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vaporeon
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Vaporeon

Bubble Jet Pokémon

Water

Its cell composition is similar to water molecules. As a result, it can melt away into water.

Base Stats

HP 130
Attack 65
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 95
Speed 65
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Bubble Jet Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 29.0 kg
Base Exp 184
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

vaporeon Front Front
vaporeon Back Back
vaporeon Front Shiny Front Shiny
vaporeon Back Shiny Back Shiny
vaporeon Official Art Official Art
vaporeon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.2%
Offensive
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Hydration
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 212
SpA 252
Spe 44

Strategy Overview

Despite its excellent HP stat and and access to Hydration + Rest, Vaporeon is a thoroughly terrible Pokemon in BW OU. As an offensive Water-type, it is completely shut down by Ferrothorn and is forced out by faster Pokemon like Latios, Alakazam, Thundurus-T, and Starmie. Keldeo and Starmie are better choices, as the former can break past special walls like Chansey and Ferrothorn with Secret Sword, while Starmie has better natural Speed, Electric coverage to hit Politoed and Tentacruel, and Analytic, which further punishes switch-ins. Vaporeon is also outclassed as a defensive Water-type by Pokemon like Rotom-W, Jellicent, Gastrodon, and Slowking as a result of their better typings and longevity letting them check more prevalent threats, including Keldeo, Starmie, Thundurus-T, and Alakazam. Other Water-resistant Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Latios, and Celebi outclass Vaporeon as well, as they have better overall typings, offensive utility, and movepools, and they function outside of rain, making them fit on many more teams than Vaporeon.

Most Used Moves

Rest
88.0%
Heal Bell
59.9%
Haze
57.3%
Toxic
45.3%
Roar
42.8%
Scald
33.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
89.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc