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Ninetales

E-Card

Expedition Base Set · #57 · Rare · 2002

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Market reference

$17.21

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Card facts

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Set position: 57 / 165
Release year: 2002
Rarity: Rare
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Vulpix
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #: 38
Series: E-Card

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Status Conditions
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.

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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
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 · 57 decks
Match win rate: 39.4%; -7.9 pts vs the 47.3% 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 82% of decks · 47 seen

Reshiram ex

in 28% of decks · 16 seen

Blaziken

in 35% of decks · 20 seen

Tatsugiri

in 35% of decks · 20 seen

Combusken

in 35% of decks · 20 seen

Torchic

in 35% of decks · 20 seen

Hero's Cape

in 67% of decks · 38 seen

Blaziken ex

in 35% of decks · 20 seen

Budget alternatives

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

Munkidori

$0.33 · in 35% of decks

Frogadier

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Zubat

$0.07 · in 0% of decks

Brute Bonnet

$0.16 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Vulpix

RCMislead

Flip 2 coins. If either of them is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

CCCEthereal Flame

Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Ninetales. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each card discarded this way.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:C

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 2026/07/05

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$23.29	$25.00	$469.74	$17.21	—
Reverse Holofoil	$150.00	$267.00	$384.00	$49.99	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€4.49
7-day average	€5.19
30-day average	€4.76
Low	€0.40
Trend price	€4.96
Low (excellent+)	€2.99
Reverse holo low	€2.99
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€11.14
reverseHoloSell	€10.61
averageSellPrice	€4.61
Reverse holo 30-day	€10.20
Reverse holo trend	€9.71

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 $17.21; 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 "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.

What rarity is Ninetales?

Ninetales is a Rare card in the Expedition Base Set set.