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Alolan Ninetales
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EN Cosmic Eclipse · 1 Nov 2019 · 145/272

Alolan Ninetales

キュウコン Fox Pokémon
Fairy Rare Holo Stage 1
110HP
≈S$8est. to buy
1 / 69 Ninetales cards owned 0 / 12 in Sun & Moon 1 promo prints

Ninetales collection

1 / 69 collected

1% complete
Owned1 Missing68 TrackedS$0.42 Missing est.≈S$2843
Best buy Ninetales Mega Evolution S$0.07 Top owned Ninetales Chaos Rising S$0.42

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Rubbish Blizzard

10×

This attack does 10 damage for each Pokémon Tool card in your discard pile.

Evolution line

Vulpix
Vulpix ロコン
→
Ninetales
Ninetales キュウコン

Versions & finishes

Alolan Ninetales — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$7.20
Alolan Ninetales — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned ≈ S$7.82

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

Story & meaning

Ninetales is the Fox Pokémon, a Fire-type that evolves from Vulpix when exposed to a Fire Stone. It is depicted as highly intelligent, long-lived (said to survive a thousand years), and capable of understanding human speech, with each of…

“The reason it guides people all the way down to the mountain's base is that it wants them to hurry up and leave.”

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History

Ninetales is the Fox Pokémon, a Fire-type that evolves from Vulpix when exposed to a Fire Stone. It is depicted as highly intelligent, long-lived (said to survive a thousand years), and capable of understanding human speech, with each of its nine tails believed to hold mystical or sacred power. In lore it is portrayed as vengeful and proud if mistreated, drawing on the cunning and supernatural reputation of the nine-tailed fox of Japanese mythology.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name キュウコン (Kyukon) combines the kanji reading 九 (kyū, meaning 'nine') with 婚 or more likely 紺 (kon)—but it most directly derives from 九尾 (kyūbi, 'nine tails'), referencing the legendary nine-tailed fox of East Asian folklore (the kitsune/kumiho/huli jing). The English name 'Ninetales' is a straightforward compound of 'nine' and 'tales/tails,' a pun that plays on both the literal nine tails and the idea of mystical 'tales' or legends surrounding the creature.

Your Ninetales cards

1 owned

The Ninetales cards already in your collection.

Ninetales ✓
Chaos Rising · 9/122 Ninetales キュウコン Uncommon 22 May 2026 · Mega Evolution S$0.42

All Ninetales cards across sets

69 shown

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