In Ruby & Sapphire, Vaporeon looks average on paper at 525 BST. But Water Absorb is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier wall on our tier list. Baton Pass with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Vaporeon weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Vaporeon's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Vaporeon?

Vaporeon gets Water Absorb and Hydration. But Water Absorb is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Vaporeon play in battle?

Vaporeon is a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wall role.

What are the best moves for Vaporeon?

For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Baton Pass, Surf, Substitute, and Ice Beam. Baton Pass leads at 16% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.

Vaporeon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wall

BTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

The stat line revolves around HP. Percentage recovery gets extra mileage here. Sp. Atk backs it up, though Defense doesn't pull its weight. Worth 2 HP EVs on a medium-fast 1M XP curve to max out.

Base Stats

High

HP130

Attack65

Defense60

Sp. Atk110

Sp. Def95

Speed65

Total525

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight29.0 kg

Base XP184

Abilities

Water AbsorbTop Pick

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

HydrationHANot in game

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

VAPOREON underwent a spontaneous mutation and grew fins and gills that allow it to live underwater. This POKéMON has the ability to freely control water.

Vaporeon Weakness

Type-wise, Vaporeon takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Vaporeon's special bulk (base 95 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Vaporeon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Vaporeon in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol's Explosion hits Vaporeon for 42-49%. Steelix's Explosion hits Vaporeon for 35-42%. Regirock deals 54-64% with Explosion.

ClaydolOutspeeds, walls special sets GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Vaporeon Rapid Spin 8-10% Earthquake 25-30% Explosion 42-49% Psychic 15-18% View Claydol builds →
SteelixWears down with Toxic, sturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets SteelGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoarUtility Explosion ToxicUtility Damage vs Vaporeon Earthquake 22-25% Explosion 35-42% View Steelix builds →
RegirockThreatens with Thunder Wave, sturdy guarantees survival, excellent bulk Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Vaporeon Explosion 54-64% Rock Slide 25-29% Superpower 26-31% View Regirock builds →
CameruptWears down with Toxic FireGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityMagmaarmor ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Fire Blast ToxicUtility Damage vs Vaporeon Earthquake 31-36% Explosion 51-61% Fire Blast 16-18% View Camerupt builds →
ArcanineDrops Attack via Intimidate, wears down with Toxic, outspeeds Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureLonely Moves Extreme Speed OverheatSTAB Hidden Power Fighting ToxicUtility Damage vs Vaporeon Extreme Speed 19-22% Overheat 17-20% View Arcanine builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Vaporeon is one of 8 ways Eevee's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Eevee to get eggs. Vaporeon and Jolteon share the same 525 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Evolutions

#133Eevee

VaporeonWater Stone

JolteonThunder Stone

FlareonFire Stone

EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)

UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)

Stat Comparison 6 Forms

Eevee

Normal

Vaporeon

Water

Electric

Fire

Psychic

Dark

130+75

65+10

95+40

ATK

65+10

130+75

65+10

DEF

60+10

110+60

SP.ATK

110+65

95+50

130+85

60+15

SP.DEF

95+30

110+45

95+30

130+65

SPE

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

65+10

BST

325D-Tier

525B-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525C-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

Sweeper

Wallbreaker

Sweeper

Wall

TYPE

Utility

Special

Physical

Special

Utility

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Vaporeon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 102 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Curse, Endure and 3 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

35 cycles·8,995 steps

Slow~9 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Vaporeon Best Moveset

Click Baton Pass, bring in a teammate, repeat. Vaporeon's pivot game is backed by Leftovers for passive recovery each turn and max HP and Defense EVs. Waterabsorb works in the background while utility options covers bad matchups.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Pivot

Ability

Water Absorb

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Vaporeon

Bold+DEF

Vaporeon best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Pivot Moveset

Baton Pass
SurfSTAB
SubstituteUtility
Ice Beam

Recommended Teammates

MetagrossDecent

CelebiDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Charm and Curse give Vaporeon options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 16

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 23

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 30

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 36

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 42

Haze

D——30Ice

Lv 47

Acid Armor

———40Poison

Lv 52

Hydro Pump

A120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

HM08

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

A9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

A9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Wish

A——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Vaporeon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Vaporeon in Ruby & Sapphire

Vaporeon can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Transfer Eevee from Red, Yellow, or Ultra Sun and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Vaporeon in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Obtain Eevee
Receive as a gift in:
FireRedGift · Celadon City
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Red Yellow Gold Crystal Diamond Platinum
Water Stone
Step 2Vaporeon ✓

Vaporeon Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Vaporeon looks average on paper at 525 BST. But Water Absorb is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier wall on our tier list. Baton Pass with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Vaporeon's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Vaporeon gets Water Absorb and Hydration. But Water Absorb is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Vaporeon is a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wall role.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Baton Pass, Surf, Substitute, and Ice Beam. Baton Pass leads at 16% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Vaporeon appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Vaporeon have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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