Vaporeon 22/98 · Ancient Origins

Vaporeon is Pokédex #134, generation 1 (Kanto). Vaporeon is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Eevee. In this catalog that name is Eevee (#133).

Vaporeon sits at 22/98 in Ancient Origins, position 22 of 101. Before it is 21 Gyarados, and after it is 23 Relicanth. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 12 August 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Aqua Effect is listed as Ability. Each of your Stage 1 Pokémon in play is now a Water Pokémon in addition to its existing types. The attack Hydro Splash lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It has evolved to be suitable for an aquatic life. It can invisibly melt away into water."

Vaporeon (#134) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Vaporeon 12/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and kirisAki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 32 other cards of Vaporeon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kirisAki. I count 189 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vaporeon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Eevee and the Eeveelutions. I still need this card.