Major appearances
Vaporeon debuted in The Battling Eevee Brothers, under the ownership of Rainer. It was targeted in one of Team Rocket's schemes.
A Vaporeon appeared in The Ultimate Test, where Ash battled it during the Pokémon League entrance exam. During the battle, he used a Meowth he borrowed, only for Vaporeon to defeat Meowth with Ice Beam.
A Vaporeon appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back, under the ownership of Fergus. It was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Vaporeon clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns.
A Vaporeon appeared in Trouble's Brewing and Espeon, Not Included, under the ownership of Sumomo, one of the Kimono Sisters. Vaporeon was used in a match against Misty and Poliwhirl, and it was able to defeat Poliwhirl with Aurora Beam.
A Vaporeon appeared in On Olden Pond, under the ownership of an old woman named Galea. It was used to help Ash train his Corphish due to its fast movements.
A Vaporeon appeared in Last Call — First Round!, under the ownership of Ursula. It evolved from Eevee during the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
A male Vaporeon debuted in Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, along with an Eevee and her other evolutions at the time, under the ownership of Virgil. He reappeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!, where it battled Ultimo's Crustle during the first round of the Vertress Conference, and ultimately won in the next episode.
A Vaporeon appeared in Eevee & Friends with an Eevee and its other evolutions, including the newly introduced Sylveon. It has a dramatic personality.
A Vaporeon appeared in Mystery on a Deserted Island!, where it evolved from one of three Eevee with a Water Stone found on the Deserted Island.
A wild Vaporeon appeared in Turning Heads and Training Hard!, where it was summoned to help Ilima's Eevee perform Extreme Evoboost. It reappeared in the Poké Problem segment of the next episode, where it saw Ilima and Eevee off.
Minor appearances
A Vaporeon appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Vaporeon appeared in Pikachu Re-Volts, where it was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch at Mandarin Island North, alongside a Jolteon and Flareon.
A Vaporeon appeared in The Power of One.
A Vaporeon appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
Four Vaporeon appeared in The Fire-ing Squad!, where they were among the Pokémon competing in the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.
A Vaporeon appeared in The Legend of Thunder! as one of the Pokémon seen at a Pokémon Center.
Two Vaporeon appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias. One was under the ownership of a Trainer who was giving it some water from a fountain, while the other was used by a competitor in the Tour de Alto Mare.
A Vaporeon appeared in Gary's demonstration in Johto Photo Finish, where it evolved from an Eevee.
A Vaporeon appeared in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, under the ownership of Lola. It reappeared in a fantasy in Grating Spaces!.
A Vaporeon appeared in Brock's demonstration in A Bite to Remember, where it evolved from an Eevee.
Multiple Vaporeon appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Coordinator's Vaporeon appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Vaporeon made a brief cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior together with an Eevee and the other six Eeveelutions at the time.
A Vaporean appeared in a fantasy in Tag Team Battle Inspiration!, where Shauna imagined what Serena's Eevee could evolve into.
A Trainer's Vaporeon appeared in I Choose You!. It was injured trying to battle Entei and was brought to a Pokémon Center.
A Trainer's Vaporeon appeared in The Power of Us.
A Trainer's Vaporeon appeared in SM133, where it was watching the battles during the Manalo Conference.
Pokédex entries
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DP174
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Vaporeon, the Bubble Jet Pokémon, and an evolved form of Eevee. The composition of its cells is similar to molecules of water, and as such, can melt in water.
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BW102
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Ash's Pokédex
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Vaporeon, the Bubble Jet Pokémon. Vaporeon is made up of molecules similar to water, which allows it to melt and vanish.
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In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
A Vaporeon belonging to Rainer appeared in To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!, where it battled Ash's Pikachu, but was easily defeated.
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The Electric Tale of Pikachu
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Evolved with the Water Stone. The cells of its body closely resemble water molecules, and it has the ability to dissolve into water.
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In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
- Main article: Vaporeon (MPJ)
A Vaporeon appears in The Master Plan... for Romance!.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Vee
In Blame it on Eevee, a mutated Eevee could switch between his evolved forms, one of which is a Vaporeon. Red catches him, adds him to his team, and nicknames him Vee. Later, it used the Fire, Water, and Thunder Stones of Vermilion Harbor, which were given to him by Giovanni, to evolve and devolve him freely and faster. Eventually, he lost the ability to devolve after permanently becoming an Espeon, but Red felt more content now that he'd been freed from the pain that Team Rocket's experiments had dealt.
A Vaporeon appeared in The Kindest Tentacruel as one of the Pokémon in Yellow's fantasy about evolution via evolutionary stone.
A Vaporeon caught by Crystal and lent to Emerald for his Battle Pike challenge appeared in Moving Past Milotic.
A Vaporeon appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect, under the ownership of a Kimono Girl.
A Vaporeon appeared in a fantasy in the X & Y arc.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Red encounters a Vaporeon in Seize The Unmanned Power Plant!!.
A Vaporeon is seen with Green during the curry cooking competition that went on in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious?.
- Vaporeon is the only Water-type that appears in the field section of Pal Park.
- In Generation I, Vaporeon had a notably different design with the backs of its ears being all black, fins on each leg, and a fin running down the entire length of its back. All of these details were removed in Generation II. Notably, these details weren't present in its original Pokémon Red and Green artwork.
- In Pokémon Yellow, Vaporeon is programmed to learn both Haze and Mist at level 42; however, a bug prevents a Pokémon from learning more than one move at the same level, so Vaporeon cannot learn Mist in Yellow.
- Vaporeon was designed by Atsuko Nishida.[1]
Origin
Vaporeon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a cross between aquatic creatures, felines, and canids. The fins and dorsal lining may be based on different types of tropical fish. Its ears resemble a mix between a fish's fin and a fennec fox's ears. Its tail also shares characteristics with mermaids or dolphins. Vaporeon may also be inspired by the Telchines of Greek mythology, or the Merlion, a national symbol of Singapore. Its ability to become invisible and turn into water might be inspired by the Asrai. Vaporeon's resemblance to both carnivorans and cetaceans could be based on primitive whales, such as Kutchicetus. Its fringe around its neck resembles a ruff and gives it some semblance of a lion.
Name origin
Vaporeon is a combination of vapor (a gaseous form of water) and eon (an immeasurably long period of time, possibly referring to how long evolution takes naturally). Eon is a suffix all Eevee evolutions share and was Eevee's English prototype name.
Showers is literally showers, as in rain showers.