Pokémon · Black & White
Ninetales
Legendary Treasures · #21 · Rare · 2013
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Market reference
$1.77
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 140
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Vulpix
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Satoshi Shirai
- Pokédex #
- 38
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 Ninetales plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Color Coordination) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Vulpix; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Ninetales
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Satoshi Shirai
This card was illustrated by Satoshi Shirai.
Building around Ninetales?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Each of its nine tails is imbued with supernatural power, and it can live for a thousand years."
CCCColor Coordination — 50+
If this Pokémon has any basic Energy attached to it that is the same type as the Defending Pokémon, this attack does 40 more damage.
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.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
Tournament play
This printing of Ninetales has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Ninetales — Chaos Rising
Played in 30 recent decks
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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.58 | $1.09 | $19.98 | $1.77 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $12.99 | $22.87 | $28.99 | $18.16 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/17| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.40 |
| 30-day average | €1.88 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €2.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €24.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €24.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €15.90 |
| reverseHoloSell | €24.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.86 |
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 $1.77; 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 "Legendary Treasures" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Ninetales?
Ninetales is a Rare card in the Legendary Treasures set.
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Other Ninetales printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
