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Alolan Ninetales-GX
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EN Guardians Rising · 5 May 2017 · 132/180

Alolan Ninetales-GX

キュウコン Fox Pokémon
Water Rare Ultra Stage 1, GX
210HP
≈S$33est. to buy
1 / 68 Ninetales cards owned 0 / 12 in Sun & Moon 1 promo prints

Ninetales collection

1 / 68 collected

1% complete
Owned1 Missing67 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

Ice Blade

2 Colorless

This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Attack

Blizzard Edge

160
2 Water • Colorless

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.

Attack

Ice Path-GX

2 Colorless

Move all damage counters from this Pokémon to your opponent's Active Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Evolution line

Vulpix
Vulpix ロコン
→
Ninetales
Ninetales キュウコン

Versions & finishes

Alolan Ninetales-GX — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned ≈ S$32.63

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 coat of gleaming golden fur is quite magnificent. This species is said to store sacred power in its nine long tails and to live for a millennium.”

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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.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within Guardians Rising.

Alolan Ninetales-GX missing
22/180 Alolan Ninetales-GX Rare Holo GX
Alolan Ninetales-GX missing
150/180 Alolan Ninetales-GX Rare Rainbow

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

68 shown

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