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038: Ninetales
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Meet Ninetales, the foxy devil that'll steal your man and your sanity. Did we mention it's also the soul of a bunch of dead wizards that'll curse your family for generations to come? An absolutely wild ride.
Join Katherine and Claudia as they stumble through the Pokédex and figure out which of these Pokemon might be semi-edible in a podcast full of stupidity and laughs.
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Introduction to 'Unknown Radio'
00:00:00
Speaker
this is a muck stain productions podcast
00:00:22
Speaker
Hello homies and trainers and welcome to Unknown Radio. You're my same production Pokemon talk show where we take a peek at every Pokemon. I'm Claudia and as always I'm here with my co-host and partner in crime, Catherine. Yo! I'm Catherine. I bring the Pizzaias. Claudia brings us the Phags. And together we are Unknown Radio. Yeah boy.
Deep Dive into Ninetales - Appearance and Myths
00:00:44
Speaker
This week we are going to be jumping right back in with number 38 in the Pokedex and this is Ninetales. Ninetales. Do you want to take a stab but to see what the tagline is for this one?
00:00:59
Speaker
foxy boy bang on the fox pokemon yeah see i think like i've just given up on trying to guess them and i'm just going to come up with random tag lines that i would use so the foxy boy foxy boy it's close it's close it's bang on and i was pretty good at that one to be fair and this one's more foxy than the last it is A foxy devil. So what does nine tails look like? Nine tails is like a fox but has nine tails. You know you would never have guessed that. I know they really hid that well didn't they this time? So nine tails is a it's like a weird yellow. Kind of like beige but it's got like a red eye isn't it? Yeah like a beige fox with red eyes a bit of a a funky updo. Oh another quiff we're back to the quiffs.
00:01:50
Speaker
It's just fashionable in Kanto. I mean, it is. um Maybe I should get a quiff. I would say, compared to the other Pokémon that we've done, this is gonna sound weird. That's like ah so on the Smash list. Oh my god, yes! I was thinking it if I had to do a Pokémon... It would be Ninetales. He's an attractive fellow. He is, like, compared to, like... I don't know. Even... We love Clefable, but compared to Clefable, if you're on a dating app, add Swipe on Ninetales. I hope for a match.
00:02:25
Speaker
I think it's the jaw. It's got quite a defined... No, he hasn't got a defined jaw. I think it's the hair, you know? Yeah, he's just... He's got... He's a bit suave. He is, yeah. And he kind of looks like he's constantly in a wind machine. Oh, like Baywatch style. Yeah. Like, I want him jogs laid out of me. Did you know here's that the hair on his chest will be ruffling in the wind? That hair will be going? Yeah, exactly. He could get away with wearing a medallion. Is this a new segment? I think so. Smash or pass. Alright, Nightail Smash.
00:03:00
Speaker
Maybe we could do a whole episode on Smash or Pass Pokemon. Just go one by one Smash, Smash, Pass, Smash. Alright, perfect. It doesn't really be a pass on like Squirtle. Yeah, Squirtle's a baby. Yeah, exactly. Anyway, the shiny version of Nine Tails is ah white, like a bright white with red eyes, and then the tips of its tails are blue. Oh, nice. Yeah. He's even more smashable, maybe. Ooh. Mysterious. I like of it a bit of mystery with my Pokemon.
00:03:36
Speaker
So Ninetales, as a fire type, he stands at three foot seven, which is not as big as I thought he would be. Only three seven? Only three seven. What's smaller than my eight-year-old? Smaller than Charizard. Well, yeah. Well, it's going to be smaller than Charizard, isn't it? I don't know. Charizard's small. Charizard's too small. That still wigs me out. He weighs 43.9 pounds, which is 19.9 kgs. He's quite hefty. Yeah. He's muscly. Yeah, it's definitely all in the muscles. You would think he has probably has very slender bones. Yeah, he's gentle. Yeah, he's a gentle lover. Oh, God. So Nine Tails, the name is basically, can you can you guess this? Is it based on the fact that he's got Nine Tails? How did you guess? I don't know. I feel like maybe I'm getting there. Maybe I'm finally learning something.
00:04:32
Speaker
So he's got nine tails, but also the tails part of the name is because there's apparently a lot of legends surrounding this Pokemon. So it's tails as in telling the story. I like that. That's cute. Double whammy. h So a bit about what it's based on.
Cultural Inspirations and Legends of Ninetales
00:04:49
Speaker
So previously when we were talking about good old fall pics, we talked about how it's based on the Kitsune. yeah Which was like a multi-tailed fox that would breathe fire, that would get more and more tails as it gets older. yeah Moving on to nine tails. When a kitsune gains its ninth ninth tail, its fur apparently change change it changed from the dark red of a fox to a white or golden fox, hence the color change of the evolution.
00:05:23
Speaker
Oh, I like that. That's nice. Yeah. And then since many of these kitsunes are able to transform themselves into women to trick men, let that sink in, this explains why the Vulpix evolution family has more females than males. And also explains why he's so pretty. Yeah, because he's gorgeous. Yeah. Just to trick men up. All these, uh, Officer Jenny getting called out because all the men have been coerced into boning Ninetales.
00:05:57
Speaker
Can you imagine waking up after a night out? Oh, shit I thought you were a hot lady and you're a fox, my bad. My bad, gee. That's immoral animal husbandry. It's called bestiality, is it not? A legal offense. But not all of them.
00:06:19
Speaker
All right, you ready to dig into it? I think I am. All right, so starting off, as we know, you evolve a Vulpix to a Ninetales with a Firestone. Yep. So upon exposure to Firestones, the Vulpix will evolve into Ninetales. Like the majority of other stoned evolved Pokémon, Ninetales are rare in the wild due to the scarcity of these stones required for their evolution. Scarcity. Yeah, scarcity, scarcity. I was about to pronounce it scarcity and I was like, that's not right. Okay, so we need ah we need a good old firestone. Make some rare, make some a rare boy. Yep, rare in the heart. Rare and foxy.
00:07:01
Speaker
Legend has it that nine tales are the embodiment of nine reincarnated saints or wizards that are extremely vengeful Pokemon who will lay a thousand year curses on anyone who so much as touches one of their tales. That's so cool. I love that he's a wizard. Yeah, I like that you put those together. Saints and wizards. I love that, you know, like Sir Dumbledore. What have I called him Professor for? if use this He has a knighthood. Now I'm going to call him Sir Dumbledore from now on. Sir Dumbledore. So interesting that there's like this old, kind of like an old old wives tale that if you touch one of the tails, you will be cursed.
00:07:46
Speaker
I like that because then, ah because at first glance, you're like, I want to touch one of those bad boys. I want to know what he's like. Yeah. Second glance, you're like, oh no, it'll curse me. It'll curse me. And
The Mystical Allure of Ninetales: Intelligence and Traits
00:07:59
Speaker
it would feel like, you know, those really fluffy cat's tails where it's all fluff and just a small bit of tail. Yeah. Do you reckon it'd be like that? I think so too, because the rest of it's so slender. Yeah. It would look so stupid when wet. yeah
00:08:15
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Like when a cat falls in a bathtub. Maybe that's why they don't want you touching them. Maybe. You know, it's an illusion. Yeah. The skeleton for this thing will look so fucking wild. Oh my God. Yeah. Woo, wouldn't it? I want to, so I want to know what the skeleton looks like. Like a whip. Like a what? Like a catanine. I don't know, because the bow, they haven't got bones and tails, have they? Yeah. Oh, shh. Right, I'm out, I'm done. I'm out. Right, go on, you carry me, you fat. Like, cats have the bone all the way through the tail. I thought it was just like, like, what's the stuff your ears have made out of cartilage? No, it's bone. Look up a cat skeleton. Now I feel really bad, because I like, put like, used to like, like, squeeze my cat's tail.
00:09:03
Speaker
ah I used to fold it, bend it around. I didn't know it was a bone. Jesus, that's creepy. Yeah, some animals like horses and stuff like that only have the tail up to a certain point. And then the rest is just hair. And then yes, some dogs just have a little bit and then the rest is hair. But no, if it's because the cats flick the end of their tail. They do. Yeah. Oh God. Yeah, of course they do. Yeah. Oh my gosh. There you go, you learned your yourself some it today. Going back to the curse of ah saints and wizards. Yeah, my bad. Yep. These such curses may even extend onto the offender's descendants. Fair enough, actually. she I mean, wizards can do some powerful things. Yeah, maybe my granddad went straight to Ninetales' Tale. Now you have bad luck. Yeah. I mean, this will do it. And you know what, wouldn't blame him either, because I would also pet that tale.
00:10:01
Speaker
Can I pet that dog? Can I pet that dog? No, you're going to be cursed for nine generations. Can I pet that dog? Can I pet that dog? oh So the nine tails themselves are said to live for over a thousand years. Oh, damn. It is also believed that each of their tails holds a different power and nine tails would lay a different curse on a handler depending on which tail was touched. Oh man, that's so cool. Yeah. I want to talk more to know what happens. Maybe one of them's good. Maybe it's like the lotto.
00:10:36
Speaker
Yeah, one of them, you win a grand, but the rest of them... Yeah. You touch this one, you'll have the curse of money. You touch this one, you're going to have diarrhea for the rest of your life and all of your descendants. The thing is though, I like i love a mystery box, so I'd be tempted. It's the mystery box of Pokémon. Oh no, now I want to touch it even more. Because not all curses have to be bad. No. I would love to be cursed with money. You could be cursed with money, cursed with charisma and good looks. And then, you know, you can also get all of the cancers at once. It's a one in nine chance, do you know what I mean? That's quite good odds. It's pretty swell odds. So does that mean, like, if you had a nine tails, you couldn't touch its tails? I don't know. I guess so.
00:11:36
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Yeah. Unless they can pick and choose. Maybe they can choose whether or not you're cursed or not.
Discovering Alolan Ninetales - Differences and Myths
00:11:41
Speaker
Because I've seen an episode of Pokemon where someone is riding a Ninetales, right? Yeah, you can't not touch that tail if you ride in it, well. Yeah, unless you just have to wear gloves. I don't know. I feel like they need to be a more explanation. We need more knowledge. There's always a loophole. Always. Always. 100%. I reckon they choose whether or not. I think if you saw a random wild one and touched his tail, bam! It'd be a bit miffed.
00:12:07
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But I reckon if you've like trained it and it's your buddy. And you ask for consent. Yeah. I reckon you could give him a nice tickle. Yeah, we love a consensual king. We do. And that's teaching stories. You have to ask for consent before you touch someone's tails. You can't tickle a tail without consent. No tickling tails without consent or you'll get cursed. So these Pokémon are highly intelligent and can fully understand human speech. Okay. That's amazing. Does that mean the rest don't? Oh damn. Also, do they speak other languages? Oh. oh How intelligent are we talking here? I mean, that must mean that they speak nine tails and they also speak whatever language the humans around it would be speaking. But yeah, if you import, you know, a nine tails from the UK to Spain, will they be and be able to understand Spanish? They'll have no idea what's going on.
00:13:03
Speaker
Now I'm feeling bad for it. Yeah, don't import your nine tails. Yeah, time that wouldn't even be its second language. That'll be its third at that point. Oh, yeah. God, they must be intelligent. So they are also said, multilingual king and a handsome one at that. Oh, damn. the He's that base is my idol. This is what I want to be. I'll be a handsome, multilingual king. I love that view. Thanks, mate. They are also said to be able to manipulate others, staring into their glowing red eyes would allow them to take over your mind.
00:13:39
Speaker
Yeah, that checks out. yeah Shouldn't be so appealing. That's how they can trick men into thinking that they're women. Yes. Just look into my eyes. Am I not a beautiful lady? Well, yeah. Damn. They've got it. I mean, these are cool. I like them. They're they're covering all corners. They've got curses. They're hot. They can manipulate. They can speak languages. This is like my dream. Dream Pokemon or you want to be it? Dream Woman. So, their fur is said to turn more golden and lustrous the older that they become. Despite all of these claims, none of these myths about Ninetales have ever been scientifically proven to be true.
00:14:25
Speaker
Oh no, because it's a Pokémon. Why are we looking into the science of it now? That's a Pokedex entry. So, wait. So this is Pokémon telling us that this is all the shit about Ninetales, but it might not be true, we don't know. Right, so we've just wasted 15 minutes of our lives talking about stuff that might not even be true. Come on Pokémon, do better! Talking about the old wives' tales of Ninetales. Why are tales of nine tales? I will say all of that is true. I believe it. I believe it. And if it's not true, then I don't want to know. Yeah. Yeah. And I definitely have i definitely believe the older it gets, the more lashes it is. It's a silver fox. It literally ages like 5'1".
00:15:11
Speaker
yeah Yeah. To a thousand years. Oh, dreamy. That'll be a ripe wine. Oh, lovely. Absolutely lovely. um Vintage Mature. Vintage Mature Fox. ah Smash. Smash. So this is the one thing that apparently is scientifically true. Are you ready for this? Yeah. Nine tails spew enchanting flickering flames from their mouths to entrench and hypnotize prey before attacking. Yeah, that checks out. It's manipulative. Yeah. And we know that it spews fire. Yeah. So with that, I think that the rest of that is true. It's gotta be. Enchanting wizards.
00:15:55
Speaker
Hypnotizing, sexy fox with the manipulating grise, also wizard. and Entrancing, you know, they're old and they speak all languages. Sexy fox, six weirdard wizard, intelligent fox. Age is like a fine wine. Luscious coat. Yeah. Marry me now. That's the tagline. Night tales. Marry me now. What are the best things about Ninetales? Is it obviously also has another form? you What does it look like?
Alolan Ninetales in Combat and Society
00:16:33
Speaker
It's like a white ton blue furry version, not furry like furry, but like it's like wispy. Yes, that's exactly the word I was thinking in my head. Wispy, but it looks less like a fox and more like a... I know it still looks like a fox. It looks a bit more wolfy. Yeah. And also this one's definitely more feminine. Yeah, it looks like, you know, the sexy female foxes that they have in children's cartoons. Yeah. And again, always in a wind machine. What's going on there? It's wispy.
00:17:09
Speaker
It is wispy, so wispy and I love it. But you can't see the nine tails as clearly. No, no. You can see like slight definition, but you they're not defined and beautiful like the other one. Like, she's made of snow. Oh, yeah. she it just like she's made This one's definitely giving me female. The other one is giving me sexy fox. Yeah. Man. Yeah. Yeah. And the shiny version of this one is purpley. Pinky purple. Yeah, I got it right. That was a literal stub in the dark. So like the Alolan Vulpix, this one is an ice type, but it also has a another typing. Do you know what that other type is? No, but I hope it's ghost. Very close. A little bit more, you know, hey, yeah, fairy.
00:17:57
Speaker
Hey. Hi. Yeah, nice fairy. That sounds like a really cool combo. Hmm. I, I, this might be one of the only ones. It might be the only one. I'm not sure. I like that. But yeah, this is, uh, three foot seven weighs 43.9 pounds or 19.9 kg. So it's around, it's the same height and size. yeah going into what it is based on. The Alolan Ninetails appears to be based on an Arctic fox. right that right it's head and tough pet It's head tufts and tail resemble snow clouds and wisps. So we've got wisp bright, look at that. And now we get to the fun part. Being an ice fairy type may be in reference to
00:18:44
Speaker
Ah, Surno, Sino, S-I-R-I-N-O, C-I-R-N-O, is how it's spelled. A fairy character from the Tuhu video game series with ice powers who is often associated with the number nine. Nine? Number nine. Nice. Yeah. ah Alternatively, it's ice typing is a reference to... I can never pronounce these. So societies, the ice ninth circle of hell reserved for punishing traitors and foxes as stereotypically being seen as untrustworthy. And this is in a historical text called Dante's Inferno. Oh, I like that. That's cool. Which I did a dissertation on for my degree. Well done you, mate. Thank you. Proud of you. So it's interesting because we've been talking about, remember how
00:19:40
Speaker
Vulpix and the idea of the Kitsune being able to communicate with the dead. Yeah. Oh, yeah, of course. And then we're going back to the whole being in Hell thing again. And we said we're disappointed that there was no reference of that in Vulpix. Yeah. Well, here it is. It took us to Alola Ninetales to get back full circle to Hell. But we're there and we're in Hell this time. Literally, when Hell freezes over, we'll find out whether or not you get cursed. Oh, that was good. I like the way you finagled that in there. Oh, I had to.
00:20:13
Speaker
All right, you want to dig into our Alolan sexy fox? I do want to dig into our sexy fox. Also smash or pass? Smash, but not as hard as the original. that Like a half ass smash. Yeah. Like would kick it out. So the Alolan nine tails were once revered as mystical spirits embodying the reincarnated deities of Alola. Cool. They look like spirits because they're so wispy. here I think that was the whole vibe they were going for and they nailed it. They nailed it. So this was because they inhabited the peak of the Holy holy Mount Lanakila and were rarely sighted clearly. It was not until recently that modern scientists even identified them as regional variants of Ninetales. That's so cool. So they literally thought they were spirits. Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:10
Speaker
live it me Maybe they're also worshipping the moon. Maybe they are. It's all, we're cracked open, the case is wide open. All coming together now, sweetheart. So the Alolan Ninetales were said to be calm spirits, serving as emissaries between the heavenly deities and the earthly people, and people were forbidden from trespassing into their lands. Yep, like a unicorn. Yeah, very suspicious people too. But you know what, if there's something like this and you do think that it is like a spirit or a deity or something, good on them for like putting their foot down and being like, you know what, no, we're not those kind of people, just leave it alone. Yeah, but also I'd kind of want to give it offerings to see what would happen. Oh, that would be really cool if they did that. That would be quite nice. I would do that. let they eat oh We won't even eat it yet, but you know what I'm going to say.
00:22:07
Speaker
We're not gonna snack on this. I would let this snack on me. Not like that.
00:22:17
Speaker
It's eating out, right? Okay, all over again. Well, so shout out to that person that commented that on the TikTok. That was fucking hilarious. All right, back back to it.
Abilities and Practical Uses of Ninetales Variants
00:22:31
Speaker
Back to it. but circle all the way back to they were both admired and feared, though they were said to help rescue people stranded in the mountains. That's cute. But on the other side of that, they were also believed to freeze intruders trespassing onto their land or those harming nature. Fair play. These are eco-queen. Oh, yeah.
00:22:57
Speaker
Yeah. Like, don't come into my land, don't harm the nature, or I will freeze you and you will die. Yeah, and then you can fertilize my plants, bitch. You know what's setting boundaries? Nine Tails is setting boundaries. Yeah, so we've got consent, we've got no harm. I'm here for it, actually. Yeah, boundaries. Love it. um Some joke that they will only help people to return home so that they will leave their territory more quickly. Same. Yeah, same. Like people come up to your car asking for money. Sometimes they just give them money so they go away. Yeah, we didn't get that here. Lucky. Yeah. You know what I mean? If someone's giving out pamphlets and they're like, go and take the pamphlet. Yeah, I'll just take them. You just take the pamphlet. Yeah. Yeah. And like you know you're going to throw it away. They know you're going to throw it away, but you just get it done.
00:23:48
Speaker
Yeah, it's just, you know, it's a quick and over transaction. Yeah, rip the band-aid off, get it over with. Unlike being with Ninetales. You get codes for the rest of your generation. So the Alola Ninetails can produce droplets of ice in their fur. They can manipulate this ice to create solid walls to block attacks or kind of turn them into larger balls to attack with. That's so cool. I would love to see that. Yeah. Imagine an ice ball just being thrown at your head. like Oh, damn.
00:24:26
Speaker
Like from that really beautiful like wispy tail. Yeah. You wouldn't see it coming. No, you wouldn't. You'd be mesmerized and then right in the temple. mess So it it is mesmerizing. So it is kind of like how the other nine tails can manipulate. They just manipulate at a different temperature. Yeah, it's good. Love it. Yeah, I love it. I'm here for it. So with these ice balls, they can fire this ice at opponents like bullets with enough force to shatter rocks. Oh, damn. Beautiful and terrifying. Yeah. And then the Alolan Ninetales can also release tiny ice droplets from their fur all at once to create beautiful shimmers that would usually be sighted in mists or blizzards for this reason. Oh, I like that. That's cute. Kind of giving me Alolan Sandslash. Yeah. that I can definitely see them cohabitating and just being beautiful, glorious ice queens together.
00:25:24
Speaker
I see that, actually. Like Elsa and Olaf. Yeah, exactly like it. I'm here for it. Alright, you ready to move on to our question section? june section I don't know why I'm doing like a weird little jingle for every- I love it. But you know, I'm here for it. This has been chaotic so far. I could even take that soundbite and insert it in post-production every time. sure section So we're back wondering through that graveyard that you hung out in last time.
00:25:55
Speaker
Oh damn. um Yeah. And you're kind of going between the graves and off in the distance you see this beautiful fox and he looks at you and he gives you a little wink. ah What would you do? I think you know what I'm going to say. Smash. She's actually just going to say he's coming home with me. Do you know what I mean? Absolutely. You have to. So I do want to know what your plan is to try and get this guy to come home with you. I don't know. Okay. I'm hoping it will just follow me home. Just so leave a leave a trail of meat. Yeah. I'm not sure. I haven't thought that far through, but all I know is that I want one.
00:26:37
Speaker
Yeah. Like if I could have that as a guard dog, no one's done through my property. Touch a tail your You're a cursed bitch. Yeah. Just spread out them tails over your door. No one's getting past that. Exactly. They can just manipulate the fuck out of them. Yeah. Say, I'm an old wizard and you can't come in here. Yeah. Like I want it. I don't know how I'm going to get it home, but I know I want it. I have faith in you. Thank you. I need that. So ah alternatively, you're, you're just hanging out in a Lola and then you see kind of out the corner of your eye this like mystical deity and you know it's in a Lola Nine Tails when everyone else around you is like, oh, that's the ancient spirit. So you go off and have a little wonder, what would you do with a Lola Nine Tails? I think I'm just going to take a picture of it and leave her be. Because I just feel like she's protect she's too territorial. Yeah. I just don't want to upset her.
00:27:34
Speaker
And also I can't do with the cold. Yeah. Yeah. I feel like this one's happy where it is. Yeah. I feel like the other one would be, could make anywhere a home. Yeah, but I feel like this one needs to be in a mountain, just chilling. Yeah. i Like those, when do you see an animal in the zoo and you're like, you know what? I love looking at animals in zoos, but I feel bad for this one. Yeah. Yeah. Same vibe. Exactly the same. So what function do you think a nine tails would have other than battling? Well, guard dog, obviously. Wizard. Wizard. Anything for the Ministry of Magic?
00:28:12
Speaker
Yeah, they could live a really long time too. Yeah. Hear me out, translator. Oh yeah. Cause it's very intelligent, highly intelligent. Yeah. Also would be really good working in a bar and just getting rid of all the creepy men. Yes. And you know what has multiple uses in that bar. How many drinks could you pull out with nine tails for a start? Yep. Creepy men. So not any entertainment, but also safety. Yeah. Creepy men gone is warm. So, you know, if you have like a.
00:28:44
Speaker
in the winter, your fire will always be lit, it'll always be nice and toasty warm. Travelers will never have to worry about not being able to communicate. Yeah, see, it it's just an all-around great guy. Right, and it's very pretty, so people will want to come in. Yeah, exactly. It's just the perfect barman. but It honestly is the perfect barman. Imagine him, like, going to your local and him behind the bar. You'd feel so at home. Legend, right. Plus, it's the wizard. A wizard, a wizard of mixology. Oh, imagine the top cocktails it can make with those nine tails. Yeah. And you wouldn't have to worry about the bar having to change hands because it lives for a thousand years. Oh God. Yeah, of course. Made for it. is so It Sorted. Sold. So what about the Alolan nine tails? What do you think she could be used for? To stay in like Tesco delivery vans to keep them going.
Feeding Habits and Hypothetical Scenarios
00:29:43
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i i don't know why that felt so left feel
00:29:49
Speaker
And I mean, like, and she's like looks after like maybe we could put her in light antarctica like She'll be like an Antarctic researcher. Or any kind of nature reserve to start like poachers and people trying to encroach on land. Yeah, exactly. Like I definitely think she could do a lot. we could I could see her working side by side with like Beyonce at the Super Bowl because she can create all those pretty ice things. Oh yeah, she'd be a great entertainer or an ice bar, you know, like them. Ooh, an ice bar tender. There's only one job for all nine tails and it is a bartender.
00:30:30
Speaker
Yeah, I could work at the Winter Wonderland, keeping the ice skating rinks cold. Oh, it'd be so good at an ice skating ring. Yeah. And then like when it starts to get, you know, when you're ice skating and it starts to get There's been too many people on it and it's a bit too slippery. She'll just give a big shake of the fur and there'll be like new and like a new layer of nice ice. Yeah. yeah Wonderful. The Olympics. Perfect for like the god ice Olympics. We could do the Winter Olympics at any time of the year if we had enough nine tails. Yeah. Just the nine tails at every corner. Yeah. You'd be sorted. You wouldn't worry about trespasses in the Olympics. I reckon they'd be really good at tobogganing.
00:31:12
Speaker
Oh, because they're first covered in ice. They're going real fast. Yeah. She could make ice sculptures. Yeah, she could be really good as... So say you have someone as Elsa, she could just puff it out of the ice. Oh, love it. Love it. Lots of uses, really. Lots of uses, yeah. Anything, anywhere longer. Why are you asking how many we came up with? Yeah, me too. Or so bartender.
00:31:40
Speaker
but So what do you think the regular old Ninetales eats? Berries. There's always berries. Well, they're foxes, isn't they? So I reckon they eat munch on most things. Yeah, a bit of everything. This could take down some prey as well. Yeah, like I reckon these could finally cull some of the Spiros and Fearos. Oh, perfect job. Yeah. Maybe get rid of some Ninderans and Ninderinos and Ninderans. I don't, like all of those buggers. Yeah. Anything that's running a little bit rampant. Yeah. Nintels will get it. Anything that we don't like, really. which What a poker one that I don't like.
00:32:22
Speaker
yeah what about What about the Alolan one? The same. I think, again, I think it's a fox. It just scavenges, eats what it can. Definitely fish. This one's definitely got fish in its diet too. Oh yeah, a hundred percent. I imagine going ice fishing with the nine tails. Oh, it'd be so good. Put like all nine of those tails in with some bait. Yeah. Pull them all up. Do you reckon, because it's so protective over the environment, that maybe she's a vegan or vegetarian? No, vegan. It's going to be a vegan. She's going to be a vegan. Yeah. Joining the protesters. You know what looks like a vegan? Yeah, it does. Yeah. Yeah. you You call it, as you see it, an icy vegan. So could we eat a Ninetales? Yeah. Yeah. ah I reckon you might get cursed for all the generations. Yeah. And I don't... Yeah. But we could do it if, you know, at a pinch.
00:33:20
Speaker
Yeah, if you had to. And I think that it would understand if you were in that much of a need. Yeah, I reckon it'd offer you a leg. Or a tail, it's got nine of them. What about the Alolan one? ah Again, and yeah, it's just a fox, isn't it? Even though it seems more like, I don't know, like I feel like there's just a ball of mist around it. I know that there isn't. Right, you'd have to see it wet really to see what you're working with. Yeah. hey right
00:33:53
Speaker
Smash. Smash. So ah you have come across a very nice bar and you know, you're called, it's been a long hike. So you wander on in and then you see it there's a very handsome looking Ninetales man in the bar. ah But you have, you know, it's a comfortable atmosphere, you've had a hard time, so you probably have one or two too many drinks, and you get a little rowdy and then this Ninetales is just trying to, you know, kick you out to the curb because you're disturbing the peace. So who would win in a fight? Oh, I think, I think the Ninetales would win.
00:34:33
Speaker
Yeah it's very difficult. And the tails, I just think there's too much of them for me to tackle. It's got teeth, it's got claws, it's got fire, it's got thousand year old wizard curses. Exactly. I can't beat a wizard curse. I am just but human. And it will just manipulate you. Exactly. And I'll end up crying thinking that I'm like murdering my nan or something. Yeah, there's there's a little bit too much going on. But you know what, it takes it takes a big person to admit defeat.
00:35:03
Speaker
He does take a big person to admit defeat, but apparently I'm that bigger person now. Yeah, I'm proud of you. Thank you, mate. I feel like I've really grown over these last, however many we've done of these, 28. Oh, way more than that, buddy. Well, this is number 38 and that's not including different types and ah special episodes. Yeah, they're just time flies when we're having fun. Do you know what I mean? Absolutely. So you're wondering around in Alola, you know, you just want to take another peek at that nice little Alolan sand slash. But unbeknownst to you, you have wandered in on the territory of an Alola Ninetales, and she's angry, and she's shimmering her eyes at you. Who would win in this fight?
00:35:50
Speaker
Again, I'm scared of all the wizardry. I think I'm going to have to admit defeat and I don't want to do it because I feel like I could take a bitch. But I don't know if I could take the wizards. Yeah. And she's got all those like ice balls. She can just hurl it. Yeah. She can freeze you solid. You know, she's got them fairy moves. I really don't like i er snow. So I reckon I'd be a bit like, ooh, already. Yeah. You'd be cold. You wouldn't get your foot in. Yeah. I just, I feel like I'd end up slippering. I'd break an ankle. You'd go to hitter with a two by four and just fall over. Exactly. And that's not good look for anyone. No. All right. So Alola nine tails would best the best of us. Yeah. And that's sad that I can't beat either nine tails. But you know what? you You would give it a solid try, I i reckon. It's the Wizards. It's the Wizards I'm scared of. I can't pretend it's anything else. ah Have we seen Dumbledore? He's goat. Exactly. And even he got killed.
00:36:49
Speaker
Rest in peace. Buy another one. All right, so that's it for Nine Tales.
Conclusion and Teaser for Next Episode
00:36:58
Speaker
What do you reckon of the pair of them? I'm obsessed. Like, I love the fact that they're wizards and that you can be cursed by them. And all the backstory and just, I don't know. I didn't like, again, I didn't have a massive opinion on them. I liked them because they were cute. But now I like them because I think they're powerful. Yeah, they're sexy and they've got a personality. But I must admit, I'm pretty sure a nine tails did come with me to defeat the Elite Four the first time around. So I've always had a soft spot. Pretty strong, yeah. Yeah, I've always had a soft spot. but
00:37:31
Speaker
And I mean, if you've got to pick a Fire Pokémon and it can't be a Charizard, it's got to be a Ninetales. I mean, come on. Yeah, hands down. They're sick. They're so good. And they've got the Tail Whip. They've got the Tail Whip and the Eat Berries. What more do you want? yes i'm I'm obsessed. So that's it for us for this week. We're going to be coming in hot next week. Do you have any idea who we're doing? Jigglypuff. Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm friggin lit. That's a legend. Thank you for your many tails.
00:38:11
Speaker
ah I'll catch you on the flip side, homie. and I can't even talk about that. That was brilliant. Thanks. Bye.