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Vaporeon シャワーズ Showers #134
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Bubble Jet Pokémon
Ability Water Absorb Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #134 Johto #181 Hoenn #289 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3′03″ Imperial 1.0 m Metric 3′03″/1.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 63.9 lbs. Imperial 29.0 kg Metric 63.9 lbs./29.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 196 Battle Exp.: 1961*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Vaporeon (Japanese: シャワーズ Showers) is a Water-type Pokémon.

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 Galdea owned a Vaporeon in On Olden Pond.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Red temporarily controls a Vaporeon, which is actually his Eevee switching between its evolved forms.

In the TCG

Main article: Vaporeon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Note: If Skill Swap is used on Vaporeon, the effectiveness of Water attacks will be ½×.

Learnset

Template:Evolved learnset intro

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Charm			Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Minun Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly
Covet			Mankey Teddiursa, Ursaring Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty
Curse	Unknown		Torkoal
Fake Tears			Teddiursa, Ursaring Mawile Plusle, Minun
Flail			Dunsparce Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda
Tickle			Aipom, Ambipom
Wish*			Pikachu, Raichu Clefairy, Clefable Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Skitty, Delcatty
Yawn			Dunsparce Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Bidoof, Bibarel Hippopotas, Hippowdon
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Vaporeon images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Vaporeon is one of the few Template:Type2 non-legendary Pokémon that can learn Template:Type2 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 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 Template:Type2 move. Water Absorb, however, may be based on this.
• Vaporeon's red/blue and green sprites appear to have a back fin going from its head to its tail. This feature is changed to only having its back fin start after its neck fin in generation II. Also, its red/blue and green sprites seem to have fins on the back of its legs. This feature was removed when yellow was introduced.

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 of off 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

• Article on Wikipedia
• Aqualized, the fanlisting for Vaporeon at The Anime Fanlistings Network

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: player's first Pokémon

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