Competitive Information for Vaporeon [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vaporeon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
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Vaporeon is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Vaporeon when battling in the 4th generation meta. Vaporeon can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Vaporeon's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 240 Hp / 252 Def / 16 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Surf / Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Wish
Physical Wall Vaporeon (Popular/Trending)
Vaporeon is a remarkable Physical Wall. It tries to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Vaporeon last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Water Absorb, Vaporeon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a vast amount of damage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vaporeon this turn).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Vaporeon (Water Absorb)
Vaporeon is a notable Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Vaporeon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Vaporeon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Vaporeon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Moveset:
- Wish
- Protect
- Toxic
- Surf
Vaporeon Physical Wall (Advanced Vaporeon)
Vaporeon is popular Physical Wall. It's designed to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Vaporeon last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Water Absorb, Vaporeon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vaporeon this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Def / 40 SpD / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Wish
- Protect
- Surf
- Roar
Vaporeon Physical Wall (Vaportank)
Vaporeon is an awesome Physical Wall. It's purpose is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Vaporeon last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Water Absorb, Vaporeon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vaporeon this turn).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vaporeon? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Vaporeon (Water Absorb)
Vaporeon is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Vaporeon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Vaporeon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Vaporeon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vaporeon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Vaporeon can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Vaporeon
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Vaporeon's stats
- Acid Armor
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Vaporeon
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power Electric
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Surf
- Toxic
- Wish
Common Effort Values for Vaporeon in Diamond and Pearl
- Bold Nature ( 240/0/252/0/16/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Vaporeon's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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