Vulpix (ロコン, Vulpix? Rokon in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Japanese Pokémon media franchise. Designed by Ken Sugimori, Vulpix debuted in 1996 in Pocket Monsters Aka, the first Pokémon video game. Vulpix are fox-like creatures with six curled tails, based on the Japanese fox spirit kitsune. Most commonly female, Vulpix are especially known for being beautiful. As Vulpix undergo Pokémon evolution, their red fur turns pale yellow and they grow three extra tails.
Vulpix are a prominent species, since Brock owns one throughout much of the Pokémon anime.
The name Vulpix is a blend of the words vulpes or vulpine and six. Also, Vulpix's element most likely may have been derived from Vulcan, who was the god of fire, volcanoes and blacksmiths, in Roman mythology. Its Japanese name may be a blend of six (六, roku?) and kon (from kon kon, an onomatopoeic word describing the bark of a fox). In the beta versions of the game, Vulpix was known as Foxfire.
