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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#134 Vaporeon

Water

  • SpeciesBubble Jet Pokémon
  • Japanese nameShowers
  • PronunciationVAY-POR-EY-ON
  • Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
  • Weight64.0 lb 28.80 kg
  • Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
Vaporeon official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Comes from VAPOR and -EON meaning “long period of time”.

Evolution

  1. EeveeWater StoneVaporeon
Vaporeon in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Vaporeon as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Lives close to water. Its long tail is ridged with a fin which is often mistaken for a mermaid’s.
Yellow Its structure is similar to water molecules. It will melt away and become invisible in water.
Stadium Found quietly resting by lakeshores. Its cell structure is similar to water, so it can invisibly melt into water.
GoldStadium 2 When VAPOREON’s fins begin to vibrate, it is a sign that rain will come within a few hours.
Silver It prefers beautiful shores. With cells similar to water molecules, it could melt in water.
Crystal As it uses the fins on the tip of its tail to swim, it blends with the water perfectly.

Where to find Vaporeon

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Must Evolve from Eevee NA Evolve
Red NA Evolve
Yellow NA Evolve
Gold Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓
Yellow ✓
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×0.5
  • Water×0.5
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×2
  • Ice×0.5
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×0.5
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (~67%).
  • This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireGood
  • WaterBad
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassBad
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundGood
  • FlyingNormal
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugNormal
  • RockGood
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonBad
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelNormal
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).

Moves learned by levelling up

Yellow R/B G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start Start Tackle Normal Physical
Start 37 Start Tail Whip Normal Status
Start Start 8 Sand-Attack GroundG/S/C NormalR/B/Y Status
— — — Growl Normal Status
Start 31 16 Water Gun Water Special
Start 27 23 Quick Attack Normal Physical
30 40 30 Bite DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y Physical
— — — Focus Energy (G&S) Normal Status
— — — Baton Pass (C) Normal Status
36 — 36 Aurora Beam Ice Special
— — — Take Down Normal Physical
42 44 42 Haze Ice Status
47 42 47 Acid Armor Poison Status
— 48 — Mist Ice Status
52 54 52 Hydro Pump Water Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM05Roar
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM23Iron Tail
  • TM27Return
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • HM03Surf
  • HM06Whirlpool
  • HM07Waterfall

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM11Bubblebeam
  • TM12Water Gun
  • TM13Ice Beam
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM20Rage
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM39Swift
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM03Surf

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 130 433-463 6/4598.21% 4/4298.93%
Attack 65 198-228 24/4940.14% 24/4538.21%
Defense 60 188-218 31/5538.21% 26/4436.34%
Speed 65 198-228 26/4748.01% 25/4244.05%
Special Attack G/S/C 110 288-318 7/4694.52% —
Special Defense G/S/C 95 258-288 13/4181.59% —
Special R/B/Y 110 288-318 — 7/2991.92%
Total 525 G/S/C
430 R/B/Y		 1563-1743
1305-1455		 9/8786.43% 11/6585.28%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library

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