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Check your printing9 different Ninetales printings exist — is this your card? Expedition Base Set #57
Ninetales Expedition Base Set #57 Pokémon card
Rare

Ninetales

Expedition Base Set · 57/165 · Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
80 HPFirePokémonStage 1

Market value · ungraded · Normal

$19.66 14.2% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$18$20
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer. Updated 21 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 8%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$19.66

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

39 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Median · Raw$15.0050 sales
Trimmed mean$15.88outliers removed
Range$6.50$32.95lowest to highest sale
Sales rate13.2/mo80 recorded

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$15.10 36 sales$13.04 6 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — POKEMON UNGRADED NINETALES 57/165 R WOTC EXPEDITION BASE SET HP PKM-249HP$14.99
  • Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Ninetales Expedition Base Set 57/165 Near MintNM$10.50
  • Aug 4, 2026eBay — Pokemon Ninetales 57/165 Expedition Base Set Rare e-Reader Card 2002 Vintage$32.95
  • Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Ninetales 57/165 Expedition Base Set 2002 Non-Holo$20.00
  • Jul 31, 2026eBay — Ninetales 57/165 Expedition Base Set Unlimited EN 2002 HP80Unlimited$10.49
  • Jul 30, 2026eBay — Ninetales 057/165 Expedition Base Set Regular$15.10
  • Jul 29, 2026eBay — Ninetales | 57/165 | Expedition Base Set | Rare | LPLP$20.00
  • Jul 26, 2026eBay — Ninetales 57/165 Expedition Rare Pokemon TCG With Top Loader$18.50

By grade

  • Raw$15.0050 sales
  • PSA 9$2357 sales
  • CGC 10$2857 sales
  • CGC 9$37.506 sales
  • PSA 10$2004 sales
  • PSA 8$1222 sales
  • PSA 6$49.991 sale
  • CGC 8.5$10.801 sale

From 80 completed sales recorded between Dec 26, 2025 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Based on 30 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Ninetales is a Rare Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#57), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Vulpix, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $19.66 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $140 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 7× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 21 August 2026.

0%
Played in 0% of competitive decks — 1 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202322 Aug 2026
Latest
$19.66
Period high
$19.66
Period low
$5.00
Change
217.6%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
30 Apr 2026PSA 10$140.00#54403911
6 Apr 2026PSA 9$29.95#71961043
27 Dec 2025PSA 10$94.00#67848020
20 Dec 2025PSA 9$47.49#72854551
4 Dec 2025PSA 10$99.99#51575763
6 Nov 2025PSA 9$23.99#124649172
15 Oct 2025PSA 10$75.00#102077629
22 Sep 2025PSA 8$22.56#117834214
3 Sep 2025PSA 10$93.79#76046902
25 Aug 2025PSA 9$46.00#109016166

Should you grade it?

$17

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 42.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$49); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)42.6%
Expected return$17
PSA 10 best case+$49
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Ninetales is a Rare in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 40 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 60 packs.

Rare67%40 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)42.6%83 of 195
PSA 928.7%56 of 195
PSA graded so far195
Gem Mint 1083
Total graded195

Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.

Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$140.00$71+$497.1×
PSA 9$30.00$70$601.5×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 195 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1042.6%$140.00
PSA 928.7%$30.00
PSA ≤828.7%$20.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates

Only 43% of 195 PSA-graded Ninetales copies are a gem-mint 10 (83 of 195) — the rest grade lower.

PSA195 gradedPSA 10 · 83 · 43% gem
1083
956
8.51
832
78
66
55
43
21
CGC187 gradedCGC 10 · 52 · 28% gem
1052
9.511
958
8.528
815

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ninetales 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$19.66
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 83✓ 10 cert-verified$140$80$140
PSA 9pop 56✓ 6 cert-verified$30$30$54
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$19.66
LPLightly Played$11.37
MPModerately Played$11.31
HPHeavily Played$4.60
DMGDamaged$3.78
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 65.5%
All-time high$20
All-time low$9
Other printingsNormal · $17.00
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$50
Normal$20

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

8% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$18
TCGplayer · dearest$20

Currently 8% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +14%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 8% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🔥 Trending in the community

#42 on the radar
Mentions this week4

Ninetales is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

What people are saying: need advice - new player · 6↑

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Vulpix.

Mislead
Fire · Colorless

Flip 2 coins. If either of them is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Ethereal Flame
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Ninetales. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each card discarded this way.

Weakness Water ×2Retreat 1
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Fox PokémonGEN IVulpixNinetales

Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1000-year curse.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#57
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeFire
HP80
Evolves fromVulpix
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#38
Card IDecard1-57
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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There are 9 different Ninetales printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #57 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Ninetales (Expedition Base Set #57) worth?

As of 21 August 2026, Ninetales from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $19.66 ungraded (near-mint), and around $140 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Ninetales?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ninetales from Expedition Base Set is worth around $140 — roughly 7× the raw ungraded value of $19.66.

Should I grade my Ninetales?

A PSA 10 sells for about $140 versus $19.66 raw — roughly a 7× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Ninetales rare?

Ninetales is a Rare card from Expedition Base Set (card #57), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Its current blended market value is $19.66 ungraded.

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