

Vulpix and Ninetales have unique Alolan Forms in Pokémon Sun and Moon. Ninetales has made its cameo appearance in Pokkén Tournament and Pokkén Tournament DX as an NPC support Pokémon. Ninetales is an important part of the plot of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team, because of its involvement in the change of the player, as rumors say. Ninetales later appears when Gengar (the real cursed human) wishes to right his wrongs. The player is blamed for this and travels to the home of Ninetales at the top of Mt. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team, Ninetales cast a curse on a human that would turn it into a Pokémon, bringing on many natural disasters. Vulpix also appears in Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Puzzle League, and Pokémon Channel, and is a starter/partner in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. If the Vulpix Spirit is equipped, the fighter starts the battle with a Fire Flower, and if Alolan Vulpix is equipped, the fighter starts the battle with a Freezie. Vulpix and its Alolan counterpart also appear from Poké Ball items in Super Smash Bros.

Outside of the main titles, it appears in the Pokémon Pinball titles, Pokémon Trozei!, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, the Pokémon Ranger titles, Pokémon Rumble, PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. It has since appeared in every main Pokémon title since, including remakes of the original games including Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Vulpix and Ninetales first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue, though it was only obtainable without trading in Blue.

Many legends surround this Pokémon, one of which states that Ninetales was born when nine saints were united and reincarnated as this Pokémon. They are very vengeful and have been known to curse those who mistreat them for 1000 years. Ninetales are highly intelligent Pokémon that understand human speech. Its nine different tails hold strange, cosmic powers that let it live for 1000 years. Ninetales have gleaming red eyes that are said to give them the power of mind control. This fox-like Pokémon is covered with a thick, luxurious golden-white fur, with a fluffy crest atop its head and a similar ruff around its neck. Ninetales' name was derived from the number of its tails, nine, and the fact that the idea for it came primarily from ancient Japanese tales.Ī print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting the nine-tailed fox (above) which inspired Ninetales. The Kyūbi ( 九尾), which held similar powers such as shapeshifting, were the main inspiration for the Pokémon. Ninetales, is a golden-white nine-tailed fox, based on the kitsune, a Japanese fox spirit. In a 1997 prototype version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Trifox is a water-type Pokémon, unlike its fire-type evolutions Vulpix and Ninetales. In the wild, Vulpix will feign injury to escape from more powerful predators.Īn unevolved "baby" version of Vulpix, named Trifox, was designed for the 1999 video games Pokémon Red and Green, however, this creature was cut twice from the games before release. They can control this fire, and make them fly like will-o'-the-wisps. Vulpix have a flame in their bodies, which when the temperature outside increases, they let out of their mouths to prevent their body temperature from getting too hot. Most commonly female, Vulpix are especially known for having beautiful fur and tails. From birth, Vulpix starts out with only one tail, which is white in color this tail splits apart as it grows and turns red. Vulpix is a fox-like creature with six curled tails, based on the Japanese fox spirit kitsune. It was originally going to be named Foxfire in the English versions until Nintendo of America settled with Vulpix, which is based on "vulpus", the Latin word for fox. Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. Both Vulpix and Ninetales are known as the Fox Pokémon, and are both Fire types with multiple tails.
