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Ninetales
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Attack Mislead: Flip 2 coins. If either of them is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Attack Ethereal Flame (30+): Discard all R Energy cards attached to Ninetales. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each cards discarded this way.
Card Details
Character Background
Ninetales from Base Set is a classic Fire Stage 1 that plays best as a tempo-control finisher: it can pry open an opponent’s board with Attack Lure, then threaten huge damage with Fire Blast. Lure is deceptively powerful because it can drag up a fragile Benched Pokémon, breaking up their setup, forcing awkward retreats, and turning Ninetales into a soft disruption piece before the KO pressure begins. Fire Blast’s 80 damage is enormous for the era, but the Energy discard means you want efficient acceleration or recycling to keep Ninetales firing. In deckbuilding, pair it with cards that accelerate Fire Energy from the deck or discard, and consider Gust-style effects to maximize the threat of pulling up something weak. Since it is a Stage 1, consistency matters: run enough Vulpix, search cards, and Energy recovery so Ninetales can stay active as a midgame pivot and close games through sustained board pressure.
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Character Background
Ninetales from Base Set is a classic Fire Stage 1 that plays best as a tempo-control finisher: it can pry open an opponent’s board with Attack Lure, then threaten huge damage with Fire Blast. Lure is deceptively powerful because it can drag up a fragile Benched Pokémon, breaking up their setup, forcing awkward retreats, and turning Ninetales into a soft disruption piece before the KO pressure begins. Fire Blast’s 80 damage is enormous for the era, but the Energy discard means you want efficient acceleration or recycling to keep Ninetales firing. In deckbuilding, pair it with cards that accelerate Fire Energy from the deck or discard, and consider Gust-style effects to maximize the threat of pulling up something weak. Since it is a Stage 1, consistency matters: run enough Vulpix, search cards, and Energy recovery so Ninetales can stay active as a midgame pivot and close games through sustained board pressure.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-10 17:10:45 UTC