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Ninetales キュウコン Kyukon #038
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Fire ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fox Pokémon
Ability Flash Fire Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #038 Johto #126 Hoenn #154 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 178 Battle Exp.: 1781*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=ninetales|ndex=038|name=Ninetales }}

Ninetales (Japanese: キュウコン Kyukon) is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.

Pokémon Yellow

According to an enduring legend, 9 noble saints were united and reincarnated as this Pokémon.

Pokémon Stadium

It is extremely vindictive. It is said to lay a 1,000-year long curse if its tail is pulled as a joke.

Pokémon Gold

Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystic power.

Pokémon Silver

Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.

Pokémon Crystal

It is said to live a thousand years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers.

Pokémon Ruby

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.

Pokémon Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Emerald

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.

Pokémon FireRed

It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years.

Pokémon LeafGreen

Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse.

Name origin

Its name simply refers to the nine tails it has. 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 konko is a gas burner stove.

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 Ghost-type 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.

Ninetales's name was originally spelled as "Nine Tales".

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Note: If Flash Fire is lost, the effectiveness of Fire attacks will be 50.

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

In the anime

Ninetales was first seen in EP059. Blaine used it against Ash in his first Gym battle.

In EP169, a friend of Suzie had a Ninetales and used it in a Pokémon breeding contest.

In EP232, a very old Ninetales befriended Brock; who beared a resemblance to her long lost master. This Ninetales created all sorts of illusions, including one of a woman in which spoke human through.

Evolution

In other languages

• German: Vulnona
• French: Feunard
• Korean: 나인테일 Nainteil

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