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Height
3'07" Imperial
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1.1 m Metric
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3'07"/1.1 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
43.9 lbs. Imperial
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19.9 kg Metric
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43.9 lbs./19.9 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 1
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Speed 1
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Base Exp.: 178
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Battle Exp.: 1781*
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Ninetales (Japanese: キュウコン Kyukon) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves from Vulpix via Fire Stone.
Biology
Physiology
This fox-like Pokémon is covered with a thick, luxurious golden-white fur, as well as having nine tails, each of which is tipped with orange. They also have a fluffy crest atop their heads and a similar ruff around their necks. Ninetales have gleaming red eyes that are said to give them the power of mind control. They can also live up to one thousand years.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Ninetales are based on the kitsune of Japanese mythology, giving them abilities to wield Template:Type2 attacks such as Confuse Ray. They are also very vengeful Pokémon and have been known to curse those who mistreat them. Ninetales are highly intelligent Pokémon that understand human speech. Many legends surround this Pokémon, one of which stating that Ninetales was born when 9 saints were united and reincarnated as this Pokémon.
Behavior
This Pokémon's extreme intelligence lends to what most consider Template:Type2 characteristics, though Ninetales has never officially been described as anything other than a Template:Type2. It also seems to hold grudges very easily and will curse humans and Pokémon alike if they touch one of its tails.
Habitat
Ninetales can be found in grassy plains or in mountainous areas with lots of shade, but they are very rare.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
In Beauty and the Breeder, a friend of Suzy named Zane had a Ninetales and used it in a Pokémon breeding contest.
In Just Waiting On A Friend, a very old Ninetales befriended Brock, who bore a resemblance to her long lost master. This Ninetales created all sorts of illusions, including one of a woman through which it spoke.
Minor appearances
Ninetales was first seen in The Battling Eevee Brothers.
A Ninetales made a cameo appearance in Electric Soldier Porygon.
The Cinnabar Island Gym Leader, Blaine, used a Ninetales against Ash in their first Gym battle.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Ninetales owned by Neesha was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Ninetales clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns.
A Ninetales made a cameo appearance in Misty Meets Her Match. This Ninetales belonged to Rudy.
Ninetales also had a cameo during the opening credits of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, taking part in the festival honoring Sir Aaron.
A Ninetales appeared in a flashback in Mutiny in the Bounty! as one of J's captured Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
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EP058
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Ninetales
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Ash's Pokédex
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Ninetales, the Fox Pokémon. Its the evolved form of the Fire Pokémon Vulpix.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP169
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Ninetales
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Ash's Pokédex
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Ninetales, the Fox Pokémon. The evolved form of Vulpix. It has nine tails and a shining golden fleece. Ninetales are said to live very long lives.
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EP232
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Ninetales
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Ash's Pokédex
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Ninetales, the Fox Pokémon. Ninetales is the evolved form of Vulpix. Each of its tails contains a different mystical power.
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In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Red and Blue both tried catching the same Ninetales. In the scuffle for its Poké Ball, Blue managed to grab it first.
Magma Admin Courtney uses a Ninetales as her main battler.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team, the curse that Ninetales can conjure is one of the main points of the plot.
In the TCG
- Main article: Ninetales (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ninetales cast a curse on a human that would turn it into a Pokémon, bringing on many natural disasters. The player is blamed for this and travels to the home of Ninetales at the top of Mt. Freeze to learn the truth. Ninetales later appears when Gengar wishes to right what he did to Gardevoir. He gives Gengar the Crest - O - Ninetales and sending him and the player to Murky Cave.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.
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Blue
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Yellow
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According to an enduring legend, 9 noble saints were united and reincarnated as this Pokémon.
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Stadium
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It is extremely vindictive. It is said to lay a 1,000-year long curse if its tail is pulled as a joke.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystic power.
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Silver
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Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.
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Crystal
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It is said to live a thousand years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers.
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Stadium 2
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Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystic power.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Ninetales casts a sinister light from its bright red eyes to gain total control over its foe's mind. This Pokémon is said to live for a thousand years.
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Sapphire
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Legend has it that Ninetales came into being when nine wizards possessing sacred powers merged into one. This Pokémon is highly intelligent - it can understand human speech.
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Emerald
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It has long been said that each of the nine tails embody an enchanted power. A long-lived Ninetales will have fur that shines like gold.
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FireRed
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It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years.
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LeafGreen
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Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
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Pearl
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Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
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Platinum
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Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
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HeartGold
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Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystic power.
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SoulSilver
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Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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73
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133 - 180
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256 - 350
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76
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72 - 140
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141 - 276
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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81
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77 - 146
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150 - 287
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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Total: 505
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 100.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Ninetales's name was originally spelled as "Nine Tales".
- Ninetales's name is misspelled as "Ninetails" in the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color.
- Despite what many of its Pokédex descriptions say, it cannot learn the move Curse other than by TM03 in Generation II. Even still, due to its typing, Ninetales can only alter its stats with Curse, rather than place one on the target.
- In Pokémon Platinum, Ninetales is the one of the few Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Dex, and not introduced in Generation IV, to have a new sprite. Muk, Oddish, Hitmonlee, Meowth, Primeape, and Registeel are the others.
- Despite what numerous Pokédex entries imply, Ninetales cannot learn Revenge.
- Vulpix and Ninetales are the only two Template:Type2 Pokémon species where females outnumber males.
- Ninetales has been inconsistently shown with either solid yellow tails or yellow tails with orange tips. The solid yellow tails appear in its original art as well as its Generation I, II, and III sprites while the orange-tipped ones appear in its revamped art, its model in Pokemon Stadium, and its Generation IV sprites.
Origin
Ninetales, like Vulpix, are based on foxes. However, in Japan there are certain legends concerning foxes, or kitsune, as they are known there. One such legend which relates to Ninetales the most is how many-tailed foxes can breathe fire, create illusions, and have extremely long lifespans. After living a long time, these creatures take on spirit forms, which may be the reason why these two related Pokémon can learn Template:Type2 moves.
In particular, Ninetales is based on the 九尾の狐, the nine-tailed fox, which is a fox of advanced age whose fur has turned silver-gold. It is said to have the power of infinite vision.
Name origin
Its name simply refers to the nine tails it has, although "tales" is used in place of "tails", perhaps to reference the many myths in Japan that it is based on. Kyūkon can be taken to mean 旧恨, old grudge, although it is worth noting that the first syllable spells out 九 kyū, nine and kon from the Japanese onomatopoeia konkon - the sound that foxes make. Furthermore, a コンロ konro is a gas burner stove. Also, an alternate reading of the Japanese word for fox, 狐 kitsune, is ko.
In other languages
External links
- Cursed, the fanlisting for Ninetales
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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