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Ninetales
Platinum 36/127 • rare
- Set
- Platinum
- Number
- 36/127
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Market price
- $7.49
- Artist
- Suwama Chiaki
What it does
Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for a number of basic Fire Energy cards up to the number of heads and attach them to any of your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle your deck afterward.
If you have more Energy in play than your opponent, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Confused.
Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Ninetales card from the Platinum expansion, released in early 2009, serves as a classic representation of the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Diamond & Pearl era. As part of the wider Platinum set, which introduced the unique 'SP' Pokémon mechanic to the competitive meta, this card highlights the Fire-type roster of the generation. The design follows the established art direction of the period, emphasizing dynamic poses and high-contrast color palettes intended to showcase the elemental power of the series' core creatures.
The artwork for this specific card features the stylized, slightly more modern aesthetic that characterized late-2000s card production. Like many rare cards in the Platinum expansion, it was designed to appeal to both collectors of the original generation of Pokémon and competitive players seeking utility cards. While it was not a high-tier chase card in the way ultra-rare or holographic secret cards were, it remains a notable example of the series' shift toward incorporating regional Pokédex entries alongside competitive gameplay elements.
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