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{{Infobox character
| color = {{Pokémon color}}
| name               = Vulpix and Ninetales
| image              = VulpixAndNinetales.png
| caption            = '''[[List of Pokémon|National Pokédex]]'''<br/>[[Clefable]] - '''Vulpix''' (#037) - '''Ninetales (#038)''' - [[Jigglypuff]]
| series             = [[Pokémon (video game series)|''Pokémon'' series]]
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===Vulpix===
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.<ref name="Time">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/cover2.html|title=PokéMania|last=Chua-Euan|first=Howard|date=November 22, 1999|publisher=TIME|access
-date=2008-09-15}}</ref> 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.<ref name="vulpix">[http://guides.ign.com/guides/12045/vulpix.html Pokemon Strategy Guide - IGNguides<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

(contracted; show full) gain total control over its foe's mind. This Pokémon is said to live for a thousand years.}}</ref> Its nine different tails hold strange, cosmic powers <ref>{{cite book|last=Silvestri|first=Cris|title=Pokémon Ultimate Handbook|publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2008|page=[https://archive.org/details/pokmonultimate00silv/page/178 178]|isbn=978-0-545-07886-3|url=https://archive.org/details/pokmonultimate00silv|url-access=registration|quote=ninetales.|access
-date=4 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{pokédex|gold|Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystic power.}}</ref> that let it live for 1000 years.<ref>{{pokédex|silver|Its nine beautiful tails are filled with a wondrous energy that could keep it alive for 1,000 years.}}</ref> Ninetales are highly intelligent Pokémon that understand human speech.<ref>{{pokédex|sapphire|Legend has it that Ninetales came into being when nine wizards possess(contracted; show full)

==Reception==
[[IGN]] described Vulpix as "one of the most adorable things you've ever seen", arguing that they felt the character was cuter than series icon [[Pikachu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/071/071735p1.html |title=Pokémon of the Day: Vulpix |author=Staff |publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]] |work=[[IGN]] |access
-date=2009-10-05 |date=1999-11-01}}</ref><ref>http://pocket.ign.com/news/11735.html</ref> IGN's Pokémon Chick called Vulpix "second place" for her in a number of different categories in spite of her desire to raise a Vulpix.<ref>[http://faqs.ign.com/articles/379/379699p1.html Pokemon Crystal Version Pok�mon of the Day: Vulpix (#37) - IGN FAQs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Author Loredana Lipperini called it "totally [[kawaii]]", as well as &qu(contracted; show full)

Ninetales has had generally positive reception. [[IGN]] called Ninetales "one heck of a Pokemon that too many people tend to overlook" and a surprise "bombshell-dropper".<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=http://faqs.ign.com/articles/455/455456p1.html|title=Pokemon of the Day: Ninetales |date=17 October 2003|publisher=IGN. [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access
-date=4 March 2010}}</ref> The reviewer continued, exaggerating that Ninetales may be "considered the new god of all that is holy."<ref name=IGN/> IGN also called it "one of the most visually impressive Pokemon."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/12045/ninetales.html |title=Games, reviews, previews, nieuws, tips, video's en trailers - IGN Benelux |publisher=Guides.ign.com |access-date=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406180129/http://guides.ign.com/guides/12045/ninetales.html |archive-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> IGN readers ranked it the 31st Pokémon ever. IGN's Kristine Steimer called it "elegant and powerful" and called it "one of the more impressive evolutions" from ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ninetales - #31 Top Pokémon |url=http://www.ign.com/top/pokemon/31 |work=[[IGN]] |last=Steimer |first=Kristine |access-date=2014-05-18}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s O'Dell Harmon also ranked it at 31 on his list of the best Pokémon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 50 Pokémon Of All Time  |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/21/top-50-poke.aspx?PostPageIndex=2&PageIndex=7 |work=[[Game Informer]] |last=Harmon |first=O'Dell |date=2012-11-21 |access-date=2014-05-18}}</ref> ''[[The Capital Times]]'' concurred that Ninetales was "particularly powerful".<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokemon Kids Try to Bowl Each Other Over on League Night|last=Murphy|first=Chris|date=27 November 1999|work=[[The Capital Times]]|publisher=The Capital Times Company|pages=1A|location=[[Madison, Wisconsin]]}}</ref> However, IGN also noted that the character served little purpose until later games beyond looking attractive.<ref name=IGN/> Many reviewers have commented on the perceived aesthetic beauty of Ninetales. IGN claimed that, while Ninetales may not be as cute as other Pokémon in the series, it makes up for this with sheer beauty.<ref name=IGN/> Another noted Ninetales primarily for its visual appeal.<ref name=IGNorigin>{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_107.html|title=#038 Ninetails|year=1998|publisher=IGN. [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref> Several sources have commented on Ninetales' name, with various reporters calling it "whimsical"<ref>{{cite news|title=Collecting 'em all|last=Stroud|first=Rob|date=9 October 1999|work=Times-Courier|publisher=Journal Gazette and Times-Courier|location=[[Charleston, Illinois]]}}</ref> and "fanciful".<ref>{{cite news|title=World of Pokemon: Card Game of Fantasy Characters is Icebreaker for School-Age Set|last=Hinshaw|first=Dawn|date=16 September 1999|work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]]|publisher=[[The McClatchy Company]]|pages=D1}}</ref> Another IGN reviewer expressed a particular fondness for Ninetales, calling it "elegant".<ref name=IGN2>{{cite web|url=http://faqs.ign.com/articles/104/1042903p1.html|title=Pokemon of The Day: Ninetales (#38) |date=6 November 2009|publisher=IGN. [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref> [[Kotaku]]'s Patricia Hernandez cited Ninetales as one of the better Pokémon ''Red'' and ''Blue'' due to its "elegance."<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokémon Designs Aren't Getting Worse, They May Be Getting Better |url=http://kotaku.com/5969098/pokemon-designs-arent-getting-worse-they-may-be-getting-better |work=[[Kotaku]] |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2012-12-17 |access-date=2014-03-16}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Video games}}
* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Vulpix_(Pokémon) Vulpix on Bulbapedia]
* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ninetales_(Pokémon) Ninetales on Bulbapedia]
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/vulpix Vulpix on Pokemon.com]
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/ninetales Ninetales on Pokemon.com]

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