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The Jungle Eeveelutions: Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon.

Jungle handed Western collectors their first Eevee evolutions in 1999, and the Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon holos have been a cornerstone of vintage Eevee collecting ever since. The cross-generation Eevee following gives all three a firmer floor than the rest of the set. Here is how they rank.

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Binder Team
3 min read · Updated June 2026
Jungle Vaporeon, card 12 of 64
The short answer

Jungle handed Western collectors their first Eevee evolutions in 1999. Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon trade in a tight band, with Vaporeon usually leading on broad cross-generation appeal. The Eevee following gives all three a firmer floor than the rest of the set, and most collectors chase them as a matched set.

Key takeaways
  • Jungle gave Western collectors their first Eevee evolutions in 1999.
  • Vaporeon is card 12 and usually leads the trio in demand, with Jolteon (card 4) and Flareon (card 3) close behind.
  • The cross-generation Eevee following gives all three a firmer floor than the rest of the set.
  • The No Symbol Vaporeon carries an extra premium on top of the 1st Edition price.
  • The trio is usually collected as a matched set and is the entry point into vintage Eeveelution collecting.

Vaporeon, the leader

Jungle Vaporeon holo

Vaporeon is card 12 of 64 and usually leads the trio in demand. The water evolution has broad cross-generation appeal, and a 1st Edition copy is a cornerstone of any vintage Eevee run. Clean copies are scarcer than the print run suggests, because the blue holo body shows surface wear under angled light. The No Symbol Vaporeon carries an extra premium on top.

Jolteon and Flareon

Jungle Jolteon holo

Jolteon, card 4, and Flareon, card 3, complete the trio. They trade a half step behind Vaporeon for most of the market, with the same Eevee following propping up their floors. Collectors chasing the Eeveelution run almost always want all three, which keeps each one liquid, and the order among them shifts with taste more than scarcity.

Collecting the trio

Jungle Flareon holo

The three Jungle Eeveelutions are usually collected and priced as a matched set, in a single variant and grade. For a buyer assembling the run, Flareon and Jolteon are rarely the bottleneck, but a clean PSA 10 of any of the three still carries the same Eevee premium. The trio is the natural entry point into the deep, multi-era world of Eeveelution collecting.

Buying the Eeveelutions

Confirm the print first, including the No Symbol check, then inspect the holo at an angle for hairlines. Because the three trade in a tight band, a buyer has room to wait for the right copy of each. The Jungle Eeveelutions also connect to the modern Eevee chase, from the Neo-era Espeon and Umbreon to the Evolving Skies alt arts, which makes them a meaningful first chapter in a much larger collection.

Common questions

How much are the Jungle Eeveelutions worth?
Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon trade in a tight band, in the high three to four figures in 1st Edition PSA 10. Vaporeon usually leads the trio, with No Symbol copies carrying an extra premium.
Which Jungle Eeveelution is most valuable?
Vaporeon typically leads, with Jolteon and Flareon close behind in the same band. The order shifts with collector taste more than scarcity, since the three have similar populations.
Are these the first Eeveelution cards?
Jungle gave Western collectors their first Eevee evolutions in 1999. Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon each debuted as a holo in the set, which makes the trio the starting point of vintage Eeveelution collecting.
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