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[[File:Ninetales.jpg|thumb|Dream World Ninetales]] |
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+ | Ninetales is a fox-like Pokémon that possesses nine tails, hence its name. Resembling the nine-tailed kitsune fox of Japanese folklore, they are mainly covered in sleek, luxurious golden-white fur, while the tips of their nine tails are orange. On top of their head is a large tuft of hair, similar to its pre-evolved form though much more unruly and spiky. It has sinister red eyes which give it the ability to psychically control the minds of people and Pokémon. Its ears are pointed and distinctly fox-like, and it has slender legs with three-toed paws and no visible claws. |
Additionally, there are no gender differences between male and female Ninetales. The [[shiny Pokémon|shiny]] version of Ninetales has silver-gray fur instead of its usual light cream fur, and its tail is tipped in blue. |
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Revision as of 18:38, 6 July 2014
Ninetales (Japanese: キュウコン Kyuukon) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
Biology
Physiology
Dream World Ninetales
Ninetales is a fox-like Pokémon that possesses nine tails, hence its name. Resembling the nine-tailed kitsune fox of Japanese folklore, they are mainly covered in sleek, luxurious golden-white fur, while the tips of their nine tails are orange. On top of their head is a large tuft of hair, similar to its pre-evolved form though much more unruly and spiky. It has sinister red eyes which give it the ability to psychically control the minds of people and Pokémon. Its ears are pointed and distinctly fox-like, and it has slender legs with three-toed paws and no visible claws.
Additionally, there are no gender differences between male and female Ninetales. The shiny version of Ninetales has silver-gray fur instead of its usual light cream fur, and its tail is tipped in blue.
Special abilities
All Ninetales have the ability Flash Fire, which powers up its Fire-type moves if it is hit by a fire-type attack. It also keeps it from getting damaged by fire attacks. This does not apply to Dream World Ninetails, who instead possess the ability Drought, creating a permanent Sunny effect for the duration of the battle or until another weather-altering move or ability is used.
Evolution
Ninetales is the evolved form of Vulpix, who evolves into Ninetales by the use of a Fire Stone.
Game info
Game locations
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Red and Blue | Evolve Vulpix (Blue only) | None |
| Yellow | Evolve Vulpix | None |
| Gold and Silver | Evolve Vulpix (Silver only) | None |
| Crystal | Trade | None |
| Ruby and Sapphire | Evolve Vulpix | None |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Evolve Vulpix (LeafGreen only) | None |
| Emerald | Evolve Vulpix | None |
| Diamond and Pearl | Evolve Vulpix | None |
| Platinum | Evolve Vulpix | None |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Evolve Vulpix (SoulSilver only) | None |
| Black and White | Abundant Shrine | Rare |
Side game locations
| Locations | |
|---|---|
| Game(s) | Area(s) |
| Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve Vulpix |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 6, 11, Forever Level 55, Mr. Who's Den |
| Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team | Evolve Vulpix |
| Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Treeshroud Forest (10-20F) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Almia Castle |
| Pokémon Rumble | Fiery Temple |
| PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | Lava Zone |
| Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | Odd Temple |
Pokédex entries
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Learnset
Leveling
| LevelingGeneration I | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | ||||
| 1 | Ember | 40 | 100% | 25 |  Fire
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| 1 | Tail Whip | — | 100% | 30 |  Normal
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| 1 | Quick Attack | 40 | 100% | 30 | Normal
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| 1 | Roar | — | 100% | 20 | Normal
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| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
TMs/HMs
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Appearances
In the anime
Ninetales first appeared in anime under the ownership of Blaine in Riddle Me This who fought Ash's Squirtle and defeated it.
Another appeared under the ownership of Zane.
Trivia
- Ninetales is based on the legendary Kyuubi no Kitsune (九尾の狐 nine-tailed fox) of Japanese folklore. When a Kitsune gains its ninth tail, its fur changes from the dark red of a fox to white or golden, hence the color change for the evolution.
- Ninetales in the Game Boy Advance games didn't have the orange coloring on the tip of its tails.
- Ninetales' box sprite does not have the orange coloring on the tips of its tails.
- In the Game Boy Advance games, shiny Ninetales' didn't have blue coloring on the tip of its tails, like its normal coloring.
- Ninetales is often misspelled as "Ninetails" for the number of tails it possessed. This misspelling is also on the trading cards, and in the Trading Card Game video game adaptation for Game Boy Color.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeons Blue and Red, the Gengar was originally a human that grabbed one of Ninetales' tails and was cursed into the form of a Gengar. Also the Gengar, before it turned into Gengar, had abandoned its Gardevoir, but the Gardevoir had no grudge against him, and it loved its trainer enough to protect it from Ninetales' fury.
Origins
Ninetales appears to be based on a fox, more speficically the mystical kitsune creature of Japanese folklore.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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