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This card was included in the {{TCG|Evolving Skies}} expansion with artwork by [[5ban Graphics]], first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Eevee Heroes VMAX Special Set}}. It was reprinted as a {{TCG|Full Art card|Full Art}} {{TCG|SWSH Black Star Promos|SWSH Black Star Promo}} with artwork by [[Atsushi Furusawa]] and was available in the {{TCGMerch|Sword & Shield|Series|Vaporeon VMAX Premium Collection}} from December 3, 2021. This product also included a {{TCG|Jumbo cards|Jumbo}} version of the Full Art print. In Japan, the Full Art print was released as a {{TCG|S-P Promotional cards|S-P Promotional card}} and was one in a set of three [[Eeveelution]] VMAX cards available through the Summer Pokémon Card Campaign.
This card was included in the {{TCG|Evolving Skies}} expansion with artwork by [[5ban Graphics]], first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Eevee Heroes VMAX Special Set}}. It was reprinted as a {{TCG|Full Art card|Full Art}} {{TCG|SWSH Black Star Promos|SWSH Black Star Promo}} with artwork by [[Atsushi Furusawa]] and was available in the {{TCGMerch|Sword & Shield|Series|Vaporeon VMAX Premium Collection}} from December 3, 2021. This product also included a {{TCG|Jumbo cards|Jumbo}} version of the Full Art print. In Japan, the Full Art print was released as a {{TCG|S-P Promotional cards|S-P Promotional card}} and was one in a set of three [[Eeveelution]] VMAX cards available through the Summer Pokémon Card Campaign.


The Japanese card set was first awarded to the winner of the invitation-only Summer Pokémon Card 1st Battle, which took place on July 9, 2021 and consisted of eight players.<ref name="SummerPokeca1st">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_003002.html ''夏ポケカ1stバトルの開催が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210709080208/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_003002.html archived copy])</ref> Matches in this tournament were Limited Format with four Prize cards, requiring players to construct a 40-card deck using the cards obtained from 15 {{TCG|Skyscraping Perfection}} booster packs or 15 {{TCG|Blue Sky Stream}} booster packs. Additional Energy cards and one copy of {{TCG ID|Sword & Shield|Hop|165}} were also available if required.<ref name="SummerPokeca1st" /> The tournament was livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and {{wp|YouTube}} and offered prizes to those watching. Three key words were displayed over the course of the steam, which were the subject of a quiz held later in the broadcast. Viewers wishing to enter the competition were required to follow the {{wp|Twitter}} accounts of hosts Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanappuru, all of whom appear on the official [[Pokémon Card Channel]], and tweet an answer with the hashtag #夏ポケカ1stバトル, ''Summer {{tt|Pokéca|Abbreviation of Pokémon Card used colloquially in Japan}} 1st Battle''. Those with correct answers were entered into lotteries for two prize packages. One winner would receive the Special Art Promo Card Present, a set of the three Eeveelution VMAX cards, and two winners would receive an Expansion Pack Present, a booster box each of Skyscraping Perfection and Blue Sky Stream.<ref name="SummerPokeca1st" />
The Japanese card set was first awarded to the winner of the invitation-only Summer Pokémon Card 1st Battle, which took place on July 9, 2021 and consisted of eight players.<ref name="SummerPokeca1st">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_003002.html ''夏ポケカ1stバトルの開催が決定!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210709080208/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_003002.html archived copy])</ref> Matches in this tournament were Limited Format with four Prize cards, requiring players to construct a 40-card deck using the cards obtained from 15 {{TCG|Skyscraping Perfection}} booster packs or 15 {{TCG|Blue Sky Stream}} booster packs. Additional Energy cards and one copy of {{TCG ID|Sword & Shield|Hop|165}} were also available if required.<ref name="SummerPokeca1st" /> The tournament was livestreamed on video platforms {{wp|Niconico}} and {{wp|YouTube}} and offered prizes to those watching. Three key words were displayed over the course of the steam, which were the subject of a quiz held later in the broadcast. Viewers wishing to enter the competition were required to follow the {{wp|Twitter}} accounts of hosts Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple, all of whom appear on the official [[Pokémon Card Channel]], and tweet an answer with the hashtag #夏ポケカ1stバトル, ''Summer {{tt|Pokéca|Abbreviation of Pokémon Card used colloquially in Japan}} 1st Battle''. Those with correct answers were entered into lotteries for two prize packages. One winner would receive the Special Art Promo Card Present, a set of the three Eeveelution VMAX cards, and two winners would receive an Expansion Pack Present, a booster box each of Skyscraping Perfection and Blue Sky Stream.<ref name="SummerPokeca1st" />


The Summer Pokémon Card Campaign began publicly on July 21, 2021 and ran until September 30.<ref name="SummerPokeca">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_002999.html ''家族や友達と遊ぼう!「夏ポケカ」キャンペーンが開催!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210930025143/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_002999.html archived copy])</ref> During this time, people wishing to take part were required to play a match and complete an application form detailing the match format and type of deck used. Participants were required to have a Player ID, an email address, and a code for the they deck used, which could be obtained by building it in the Deck Construction section of the Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website. Only one entry per person would be accepted. All valid applicants were entered into a lottery to receive one of 3,000 sets of the three Eeveelution VMAX cards.<ref name="SummerPokeca" /> Winners began to receive their sets in October 2021. Three more sets of the cards were given away as part of the Champions League 2022 Fukuoka Winning Deck Prediction Campaign. People wishing to participate were required to select one of the thirty deck {{TCG|archetype}}s listed on a Google Forms survey that they predicted would be the winning Master League deck at the Fukuoka Champions League 2022 event. The event was held at Marine Messe Fukuoka on November 3, 2021; entries were accepted from October 22 up to the start of the final round of the Master League tournament. Correct entries were entered into a lottery for the three sets on offer. Winners were notified through Twitter by the end of November 2021.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003174.html ''「チャンピオンズリーグ2022 福岡」の優勝デッキを予想して、賞品を手に入れよう!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211022050553/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003174.html archived copy])</ref>
The Summer Pokémon Card Campaign began publicly on July 21, 2021 and ran until September 30.<ref name="SummerPokeca">[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_002999.html ''家族や友達と遊ぼう!「夏ポケカ」キャンペーンが開催!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210930025143/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210702_002999.html archived copy])</ref> During this time, people wishing to take part were required to play a match and complete an application form detailing the match format and type of deck used. Participants were required to have a Player ID, an email address, and a code for the they deck used, which could be obtained by building it in the Deck Construction section of the Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website. Only one entry per person would be accepted. All valid applicants were entered into a lottery to receive one of 3,000 sets of the three Eeveelution VMAX cards.<ref name="SummerPokeca" /> Winners began to receive their sets in October 2021. Three more sets of the cards were given away as part of the Champions League 2022 Fukuoka Winning Deck Prediction Campaign. People wishing to participate were required to select one of the thirty deck {{TCG|archetype}}s listed on a Google Forms survey that they predicted would be the winning Master League deck at the Fukuoka Champions League 2022 event. The event was held at Marine Messe Fukuoka on November 3, 2021; entries were accepted from October 22 up to the start of the final round of the Master League tournament. Correct entries were entered into a lottery for the three sets on offer. Winners were notified through Twitter by the end of November 2021.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003174.html ''「チャンピオンズリーグ2022 福岡」の優勝デッキを予想して、賞品を手に入れよう!'' | Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211022050553/https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/003174.html archived copy])</ref>

Revision as of 07:09, 29 July 2023

Vaporeon VMAX  
シャワーズV MAX ShowersVMAX
Water
VaporeonVMAXSWSHPromo182.jpg
SWSH Promotional print
Illus. Atsushi Furusawa
Evolution stage
Vaporeon
Pokémon VMAX
Evolves from Vaporeon V
Dynamax
Card name Vaporeon VMAX
Type Water
HP 320
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Evolving Skies
Rarity Rare VMAX
English card no. 030/203
Japanese expansion Eevee Heroes VMAX Special Set
Japanese card no. 002/004
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH182
Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 187/S-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Vaporeon.

VaporeonVMAX (Japanese: シャワーズVMAX ShowersVMAX) is a Water-type VMAX Pokémon VMAX card. It was first released as part of the Evolving Skies expansion.

Card text

Rapid Strike
Colorless Bubble Pod
バブルポッド
Put a Water Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench. If you do, attach up to 3 Water Energy cards from your discard pile to that Pokémon.
WaterColorlessColorless Max Torrent
ダイゲキリュウ
100+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
134
VMAX rule
When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.


Release information

This card was included in the Evolving Skies expansion with artwork by 5ban Graphics, first released in the Japanese Eevee Heroes VMAX Special Set. It was reprinted as a Full Art SWSH Black Star Promo with artwork by Atsushi Furusawa and was available in the Vaporeon VMAX Premium Collection from December 3, 2021. This product also included a Jumbo version of the Full Art print. In Japan, the Full Art print was released as a S-P Promotional card and was one in a set of three Eeveelution VMAX cards available through the Summer Pokémon Card Campaign.

The Japanese card set was first awarded to the winner of the invitation-only Summer Pokémon Card 1st Battle, which took place on July 9, 2021 and consisted of eight players.[1] Matches in this tournament were Limited Format with four Prize cards, requiring players to construct a 40-card deck using the cards obtained from 15 Skyscraping Perfection booster packs or 15 Blue Sky Stream booster packs. Additional Energy cards and one copy of Hop were also available if required.[1] The tournament was livestreamed on video platforms Niconico and YouTube and offered prizes to those watching. Three key words were displayed over the course of the steam, which were the subject of a quiz held later in the broadcast. Viewers wishing to enter the competition were required to follow the Twitter accounts of hosts Ponyta Ishii, Raichu Umekawa, and Nanapple, all of whom appear on the official Pokémon Card Channel, and tweet an answer with the hashtag #夏ポケカ1stバトル, Summer Pokéca 1st Battle. Those with correct answers were entered into lotteries for two prize packages. One winner would receive the Special Art Promo Card Present, a set of the three Eeveelution VMAX cards, and two winners would receive an Expansion Pack Present, a booster box each of Skyscraping Perfection and Blue Sky Stream.[1]

The Summer Pokémon Card Campaign began publicly on July 21, 2021 and ran until September 30.[2] During this time, people wishing to take part were required to play a match and complete an application form detailing the match format and type of deck used. Participants were required to have a Player ID, an email address, and a code for the they deck used, which could be obtained by building it in the Deck Construction section of the Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website. Only one entry per person would be accepted. All valid applicants were entered into a lottery to receive one of 3,000 sets of the three Eeveelution VMAX cards.[2] Winners began to receive their sets in October 2021. Three more sets of the cards were given away as part of the Champions League 2022 Fukuoka Winning Deck Prediction Campaign. People wishing to participate were required to select one of the thirty deck archetypes listed on a Google Forms survey that they predicted would be the winning Master League deck at the Fukuoka Champions League 2022 event. The event was held at Marine Messe Fukuoka on November 3, 2021; entries were accepted from October 22 up to the start of the final round of the Master League tournament. Correct entries were entered into a lottery for the three sets on offer. Winners were notified through Twitter by the end of November 2021.[3]

A further five sets of the cards were given away as part of a gift campaign commemorating the announcement of new presenters for the official Pokémon Card YouTube Channel. People wishing to take part in the campaign were required to follow the official Twitter account of the Pokémon Card Channel and the Twitter accounts of the two new presenters, Kucheat take and yopi foot, and Tweet messages of support with the hashtag #ポケカチャンネル新メンバー, Pokéca Channel New Member. Those doing so between June 12 and 17, 2022 were entered into a lottery for the five sets on offer. Winners were notified by the end of June 2022.[4]

Gallery

VaporeonVMAXEvolvingSkies30.jpg
Evolving Skies print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
VaporeonVMAXSWSHPromo182.jpg
SWSH Promotional print
Illus. Atsushi Furusawa
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

References


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