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This article gives you ideas of how to use Vaporeon in battle in the Pokémon Black, Pokémon White and Pokemon B2W2 Games. It lists popular movesets used by competitive battlers, as well as a description on how to use each set to help you understand why the moves were chosen. These popular sets are usually the best to use in battle and so reading this guide will help you in your team building.
Gen 4: OverviewBasically any team that needs a wish passer, or a water type Pokemon like Vaporeon to sponge up fire attacks.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Water Absorb | Bold | leftovers | 252 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Yes, this is Vaporeon most used set, it takes advantage of Vaporeon wish passing abilities. It has multiple times to come in on a water or fire attack, and proceed from there with a wish, or a STAB surf depending on the type of situation you are in. Protect is for obvious reasons, letting Vaporeon recover it´s HP after it uses wish. The last slot is you´re choice, depending on what the rest of you´re team is. If you´re team is stall-based, you probably want to pick roar as the last slot, so Vaporeon can not only act as a wish passer, but a phazer, phazing out anyone who is attempting to set up stat boosts, and shuffling up entry hazards. The EVs is pretty self explanatory, max out Vaporeon HP and Defense so it can take physical hits better. You can also run the 188 HP/ 252 Def/ 68 Speed EV spread which outspeed Skarmory and Metagross which could be drastic later in the game. But you must note to you´re self, when doing this, with this spread you lose some bulk that the regular EV spread had.
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Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Water Absorb | Calm / Bold | leftovers | 128 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
Vaporeon can not only act as a Wish Passer, but can act like a Baton Passer too. Vaporeon is a very important Baton Passer, Vaporeon can either set up a Sustitute, or try and get a defensive boost with Acid Armor. Wish and Aqua Ring can be a reliable source for your other team mates to replenish their health and so fourth. Roar can be used over Surf to get rid of pesky phazers such as Skarmory. The 128 Speed EVs let Vaporeon outspeed all base 130´s after it receive two speed boosts from Ninjask or any other Pokemon that can Baton Pass an Agility or two to Vaporeon. 188 HP EVs allows Vaporeon to hit its highest Leftovers number, the rest of the evs can be poured into Vaporeon Defense so boost it´s physical bulk to take hit´s better.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Water Absorb | Modest | choice specs | 0 | 0 | 188 | 252 | 0 | 68 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
Most of the time, people often forget about Vaporeon´s base 110 Special Attack. Surf is the primary move here, utilizing Vaporeon´s hardest hitting STAB move of this set is no tough task. Even those who can come in on a standard Vaporeon Surf will have a hard time coming in on a Spec Vaporeon´s Surf. Ice Beam and Hidden Power Electric is for those who resist Vaporeon´s surf, like the likes of Celebi and Gyarados. The last move is for your own personal preference, Even though Spec Vaporeon main role is to come in and spam a STAB Surf, it still can play a role as a wish passer, Although, it cant heal it´s self with heal because it´s locked into one move, but Vaporeon´s awesome ability Water Absorb let´s it have many opportunities to come in on a water attack and replenish it´s own health. Shadow Ball can be used as the last slot if you want to hit a incoming Rotom-A hard, and kill with an OHKO. Signal beam can be used for things like Tyranitar but surf already hit´s it hard anyway.
If you hate the fact that Vaporeon can only use one move, you can also attach a Life Orb onto Vaporeon, with Life Orb, Vaporeon still hit´s hard but also has a choice to change it´s moves, it´s also recommended that you put Wish as the last move on the Life Orb set so you can heal your recoil away.
Without any Defensive Evs, Vaporeon isn´t going to wall any hits, and with the Choice Specs Set, Vaporeon isn´t a very good Counter to those that it usually counter with the Standard Wish Set. Vaporeon main job is to come in, and Wreak Havoc before it dies.
Vaporeon´s most used set would have to be it´s wish support set. Vaporeon is perhaps the most reliable Wish Passer that the current OU metagame has to offer. With Vaporeon´s neat ability Water Absorb, and it´s overall bulk and typing, it has plenty of opportunities to switch in and cure it´s health with Wish+Protect, or Wish pass to cure it´s teammates health.
Other OptionsThe Acid Armor set deserves a mention, Vaporeon can act as a Toxic/PP staller with the Acid Armor Set. The key here is to remove all special attackers from the field, get Vaporeon in on a resisted move, and use Acid Armor to raise it´s defenses and act as a decent staller annoying the opponent to the fullest. As i stated before, Life Orb can be used over Choice Specs if you want a bit more breathing room while still hitting things hard with Vaporeon STAB Surf. Fake Tears is also good if you want to scout the opponent Pokemon, and causing switches. Heal Bell also deserves a great mention, as it makes Vaporeon the ultimate team mate, not only passing wishes, but healing other team mates status inflictions. Roar could be used to scout opponents, as well as acting as a phazer shuffling entry hazards such as Spikes and Toxic Spikes.
Usual CountersVaporeon usual counters are those who resists all Vaporeon throws at it, Jolteon can come in a match and hit Vaporeon very hard with a STAB Thunderbolt scoring a OHKO against Vaporeon. Latias can also shrug off any attacks Vaporeon throws at it and hit Vaporeon with a Specs/Scarf Thunderbolt to the face. Rotom-A also gets a big mention because it can sponge vaporeon surfs and hit back with a STAB Thunderbolt, or it could trick a scarf onto Vaporeon leaving it utterly useless. Another counter to Vaporeon would have to be Blissey, Vaporeon cannot beat Blissey 1 vs 1 because of Blissey high HP and Special Defense. Celebi also can come in and cripple Vaporeon with Thunder Wave, and can set up Leech Seed while it uses Grass Knot to ware Vaporeon down, or it can OHKO Vaporeon with Leaf Storm. A special defensive Skarmory can come in, taunt if Vaporeon wishes, and proceed from there either setting up spikes, or waring vaporeon down with toxic.
OpinionVaporeon is such an amazing Pokemon, with access to moves such as Wish, Protect, Heal Bell, it acts like the ultimate team mate. It often fulfill it´s role as a wish passer, and also has a neat ability which makes it even more great.