's Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX.
WCCAurora Beam — 80
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 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.15 | $1.93 | $19.98 | $1.97 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.58 | $2.35 | $27.50 | $2.44 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €0.91 |
| 30-day average | €0.92 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.98 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.39 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.57 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.88 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.41 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Alolan Ninetales is real?
Alolan 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 Alolan Ninetales worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Alolan Ninetales is $1.97; 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 Ninetales from?
Alolan Ninetales is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Alolan Ninetales?
Alolan Ninetales is a Rare card in the Burning Shadows set.
Other Alolan Ninetales printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
