Default game sprite of Ninetales
Game sprite

Default game sprite of Ninetales

Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK; sprite distributed through PokéAPI · Copyright — reference image; not freely licensed · Image source

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Overview

Ninetales is a fictional Pokémon species introduced in Generation I. Its default game form has Fire typing and is recorded by PokéAPI at 1.1 metres tall and 19.9 kilograms.

The listed abilities for this default form are Flash Fire, Drought (hidden ability). These are structured game attributes; they do not describe a real biological species.

Types: FireHeight: 1.1 mWeight: 19.9 kgAbilities: Flash Fire, Drought (hidden ability)

Species and game attributes

Properties of the species and its default game form. Versions and alternate forms can differ.

Types
Fire
Height
1.1 m
Weight
19.9 kg
Abilities
Flash Fire, Drought (hidden)
Egg groups
Ground
Habitat
Grassland
Body shape
Quadruped
Colour
Yellow
Experience growth
Medium
Gender distribution
75% female · 25% male
Hatch duration
20 cycles
Base friendship
70 / 255
Capture parameter
75 / 255
Form references
Ninetales
Species varieties
Ninetales, Ninetales Alola

Base stats

HP
73
Attack
76
Defense
75
Special Attack
81
Special Defense
100
Speed
100

Base stats are starting parameters, rather than an individual’s calculated battle stats. Capture rate is a game parameter, not a percentage chance; steps per hatch cycle depend on the game.

Species source · Default-form source

Source values and definitions
Egg groups (API names)
Ground Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
Experience growth category (API name)
Medium Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
API habitat category
Grassland Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
API body-shape category
Quadruped Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
API colour category
Yellow Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
Gender rate (raw API value)
6 Eighths; -1 = genderlessRaw API rate in eighths for female probability; -1 means genderless in game data.Source record
Hatch counter
20 Game hatch cyclesRaw API cycle count. Steps per cycle depend on game/version; no universal step conversion is supplied.Source record
Base happiness
70 Game friendship parameter (0–255)Initial game value; not a measure of real animal behaviour.Source record
Capture rate
75 Game capture parameter (0–255)A parameter used by game capture mechanics, not a direct percentage probability.Source record
Default-form height (raw)
11 DecimetresFictional default game form; the existing heightM field provides the metres conversion.Source record
Default-form weight (raw)
199 HectogramsFictional default game form; the existing weightKg field provides the kilograms conversion.Source record
Base stat: Hp
73 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Attack
76 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Defense
75 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Special Attack
81 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Special Defense
100 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Speed
100 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Default Pokémon record: form references
Ninetales Referenced game formsReferences listed by the cached default Pokémon endpoint; detailed form endpoints were not fetched.Source record
Species varieties
Ninetales, Ninetales Alola Referenced Pokémon varietiesNamed references only; alternate-variety statistics remain outside this record.Source record
01

First appearances & development

Pokémon game franchise; Generation I

02

Canon & continuity

Structured species, default-form and evolution records retrieved from PokéAPI. Game statistics are fictional attributes.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

  1. 01

    Pokémon Red (Japan)

    Game Freak / The Pokémon Company

    Earliest version attested in the structured source; full appearance bibliography remains incomplete.

  2. 02

    Pokémon Green (Japan)

    Game Freak / The Pokémon Company

    Earliest version attested in the structured source; full appearance bibliography remains incomplete.

Family, evolution & connections

Canonical evolution family

Pokémon “evolution” is a game transformation mechanic, distinct from biological evolution. Selected default conditions are shown; games and forms can differ.

Source: PokéAPI evolution-chain record

Comparison · motif comparison

Kitsune

Ninetales's name and illustrated multiple tails can be read beside fox narratives collected by Lafcadio Hearn. The shared fox motif is clear, but a Pokémon's game attributes are not interchangeable with the varied religious and narrative meanings of kitsune traditions. These sources support comparison, not a verified statement naming one story as the design's origin.

PokéAPI species and default-form record: ninetales · Lafcadio Hearn: Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Kitsune

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

  1. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI species: NinetalesResearch access: 2026-10-05
  2. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI default game form: ninetalesResearch access: 2026-10-05
  3. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI evolution chainResearch access: 2026-10-05
  4. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI introduction generationResearch access: 2026-10-05
  5. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI earliest attested version group within introduction generationResearch access: 2026-10-05

Image credits

Game sprite

Default game sprite of Ninetales

Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK; sprite distributed through PokéAPI · Copyright — reference image; not freely licensed · Image source

Copyright reference image, not a Creative Commons asset. API availability does not grant a free image licence.

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