Editing Ninetales

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|specie=Fox
|type=Fire
|kanto#=038
|johto#=126
|hoenn#=154
|johto2#=128
|prevolve=[[Vulpix]]
|color=Yellow
|height=1.1 m (3'07")
|weight=19.9 kg (43.9 lbs.)
|abi=Flash Fire
|genr=1♂ : 3♀
|egg=Ground
|hp=73
|at=76
|de=75
|sp=100
|sa=81
|sd=100
|debut=[[Pokémon: Red Version]]<br>[[Pokémon: Green Version]]
|1p=Vulpix
|1n=Jigglypuff
|2p=Vulpix
|2n=Growlithe
|3p=Vulpix
|3n=Pichu
|2.5p=Vulpix
|2.5n=Growlithe
|hat=5,120
|e1=Spe
|e2=SpD
|exp=178
|100=Normal
|cat=075
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'''Ninetales''' is the glamorous evolved form of [[Vulpix]] introduced in the first generation Pokémon games.

=Information=

Ninetales evolves from Vulpix when exposed to a [[Fire Stone]], with fur that gleams gold and nine long tails. An enduring legend claims that nine noble saints or wizards united and were reincarnated as this Pokémon. Ninetales are known for their intelligence as well as their vindictiveness, as grabbing one of their tails are said to result in a thousand-year curse being placed on the perpetrator. Ninetales itself is said to live for a thousand years due to the mysterious energies within its tails. Some legends tell that each tail contains a different power.

They are smart enough that they can comprehend human speech. They can also emit a red light from their eyes which gives them total control over their opponents' mind.

{{Dex
|RE=Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.
|YE=According to an enduring legend, 9 noble saints were united and reincarnated as this Pokémon.
|ST=It is extremely vindictive. It is said to lay a 1,000-year long curse if its tail is pulled as a joke.
|GO=Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystic power.
|SI=Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.
|CR=It is said to live a thousand years, and each of its tails is loaded with supernatural powers.
|RU=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.
|SA=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.
|EM=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.
|FI=It has nine long tails and fur that gleams gold. It is said to live for 1,000 years.
|LE=Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.
|DI=Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
|PE=Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years.
|PL=
|}}

=Appearances=

==Mainstream Games==

In the color versions, it can only be obtained through evolution.

==Other Games==

In ''[[Pokémon Pinball]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]]'', Ninetales could only be obtained through evolution. In ''[[Pokémon Trozei!]]'', it could be found at Endless Level 6, Endless Level 11, Forever Level 55 and Mr. Who's Den. 

Within ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams]]'', a Ninetales could only be obtained through evolution, although the curse of the Ninetales is part of the premise behind the game. This Ninetales's attempt to curse a greedy trainer was foiled by his [[Gardevoir]] taking the hit, but in return Ninetales cursed the greedy trainer to be reborn as a Pokémon, which would be accompanied by natural disasters. Within the game, the player character is a trainer transformed into a Pokémon, which leads [[Gengar]] to spread rumors that the player is the greedy trainer and to blame for the natural disasters. It eventually turns out that Gengar is in fact the cursed human. This non-playable Ninetales lives atop Mt. Freeze and, when visited by the group with Gengar, gives Gengar the Crest-o-Ninetales so that he could go to the Murky Cave for redemption.

In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]]'', Ninetales could be found on the tenth through twentieth floors of Treeshroud Forest. In ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]'', they appeared at Almia Castle, and in ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'' they could be found at Odd Temple. Ninetales also appeared in ''[[Pokémon Rumble]]'', where it showed up at Fiery Furnace.

=Other Appearances=

==Other Media==

*Within the Pokémon anime, Ninetales have appeared throughout the series under various trainers. It was featured as one of [[Blaine]]'s Pokémon and took out Ash's [[Squirtle]] easily, but it was recalled when Ash brought out [[Charizard]]. Ninetales was also among the Pokémon captured and cloned by [[Mewtwo]] in the movie and specials was featured in. A later Johto-era episode featured a Ninetales that used illusions to create a woman whom she spoke through to lure [[Brock]] into staying with her due to his resemblance to her deceased master.
*In the Pokémon Adventures manga, [[Red]] and [[Blue]] competed over catching a Ninetales during the '"Red''/''Blue''/''Green'' arc, with Blue ultimately claiming it. It was part of his team, but seldom used and has since become part of his secondary team that stays behind to take on gym challengers in Blue's absence. Ninetales was also one of the main Pokémon of the [[Team Magma]] Admin [[Courtney]].

=Trivia=

*Ninetales is based on various fox-related Japanese legends such as that of the nine-tailed fox. Its name of course is a play on its number of tails, with the use of "tales" also referring to the number of legends relating to it. Its name also evokes "cat-o-nine-tails", which is a name for a whip.