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Blaine's Vulpix
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EN Gym Heroes · 14 Aug 2000 · 65/132

Blaine's Vulpix

ロコン Fox Pokémon
Fire Common Basic
40HP
≈S$9est. to buy
1 / 66 Vulpix cards owned 0 / 4 in Gym

Vulpix collection

1 / 66 collected

2% complete
Owned1 Missing65 TrackedS$0.64 Missing est.≈S$452
Best buy Vulpix Mega Evolution S$0.11 Top owned Vulpix Chaos Rising S$0.64

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Pokémon Power

Natural Healing

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may remove 1 damage counter from Blaine's Vulpix. This power can't be used if Blaine's Vulpix is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Attack

Tail Fan

20
Fire • 2 Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Evolution line

Vulpix
Vulpix ロコン
→
Ninetales
Ninetales キュウコン

Versions & finishes

Blaine's Vulpix — 1st Edition missing
1st Edition not owned ≈ S$8.80
Blaine's Vulpix — Unlimited missing
Unlimited not owned ≈ S$2.93

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Vulpix is the Fox Pokémon, a Fire-type known for the bundle of six elegant, curled tails it develops as it matures, having started life with just a single white tail. A flame burns within its body, allowing it to expel fireballs and keep…

“In its belly burns a fire, which Vulpix spits out in the form of fireballs. When young, this Pokémon has but one white tail. As the Pokémon matures, this single tail splits into six.”

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History

Vulpix is the Fox Pokémon, a Fire-type known for the bundle of six elegant, curled tails it develops as it matures, having started life with just a single white tail. A flame burns within its body, allowing it to expel fireballs and keep its internal temperature manageable by venting heat through its tails. It is often depicted as a graceful, somewhat warm-natured creature, and it evolves into Ninetales when exposed to a Fire Stone. A later Alolan regional form reimagines Vulpix as an Ice-type adapted to snowy mountains.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ロコン (Rokon) breaks down into 六 (roku, meaning 'six') and 紺 (kon, a deep blue-purple color) or 'kon,' an onomatopoeic sound associated with a fox's yip; the 'six' clearly references its six tails. The English name 'Vulpix' is a portmanteau of the Latin 'vulpes' (meaning 'fox') and 'six,' again pointing to its six tails. Both names emphasize the fox motif and the number six.

Your Vulpix cards

1 owned

The Vulpix cards already in your collection.

Vulpix ✓
Chaos Rising · 8/122 Vulpix ロコン Common 22 May 2026 · Mega Evolution S$0.64

All Vulpix cards across sets

66 shown

Every Vulpix print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.