Ninetales 21/165

Pokemon card from Expedition Base Set · released Sep 15, 2002

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Ninetales 21/165 Expedition Base Set Pokemon card

Ninetales is a Holo Rare Fire-type Stage 1 Pokemon card, number 21/165 in Expedition Base Set (released Sep 15, 2002), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. No current TCGplayer listing is close to the last sale price. Each finish's price is below. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Holofoil TCGplayer market price went from ~$92.00 to ~$134.99, up 46.7%.

Prices by finish

Finish	PriceMarket price	Low	Mid	Buy
Holofoil	~$134.99No current listing near this price.	~$779.98	~$868.94	Buy Holofoil on TCGplayer (opens in a new tab)Search eBaySearch AmazonCardNexus
Reverse Holofoil	~$75.50No current listing near this price.	~$241.49	~$292.49	Buy Reverse Holofoil on TCGplayer (opens in a new tab)Search eBaySearch AmazonCardNexus

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Card details

Set	Expedition Base Set
Number	21/165
Rarity	Holo Rare
Type	Fire
HP	80
Stage	Stage 1 — evolves from Vulpix
Artist	Atsuko Nishida
Format legality	Not legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes	Holofoil · Reverse Holofoil

What the codes mean

Card number21/165Card 21 of the 165 in the main Expedition Base Set list.
Set symbolThe small Expedition Base Set symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
RarityHolo Rare, printed as a small symbol after the number.
Illustrator“Illus. Atsuko Nishida” names the artist who made the art.

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Attacks & abilities

MisleadFlip 2 coins. If either of them is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Ethereal Flame30+Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Ninetales. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each card discarded this way.

Weakness: Water x2 · Retreat cost: 1