Vaporeon has the distinction of being the only form in the Eevee family whose most valuable card is expensive before it is graded. Its ceiling is $94, the second lowest in the family, and its top card is the one card in the whole family where the raw copy carries most of the price.
The clearest number: the top card’s raw copy is tracked at $54.68, and the raw copies of the other eighteen priced Vaporeon cards add up to $45.76 between them. One ungraded card is worth more than the rest of the character’s raw cards combined. That is the opposite of how every other form in this family is priced, where the top of the ranking is built out of grading multiples on cards that start at two dollars.
How this list was built
Three rules, applied in this order.
- The card has to sit in a Chinese-only set. Every card below carries a set code ending in C — CBB2C, CS4aC, 151C, CSV9.5C. That trailing letter marks a Simplified Chinese print run, and it is the dependable way to tell a Chinese-only card from a card that merely happens to be printed in Chinese. Reading a Chinese set code from end to end covers the whole system.
- The card has to have a tracked PSA 10 value. Twenty-four Vaporeon cards exist across these sets and nineteen of them have a PSA 10 price on record. The five that do not are recent enough that graded copies have not changed hands yet, and a card with no price cannot be ranked. Two of the five are the reverse and Master Ball versions of the Collect 151 printing; the other three are Grand Terastal Gathering prints.
- The card has to be a Pokémon card. Sealed product, trainer cards and energy are out of scope.
One exclusion applies here as it does to every character ranking we publish. Promo printings of Vaporeon exist in Chinese and they are not on this list. Promo numbering is shared across the Chinese branches — the same promo number appears in Traditional Chinese product as well — so a promo number on its own cannot establish which branch a card came from. Everything below sits inside a numbered set whose code ends in C, which is unambiguous.
The ten, ranked
10. Vaporeon [Stars] #206 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $39
Raw $1.99 · grade 9 $4.81
A Stars foil from Gem Pack Vol. 2, and the tenth card here. Nineteen times its raw price in a PSA 10 holder. The grade 9 record on this one is thin at $4.81, barely above the raw price, which puts almost the entire step from raw to top grade onto a single grade band.
9. Vaporeon #201 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $39
Raw $1.99 · grade 9 $12.94
The base foil of the Vaporeon group, and the lowest-numbered Vaporeon card in the language. Its raw price is identical to the Stars foil above it while its graded price is eight cents lower — two different treatments the market treats as one card.
8. Vaporeon V #213 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $39
Raw $1.98 · grade 9 $12.96
The only V-tier card in the Vol. 2 group, and one of fourteen Vaporeon cards that volume contributes. Six of the fourteen sit within a dollar of each other in this ranking, all of them below $41.
7. Vaporeon [Poké Ball] #203 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $39
Raw $2.17 · grade 9 $7.50
The Poké Ball foil of the group, and the last card here under $40. With six cards between $39 and $41, the bottom half of this top ten is effectively one price band rather than a ladder.
6. Vaporeon [Master Ball] #209 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $40
Raw $1.89 · grade 9 $12.80
The Master Ball foil, and the highest card here that comes purely from the Vol. 2 group. It is also the lowest raw price in the top ten at $1.89, which makes its twenty-one-times multiple the steepest in this ranking.
5. Vaporeon VMAX #27 — CS4aC — $45
Raw $3.90 · grade 9 $16.42
The lower of the two VMAX printings in this top ten, and the first card here above $41. CS4aC prints Vaporeon at two quality levels — V and VMAX — and both tiers appear in this ranking, with the V cards above the VMAX ones.
4. Vaporeon VMAX #214 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $48
Raw $5.75 · grade 9 $19.14
The only VMAX card on the Gem Pack side of this list, and the top of the Vol. 2 ladder below the stamped foil. Everything above it comes from CS4aC.
3. Vaporeon V #138 — CS4aC — $57
Raw $6.79 · grade 9 $21.47
The lower of the two CS4aC V cards, and the second most expensive raw card in the ranking at $6.79 — still under seven dollars. Eight times its raw price graded. The card above it costs thirty times as much raw, which is the sharpest raw-price break anywhere in this list.
2. Vaporeon [Stamped] #212 — Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C) — $65
Raw $2.99 · grade 9 $9.99
The stamped foil of the Vol. 2 group and the highest card here that is built entirely on grading: three dollars raw against $65 in a PSA 10 holder, twenty-two times over. It is the only Gem Pack card in the top three.
1. Vaporeon V #139 — CS4aC — $94
Raw $54.68 · grade 9 $17.15
The most valuable Vaporeon in the Chinese-only sets, and the only card in this family whose raw copy is the expensive object. At $54.68 raw it is tracked above its own grade 9 price of $17.15, and its step from raw to PSA 10 is only 1.7 times — by far the narrowest in the ranking. It holds 11.6% of the character’s total, which sounds modest until you notice that it accounts for more raw value than the other eighteen cards put together.
What the ranking shows
Vaporeon is the flattest character in the family. Sixteen of the nineteen priced cards sit between $30 and $60, and no card in the whole character reaches $95.
| Band | Cards | Combined PSA 10 value | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $60 – $100 — ranked 1 to 2 | 2 | $159 | 19.6% |
| $30 – $60 — ranked 3 to 18 | 16 | $631 | 77.7% |
| Under $30 — ranked 19 | 1 | $22 | 2.7% |
| Every priced Vaporeon card | 19 | $813 | 100% |
Two further patterns run across the whole group.
The ranking is built on raw prices at the top and on grading everywhere else. Card number one is expensive ungraded and only adds 1.7 times in a holder. Card number two is the reverse: three dollars raw, $65 graded. Two cards sitting $29 apart in the ranking are priced by completely different mechanisms, and that split is what makes this the least typical top ten in the family.
CS4aC contributes the smallest number of cards and the second largest share of value. The set supplies four of the twenty-four Vaporeon cards and $231 of the $813 total, or 28.4% — the highest CS4aC share of the three original evolutions. Gem Pack Vol. 2 still leads, with fourteen cards and $546, but its 67.2% share is the lowest of those three characters. The volume-by-volume guide sets out the Gem Pack structure.
Where Vaporeon is printed
| Product | Set code | Vaporeon cards |
|---|---|---|
| Gem Pack Vol. 2 | CBB2C | 14 |
| CS4aC | CS4aC | 4 |
| Collect 151 | 151C | 3 |
| Grand Terastal Gathering | CSV9.5C | 3 |
| Total | 24 |
That table is worth reading beside the same table for the later evolutions. Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon are the three original evolutions, and they are the only forms in the family that appear in Collect 151 — a set built around the first 151 Pokémon. None of Umbreon, Espeon, Leafeon, Glaceon or Sylveon appears in it, because none of them is a first-generation Pokémon. The three originals are also the only forms whose print structure is identical to one another: twenty-four cards each, split fourteen, four, three and three across the same four products.
The counts are cards, not artworks. Gem Pack prints each Pokémon in a group as a ladder of treatments — a Poké Ball foil, a Master Ball foil, a stars pattern, a rotary pattern, a stamped version, and the V card at the top — so a single Vaporeon group contributes fourteen separate cards to that total while only one of them is a chase.
If you want one card
- One card, no budget limit: Vaporeon V from CS4aC at #139, at $94. It is the highest tracked Vaporeon in the language, it is the only card in this family that carries most of its price raw, and its raw copy is tracked above its own grade 9.
- One card with the widest gap to close: the Vol. 2 Master Ball foil, CBB2C 209, at $40. At $1.89 raw it is the least expensive way into a graded Vaporeon that is still inside the top ten.
- The whole character in one product: a copy of Gem Pack Vol. 2. It carries fourteen of the twenty-four Vaporeon cards and just over two thirds of the character’s value.
Frequently asked questions
Which Vaporeon card is the most valuable in Simplified Chinese?
Vaporeon V from CS4aC — #139 — carries the highest tracked PSA 10 value among Vaporeon cards in Chinese-only numbered sets, at $94. It is the only Vaporeon card in the language above $66. Chinese promo printings sit outside that comparison, because their numbering is shared between the Chinese branches.
Are these cards Simplified Chinese exclusives?
No. Every card on this list is printed under a Chinese-only set code, but the Pokémon and the card design also appeared in other languages. “Chinese-only” describes the print run, not the artwork. Vaporeon is not among the four commissioned Collect 151 art rares — those four are Pikachu — so nothing in this ranking is exclusive to the Chinese line.
Why is the top card’s raw price higher than its grade 9 price?
On the CS4aC V card at number one, raw copies are tracked at $54.68 and grade 9 copies at $17.15. That happens where a particular grade band has thin records — few copies have been submitted in that grade, so the figure reflects a small number of sales rather than a settled market. It is not a statement that the card is worth less in a holder, and the PSA 10 record on the same card, at $94, is the highest in the character.
Is a PSA 10 worth the premium over a raw card?
It depends which card. Across the nineteen priced Vaporeon cards, every one is worth more in a PSA 10 than raw, and the median raw-to-PSA-10 multiple is 19.4. But the card at number one only multiplies 1.7 times, because its raw price is already high, while the Master Ball foil at number six multiplies twenty-one times from a $1.89 raw price. The multiple narrows as the raw price rises, and grading outcomes are never certain.
How does Vaporeon compare with the rest of the Eevee family?
Vaporeon’s combined $813 places it eighth of the nine forms, above Flareon at $843 only on ceiling rather than total — Vaporeon tops out at $94, Flareon at $89. Both sit far below Eevee at $1,987 and Umbreon at $5,382. Among the three original evolutions, Vaporeon has the lowest ceiling and the highest share of its value carried by ungraded cards.
Other cards in the family
Vaporeon is one of nine evolution forms, and each has its own ranking on this site: Eevee, Umbreon, Sylveon, Espeon, Leafeon and Glaceon are published, along with Jolteon and Flareon. For characters outside the Eevee line, Pikachu, Charizard and Psyduck are ranked separately. If you are looking at the whole market rather than one character, the ten most popular Chinese-exclusive cards ranks across Pokémon, and the price ladder sorts the same catalogue into bands.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- PriceCharting — Pokémon Chinese console listings, including Gem Pack Vol. 2 (CBB2C), CS4aC, Collect 151 (151C) and Grand Terastal Gathering (CSV9.5C). PSA 10 values retrieved 25 September 2026.
- PriceCharting — individual card pages for Vaporeon V #139, #138 and Vaporeon VMAX #27 (CS4aC); Vaporeon [Stamped] #212, Vaporeon VMAX #214, Vaporeon [Master Ball] #209, Vaporeon [Poké Ball] #203, Vaporeon V #213, Vaporeon #201 and Vaporeon [Stars] #206 (Gem Pack Vol. 2).
- CardSpicy — Gem Pack Vol. 1 to 6: what is in each volume, on group and treatment structure.
- CardSpicy — How to read a Simplified Chinese Pokémon set code, on the trailing C and the secret-rare numbering convention.
Prices quoted are secondary-market observations at the dates cited and move quickly; nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation. Our own asking prices for the cards we hold are on each product page.