Vaporeon (Pokémon)
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| Vaporeon シャワーズ Showers | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Type | Water |
|---|---|
| Species | Bubble Jet Pokémon |
| National Dex | #134 |
| Johto Dex | #181 |
| Hoenn Dex | #289 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-183 |
| Almia Browser | R-098 |
| Height | 3′03″ (1.0m) |
| Weight | 63.9 lbs. (29.0kg) |
| Ability | Water Absorb |
| Egg group | Ground |
| Time to hatch | 8,960 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 HP |
| Exp. yield | 196 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 12.5% ♀/87.5% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Body style | 
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Vaporeon (Japanese: シャワーズ Showers) is a Water-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Vaporeon is the result of an Eevee's exposure to the radiation of a Water Stone. Vaporeon is a composite creature sharing physical traits of dogs, cats, and fish. Vaporeon's body is light-blue and has a white collar. Vaporeon has yellow ears made of webbing and has a fin on its head resembling its ears. Vaporeon has blue ridges that run down the length of its spine and on to its tail-fin. Vaporeon's molecular structure is close to water, and its body glitters when sunlight hits at certain angles because of it.
Because it's a fully evolved Pokémon, it can learn Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Vaporeon are highly adapted to aquatic life. Unlike its pre-evolution, it has the ability to breathe underwater. As stated previously, they have a unique molecular structure. They have the ability to "melt" into a body of water and disappear completely from view. They can also manipulate water molecules, giving them the ability to learn Water-type attacks their previous evolutions could not.
Vaporeon also have the ability to walk on water.
Behavior
Vaporeon are very difficult to observe in the wild, as they are somewhat uncommon. When they are in the water, they are virtually impossible to see. While they are much easier to see while they are resting onshore, they possess the ability to rearrange themselves on a molecular level, causing themselves to "melt" into the water. It is likely that many mermaid stories were spawned by Vaporeon sightings, as their tails resemble those of mermaids.
Habitat
Vaporeon are always found close to water, and prefer large, clean lakes.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Vaporeon first appeared in The Battling Eevee Brothers, under the ownership of Rainer.
Ash battled against a Vaporeon in the Pokémon League Entrance Exam.
A Vaporeon was one of the Pokémon that was captured and cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
Vaporeon was also seen under the ownership of one the Kimono Sisters in Trouble's Brewing and Espeon Not Included.
An old woman named Galea owned a Vaporeon in On Olden Pond.
In the manga
Pokémon Special
Red temporarily controlled a Vaporeon, which was actually his Eevee switching between its evolved forms. It soon evolved into an Espeon, which disallowed any further switching.
In the TCG
- Main article: Vaporeon (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Lives close to water. Its long tail is ridged with a fin which is often mistaken for a mermaid's. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Its cell structure is similar to water molecules. It will melt away and become invisible in water. | |
| Stadium | Found quietly resting by lake shores. Its cell structure is similar to water, so it can invisibly melt into water. | |
| II | Gold | When Vaporeon's fins begin to vibrate, it is a sign that rain will come within a few hours. |
| Silver | It prefers beautiful shores. With cells similar to water molecules, it could melt in water. | |
| Crystal | As it uses the fins on the tip of its tail to swim, it blends with the water perfectly. | |
| Stadium 2 | ||
| III | Ruby | Vaporeon underwent a spontaneous mutation and grew fins and gills that allow it to live underwater. This Pokémon has the ability to freely control water. |
| Sapphire | Vaporeon underwent a spontaneous mutation and grew fins and gills that allow it to live underwater. This Pokémon has the ability to freely control water. | |
| Emerald | Vaporeon underwent a spontaneous mutation and grew fins and gills that allow them to live underwater. They have the ability to freely control water. | |
| FireRed | Its body's cellular structure is similar to the molecular composition of water. It can melt invisibly in water. | |
| LeafGreen | Lives close to water. Its long tail is ridged with a fin which is often mistaken for a mermaid's. | |
| IV | Diamond | It has evolved to be suitable for an aquatic life. It can invisibly melt away into water. |
| Pearl | It has evolved to be suitable for an aquatic life. It can invisibly melt away into water. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | None | Evolve Eevee |
| Pokémon Yellow | None | Evolve Eevee | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Evolve Eevee |
| Pokémon Crystal | None | Evolve Eevee | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Evolve Eevee | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Evolve Eevee | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Eevee |
| Pal Park | Field |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Submarine Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Eevee |
| Pokémon Ranger | Fiore Temple |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Almia Castle Asoheru Tower |
Base stats
| HP: | 130 | |
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| Attack: | 65 | |
| Defense: | 60 | |
| Special: | 110 | |
| SpAtk: | 110 | |
| SpDef: | 95 | |
| Speed: | 65 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Notes:
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Learnset
Vaporeon is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Vaporeon, but are for some/all evolutions.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 8 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 15 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 22 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 29 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 36 | Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 43 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | —% | 20 | Beauty | 0 |
| 50 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100% | 5 | Cute | 0 |
| 57 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | —% | 30 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 64 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | —% | 40 | Tough | 0 |
| 71 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 120 | 80% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Transform Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | My body's made of water! | |
| 26%-50% HP | It's not good. My health is down to half. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm out of power... It's hopeless... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! I feel the power of water surging! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 15 | Minimum Experience: 75 |
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Soak x2 | Maximum Experience: 89 |
| Vaporeon is a key to the Fiore Temple's mystery. It attacks with a rainbow ray. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Soak x3 |
Evolution
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Sprites
For other sprites and images, please see Vaporeon images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Vaporeon is one of the few Water-type non-legendary Pokémon that can learn Ice-type moves without a TM: Aurora Beam at Lv. 36 and Haze at Lv. 57.
- Vaporeon is the heaviest Eevee evolution.
- Vaporeon is tied with Umbreon and Leafeon for tallest Eevee evolution.
- Vaporeon has the highest HP base stat of the Eeveelutions.
- Vaporeon is said to have the ability to melt into water. In the games, however, this is only achieved by the use of the Acid Armor, which is a Poison-type move. Water Absorb, however, may be based on this.
- Vaporeon's Red and Blue sprites show a fin running down the full length of its back and fins on the back of its legs. These do not appear in later games.
- Vaporeon is the only Water-type that appears in field section of the Pal Park.
- The first-generation backsprites show the back of its ears to be black, as opposed to the yellow-ridged ears in later games.
Origin
Name origin
Vaporeon's name is derived from vapor. Its Japanese name probably refers to rain showers. The -eon suffix, common to all Eevee evolutions comes from Eevee's prototype English name. The French and German names are based off of the word aqua.
In other languages
- German: Aquana - Derived from "aqua" meaning water in Latin. Ends with -a like each of Eevee's evolutions in German.
- French: Aquali - Aqua comes from the Latin, meaning water.
- Korean: 샤미드 Syamideu
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
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