Pokémon · EX

Vaporeon

Unseen Forces · #19 · Rare Holo · 2005

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Card facts

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Set position: 19 / 145
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 70
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Eevee
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #: 134
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 40 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

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

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

Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Budget alternatives

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

Mega Lucario ex

$0.72 · in 4% of decks

Riolu

$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Chansey

$0.17 · in 0% of decks

Alolan Exeggutor ex

$0.70 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Eevee

WAqua Supply — 20

You may attach a basic Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.

CCCMulti Bubble — 40+

If Vaporeon has 3 or more different types of basic Energy cards attached to it, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:C

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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$89.95	$106.74	$945.90	$90.57	—
Reverse Holofoil	$220.00	$274.99	$1,485.17	$162.66	$1,485.17

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€15.00
7-day average	€23.38
30-day average	€20.13
Low	€7.99
Trend price	€20.07
Low (excellent+)	€9.89
Reverse holo low	€9.89
reverseHoloAvg1	€30.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€59.05
reverseHoloSell	€52.50
averageSellPrice	€27.09
Reverse holo 30-day	€71.73
Reverse holo trend	€116.17

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 $90.57; 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 "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Vaporeon?

Vaporeon is a Rare Holo card in the Unseen Forces set.