This.. honestly feels weird to ask, but can ninetails sort of reincarnate into a new vulpix?
My family's ninetails (very sweet old lady, been around for years) had recently passed due to health complications, and her passing has really affected me. A few days ago, a young vulpix (definitely old enough to be away from mom) had approached me and just seemed to act like how Tana used to. The vulpix, who I ended up catching because I was a bit too worried about her safety when she approached me (thought she was too habituated with people), is just reminding me so much of Tana, and she seemed so.. familiar with everything in the house on day one.
Again, this feels weird to ask, but some part of me is hoping that this vulpix is Tana, but reborn as a new vulpix.
unfortunately reincarnation isn't a very widely understood or studied topic. we know of ghost types born of restless spirits or rising from graves...there's also the legend of the great beasts of johto being brought back to life by ho-oh, but that's more...resurrection, i guess?
i guess what i can tell you is that, from a scientific perspective...then there's almost certainly no relationship between tana and your new vulpix. she seems to just be overall a very confident pokemon, judging by her lack of fear of people, and that would explain why she seems so comfortable in your house.
but, if you're the kind of person who believes in a higher power, and the thought of you coming across this vulpix after losing tana and seeing it as a sign of her brings you comfort, i don't think there's any harm in that. the new vulpix may not be tana, but something about you drew this vulpix to you- and if that brings back good memories of tana, then i think it's ok to find joy in that.
What if Pokemon & Animal crossing had a crossover game?! #6 Made in Blender with ACNL Assets. outfit design #1 is by @anipeitz
and the kimono is from ACNH + this artist on pixiv:
https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/43898960
[ID: A digital painting of a Vulpix from Pokemon, floating in a blue cloudy sky with a pink border, with an image of a Faerie paintbrush from Neopets in the upper corner. The paintbrush has pink paint dripping from it, and has purple fairy wings. Vulpix is a small fox-like Pokemon with curly hair and a wide fluffy tail. Now it is pale purple, with darker purple hair and tail, transluscent pink fairy wings, tiny antenne, and its eyes are purple and filled with clouds and the sun. End Id.]