Pokémon · XY
Ninetales
Primal Clash · #21 · Rare · 2015
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Market reference
$1.56
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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 / 164
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Vulpix
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kanako Eo
- Pokédex #
- 38
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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
Strategy & play
How Ninetales plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Flickering Flames) 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 ≥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.
- 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
- 1.88 copies on average · 60 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.5%
- -9.7 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 Kanako Eo
This card was illustrated by Kanako Eo.
Building around Ninetales?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse."
Ability: Barrier Shrine
Each player can't play any Stadium cards from his or her hand.
RRCFlickering Flames — 70
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.20 | $1.56 | $24.99 | $1.56 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.26 | $3.48 | $39.70 | $3.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.45 |
| 7-day average | €1.29 |
| 30-day average | €1.39 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.48 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.85 |
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 $1.56; 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 "Primal Clash" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Ninetales?
Ninetales is a Rare card in the Primal Clash set.
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