Vaporeon (Dark Explorers 25)

Vaporeon  
シャワーズ Showers
Water
VaporeonBWPromo89.jpg
BW Promotional print
Illus. & Direc. The Pokémon Company Art-team
Evolution stage
Eevee
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Eevee
Card name Vaporeon
Type Water
HP 110
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Dark Explorers
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 25/108
Japanese expansion Dark Rush
Japanese rarity C
Japanese card no. 018/069
English expansion BW Black Star Promos
English card no. BW89
Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 184/BW-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Vaporeon.

Vaporeon (Japanese: シャワーズ Showers) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Dark Explorers expansion.

Card text

  Muddy Water
だくりゅう
20
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
    Spiral Drain
スパイラルドレイン
60
Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.


Pokédex data

Vaporeon - Bubble Jet Pokémon
No. Height Weight
134 3'03" (1.0 m) 63.9 lbs. (29.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its cell composition is similar to water molecules. As a result, it can melt away into water.
体の 細胞の 作りが 水の 分子に 似ているので 水に 溶けることも できる。


Release information

This card was included in the Dark Explorers expansion, first released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. Two special Crosshatch Holofoil versions were given out over the course of the 2012-2013 season. One was given to participants of the North American 2012-2013 State•Province•Territory Championships, the other was given to participants of European 2012-2013 Spring Regional Championships. Both also have gold foil stamped "Staff" versions, which were given to those overseeing the event.

This card was reprinted with different artwork as one of eight cards available in the File Collection, released during the 2012 Pokémon Center Eevee Collection campaign. The campaign itself began on November 11, 2012, with the File Collection released on November 23, 2012 at a cost of ¥2,100. The File Collection, much like the Reshiram and Zekrom-themed file released early in the BW era, contains an assortment of stickers to decorate and organize the file. A placeholder card is also inserted along with the other cards, advertising the Eeveelution-themed Pokémon Center card available during the Spiral ForceThunder Knuckle booster pack promotion in December 2012. This print was later released in the English Sylveon Collection on November 15, 2013.

Gallery

Dark Explorers print
Illus. Akira Komayama
BW Promotional print
Illus. & Direc. The Pokémon
Company Art-team
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Muddy Water is a move in the Pokémon games that Vaporeon can learn. Spiral Drain is an attack that first appeared on Butterfree from Expedition Base Set. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black and White.


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