Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

Vaporeon Movesets and Best Builds

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Vaporeon Pokedex
This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Vaporeon in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Vaporeon, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Vaporeon Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #180 Type
Vaporeon ImageVaporeon
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Icon
Abilities
Water Absorb
Hydration (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Water Absorb The user restores up to 25% of its max HP instead of taking damage when hit with Water-type moves.
Hydration
(Hidden)
The user heals status conditions when it is raining.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
130
21
Atk
65
519
Def
60
509
SpAtk
110
108
SpDef
95
154
Speed
65
434
Total
525
196
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 237 237 205 205 190
Atk 128 117 85 76 63
Def 123 112 80 72 58
SpAtk 178 162 130 117 103
SpDef 161 147 115 103 90
Spd 128 117 85 76 63
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Vaporeon

Best Natures
Bold
(+Def, -Atk)
Calm
(+Sp.Def, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Vaporeon

Build Name Recommendation
Yawn + Wish Support ★★★★★

Yawn + Wish Support Moveset & Best Build

Nature Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values HP 237 / Def 123 / Sp.Atk 130 / Sp.Def 116 / Spe 80
Ability Water Absorb
Tera Type Pokemon Water Type Icon
Held Item Leftovers
Moveset Surf
Wish
Yawn
Protect

While Vaporeon no longer has Scald and Flip Turn, it's still a great choice for Bulky Water as its great HP stat makes it one of the better Wish-passers in the game. Surf is its main STAB move and can deal a good amount of damage when powered by Water Tera type.

The remaining moves are vital for support and Vaporeon's survivability. Wish heals the recipient 50% of the user's max HP, which is significant coming from Vaporeon's 150 base HP stat. Yawn is a great move to force the opposing Pokemon out of the field or risk falling asleep on the next turn.

Its last move is Protect, which is a great scouting move and lets it heal off Leftovers safely. Water Absorb is the better Ability for this build so that Vaporeon can switch into the likes of Quaquaval and Mimikyu.

Other Viable Moves

Chilling Water Although weaker than Surf, it lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
Detect While functionally the same as Protect, it has a rarer distribution among Pokemon and will prevent Vaporeon from getting shut down with Imprison.

How to Use Vaporeon Effectively

A Bulky Water with High Natural HP

Vaporeon's naturally high HP and access to both Wish and Yawn make it one of the best Wish Passers in the game.

Since it lacks a recovery move aside from Wish, it's best used for its utility in passing Wishes instead of a straightforward defensive wall.

How to Build a Team with Vaporeon

Vaporeon is a great addition to balanced or more defensive teams that require additional recovery through Wish, or offensive-oriented team compositions with attackers that use recoil moves.

Sample Balanced Team

Lead Attacker Defensive Pivot Special Attacker
Staraptor ImageStaraptor Vaporeon ImageVaporeon Iron Moth ImageIron Moth

Vaporeon is a great partner for Staraptor, who relies on Reckless-boosted Brave Bird and Double-Edge to deal as much damage at the cost of survivability. Iron Moth is another great recipient of Wish as it lacks a reliable recovery move despite its respectable bulk.

Counters for Vaporeon

Take Advantage of its Limited Movepool

Vaporeon's limited movepool makes it easy for setup sweepers and even some defensive Pokemon to outright wall or cripple it with their own support moves.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Breloom ImageBreloom Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resistant to Vaporeon's STAB moves.
・Can use Vaporeon as setup fodder, setting up with Swords Dance and easily KOs with Technician-boosted Bullet Seed.
▶️Breloom Best Movesets
Gastrodon (West Sea) ImageGastrodon (West Sea) Ranking: ★★★★
Storm Drain absorbs Vaporeon's Water STAB and increases Gastrodon's Sp.Atk by one stage.
・Boasts Recover and can also phaze Vaporeon with Yawn.
Clodsire ImageClodsire Ranking: ★★★★
・Recovers HP from Vaporeon's Water STAB thanks to Water Absorb.
・Can cripple Vaporeon with Toxic.

How to Get Vaporeon's Egg Moves

Vaporeon learns Wish and Yawn as egg moves, so in order to get Wish or Yawn on Vaporeon, first you need a Pokemon that knows the move. You will then need to make sure Vaporeon has an empty move slot and give it a Mirror Herb.

Finally, set up a picnic with both Vaporeon and the Pokemon that knows the egg move in your party and the move will be transferred to Vaporeon (the other Pokemon still retains its moveset). Unlike previous generations, egg moves can now be transferred regardless of egg group, species or gender.
How to Learn and Transfer Egg Moves

Pokemon That Learn Wish

Learn by Default

Jirachi ImageJirachi Florges ImageFlorges

Learn by Level Up

Gardevoir ImageGardevoir Illumise ImageIllumise Luvdisc ImageLuvdisc Latias ImageLatias
Alomomola ImageAlomomola Flabebe ImageFlabebe Floette ImageFloette Scream Tail ImageScream Tail
Flutter Mane ImageFlutter Mane

Learn by Evolution

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

Learn by TM

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

Pokemon That Learn Yawn

Learn by Default

Slugma ImageSlugma Magcargo ImageMagcargo Kingdra ImageKingdra Slakoth ImageSlakoth
Slaking ImageSlaking Swalot ImageSwalot Hippowdon ImageHippowdon Skeledirge ImageSkeledirge
Hydrapple ImageHydrapple

Learn by Level Up

Slowpoke ImageSlowpoke Galarian Slowpoke ImageGalarian Slowpoke Slowbro ImageSlowbro Galarian Slowbro ImageGalarian Slowbro
Snorlax ImageSnorlax Wooper ImageWooper Paldean Wooper ImagePaldean Wooper Quagsire ImageQuagsire
Slowking ImageSlowking Galarian Slowking ImageGalarian Slowking Dunsparce ImageDunsparce Poochyena ImagePoochyena
Mightyena ImageMightyena Gulpin ImageGulpin Camerupt ImageCamerupt Chimecho ImageChimecho
Chingling ImageChingling Hippopotas ImageHippopotas Uxie ImageUxie Yungoos ImageYungoos
Gumshoos ImageGumshoos Komala ImageKomala Fuecoco ImageFuecoco Crocalor ImageCrocalor
Lechonk ImageLechonk Oinkologne (Female) ImageOinkologne (Female) Oinkologne (Male) ImageOinkologne (Male) Clodsire ImageClodsire
Dudunsparce ImageDudunsparce

Learn by Evolution

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

Learn by TM

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

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