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Vaporeon

Platinum

Rising Rivals · #34 · Rare · 2009

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Card facts

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Set position: 34 / 120
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Rare
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Eevee
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Pokédex #: 134
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

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Primary role: Disruption
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

AttackerBench Damage

Strategy & play

How Vaporeon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Vaporeon

Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$0.16 · in 4% of decks

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$0.20 · in 2% of decks

Mega Absol ex

$0.66 · in 2% of decks

Heatran

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Eevee

Poké-Power: Undevelop

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may devolve Vaporeon and put Vaporeon into your hand. This power can't be used if Vaporeon is affected by a Special Condition.

CMuddy Water — 20

Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

WCEvolving Aqua

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If Vaporeon evolved from Eevee during this turn, this attack does 60 damage instead.

Weakness:L+20

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$13.43	$14.50	$133.00	$13.53	—
Reverse Holofoil	$38.00	$40.25	$499.90	$19.99	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/08

Variant	Price
1-day average	€4.00
7-day average	€4.09
30-day average	€4.60
Low	€0.90
Trend price	€5.45
Low (excellent+)	€1.50
Reverse holo low	€2.60
reverseHoloAvg1	€6.04
Reverse holo 7-day	€9.41
reverseHoloSell	€10.01
averageSellPrice	€5.69
Reverse holo 30-day	€8.54
Reverse holo trend	€8.95

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Vaporeon is real?

Vaporeon is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Vaporeon worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vaporeon is $13.53; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Vaporeon from?

Vaporeon is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Vaporeon?

Vaporeon is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.