Competitive Information for Vaporeon [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vaporeon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Vaporeon is a remarkable Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Vaporeon when battling in the 8th generation meta. Vaporeon's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Iapapa Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Scald / Surf
- Haze / Icy Wind
- Helping Hand
- Protect / Hyper Voice
Physical Wall Vaporeon (Popular/Trending)
Vaporeon is a fabulous Physical Wall. It attempts to take a great 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 HP 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 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Haze is a status move (eliminates all stat changes).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vaporeon this turn).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Weather Ball / Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Vaporeon (Water Absorb)
Vaporeon is an interesting Special Sweeper. It attempts 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.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-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).
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 a marvelous Physical Wall. It's goal 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 health 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; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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. The purpose of this moveset is to take a good 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 health 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 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 215 Hp / 215 SpA / 80 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Rain Dance
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Vaporeon Special Tank (Vapor Hydration)
Vaporeon is an astounding Special Tank. It tries to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Vaporeon last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Hydration, Vaporeon has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Vaporeon must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Vaporeon sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 136 Def / 136 SpD / 100 Spe
Moveset:
- Scald
- Wish
- Baton Pass
- Acid Armor / Aqua Ring
Vaporeon Double Wall (Baton Tank)
Vaporeon is a notable Double Wall. This moveset is designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Vaporeon last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Water Absorb, Vaporeon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Vaporeon's max hp is restored).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Vaporeon switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Acid Armor is a status move (raises your Vaporeon's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Aqua Ring is a status move (Vaporeon recovers 1/16 max hp per turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vaporeon? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Hyper Voice / Weather Ball
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Vaporeon (Water Absorb)
Vaporeon is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and increases Vaporeon's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ 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 90-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).
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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Vaporeon
- Moves: Wish + Baton Pass
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Most notable and possible best moves for Vaporeon
- Blizzard
- Flip Turn
- Haze
- Helping Hand
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
- Icy Wind
- Muddy Water
- Protect
- Scald
- Shadow Ball
- Surf
- Wish
- Yawn
Common Effort Values for Vaporeon in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/44/212/0/0 )
- Optimize Vaporeon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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