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Ninetales 12/102
Base Set · Rare Holo · illustrated by Ken Sugimori
What Ninetales 12 is worth
Ninetales 12/102 sells for about $38.96 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 12th most valuable card in Base Set, and alone makes up 2% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $49.96, so this card sells at 78% of that. Among all 52 Ninetales cards, it ranks 20th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 14% against its 30-day average.
Ninetales price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $38.96 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $16.93 €15.15 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $1.12 €1 |
Recent Ninetales sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $19.58 |
| Last 7 days | $22.28 |
| Last day | $55.29 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Ninetales card details
| Set | Base Set (Base, BS) |
| Number | 12/102 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Card type | Stage 1 Fire |
| HP | 80 |
| Evolves from | Vulpix |
| Attacks | Lure Colorless, Colorless Fire Blast Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire · 80 damage |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Released | January 9, 1999 |
| Printings | Holo, 1st Edition Shadowless Holo, Shadowless Holo, 1999 2000 Copyright Holo |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 12/102 next to the set code BS, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Ken Sugimori. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.