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Vulpix
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EN Surging Sparks · 8 Nov 2024 · 16/252

Vulpix

ロコン Fox Pokémon
Fire Common Basic
70HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 62 Vulpix cards owned 0 / 4 in Scarlet & Violet

Vulpix collection

1 / 62 collected

2% complete
Owned1 Missing61 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 Standard: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Take Down

30
Fire

This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.

Evolution line

Vulpix
Vulpix ロコン
→
Ninetales
Ninetales キュウコン

Versions & finishes

Vulpix — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$0.23
Vulpix — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$0.32

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

62 shown

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