Competitive Information for Vaporeon [Red/Blue]
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
2x
0.5x
2x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vaporeon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Vaporeon is a marvelous Water-typed Pokemon. It's usual to see Vaporeon show up as a Red/Blue opponent. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Vaporeon's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Vaporeon
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump / Surf
- Acid Armor / Toxic
- Rest
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump / Surf
- Acid Armor / Toxic
- Rest
Support Vaporeon (Popular/Trending)
Vaporeon is popular Support. Out of the original 151, Vaporeon was quite something to try to play with in the first generation meta. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a notable amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Acid Armor is a status move (raises your Vaporeon's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Vaporeon sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a notable amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Acid Armor is a status move (raises your Vaporeon's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Vaporeon sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Vaporeon
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Acid Armor
- Toxic
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Acid Armor
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Vaporeon (Retro)
Vaporeon is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The original meta-game back in the RBY days was ridiculous. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Acid Armor is a status move (raises your Vaporeon's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Acid Armor is a status move (raises your Vaporeon's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Vaporeon can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Vaporeon
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Optimize Vaporeon's EVs for Red/Blue
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