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Vaporeon
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Best Vaporeon Build - Tank Crowd Control Guide
Intermediate
A-Tier current patch
Win Conditions
Win team fights around major objectives by landing multi-target Muddy Water stuns that enable your carries to deal damage safely while enemies are crowd controlled
Power Spikes
Level 4 unlocks Muddy Water for crowd control presence, Level 6 grants Flip Turn for survivability and mobility, Level 9+ with full item stacks provides peak tankiness and utility
Team Role
Frontline tank and crowd control specialist that dictates team fight positioning, peels for carries, and controls objective areas through area denial
Game Strategy
Early Game
- Lane with a carry Pokemon to provide early crowd control with Water Gun, focusing on securing farm and reaching level 4 for Muddy Water as quickly as possible
- Prioritize stacking HP and Special Attack through farming rather than forcing early scores, as Vaporeon needs levels to unlock its full utility kit
- Contest first wild Pokemon spawns using Water Gun's range advantage, and coordinate with your lane partner to secure Altaria or Combee
Mid Game
- Position in team fights to land Muddy Water on multiple enemies, prioritizing stunning enemy carries or peeling for your own damage dealers
- Use Flip Turn's damage reduction proactively when engaging, allowing you to survive burst damage while your team follows up on stunned targets
- Rotate to contested objectives early and use Muddy Water's large area control to zone enemies away from Regieleki or Drednaw
Late Game
- Control Rayquaza fights by using Muddy Water to stun enemies attempting to secure the objective, creating opportunities for your team to win crucial team fights
- Chain Eject Button with Flip Turn for extended mobility during final stretch scoring attempts, using the damage reduction to survive enemy defenders
- Position between your carries and enemy threats during late-game team fights, using both moves to create space and disrupt enemy engagement patterns
Advanced Tips
Item Synergies
- Slick Spoon's Special Defense penetration multiplies with the crowd control duration from Muddy Water, allowing stunned enemies to take significantly more damage from your team
- Tenacity Belt's hindrance resistance combined with Focus Band's healing creates a sustain loop where Vaporeon can survive extended fights while continuously applying crowd control
- The HP scaling from both Slick Spoon and White Emblems synergizes with Focus Band's percentage-based healing, making Vaporeon increasingly difficult to eliminate
Matchups
- Strong against immobile carries like Pikachu, Gardevoir, and Glaceon who struggle to escape Muddy Water's area stun and become easy targets for your team
- Vulnerable to high-mobility assassins like Absol and Zeraora who can burst Vaporeon before Flip Turn's damage reduction activates, requiring careful positioning and Eject Button timing
- Excels at punishing clumped enemy teams during objective fights but struggles against spread formations that minimize Muddy Water's multi-target value
Additional Notes
- The Tank Build transforms Vaporeon into a frontline crowd control specialist that excels at disrupting enemy formations and controlling team fight positioning.
- Muddy Water provides exceptional area-of-effect crowd control with its stun and knockback effects, allowing Vaporeon to peel for allies or engage fights around objectives like Rayquaza and Regieleki.
- Flip Turn grants damage reduction and increased movement speed while also providing knockback utility, giving Vaporeon the survivability and mobility needed to position aggressively.
- Slick Spoon increases both Special Attack and HP while providing Special Defense penetration, ensuring Vaporeon's crowd control comes with meaningful damage output.
- Tenacity Belt and Focus Band create exceptional durability through increased defenses, hindrance resistance, and passive healing, allowing Vaporeon to frontline effectively.
- Eject Button serves as a crucial repositioning tool to set up multi-target Muddy Water stuns or escape after using Flip Turn aggressively.
- The 6 White + 6 Green Emblem combination maximizes HP for tankiness while maintaining damage relevance through Special Attack scaling.
Moves
Water Gun
Muddy Water
Flip Turn
Items
Slick Spoon
Tenacity Belt
Focus Band
Battle Item
Eject Button
Emblems
Stat
Focus
6 White Emblems (HP), 6 Green Emblems (Sp. Atk)
Best Vaporeon Build - Support Healer Guide
Beginner
A-Tier current patch
Win Conditions
Enable your team to win extended fights and objective contests through superior sustain, allowing carries to output damage safely while constantly regenerating health
Power Spikes
Level 4 unlocks Aqua Ring for sustain presence, Level 6 adds Muddy Water for crowd control utility, full Rescue Hood stacks at Level 9+ maximizes healing output
Team Role
Dedicated healer and utility support that enables aggressive carry play through sustain, while providing crowd control for peel and engagement
Game Strategy
Early Game
- Lane bottom with a carry Pokemon and use Exp. Share to funnel experience to your partner while maintaining level parity through assists and shared farm
- Focus on protecting your lane partner with Water Gun poke and strategic positioning rather than securing last hits, allowing them to reach power spikes faster
- Survive to level 4 for Aqua Ring, which transforms your lane sustain and allows your partner to trade aggressively with constant healing support
Mid Game
- Maintain Aqua Ring uptime during team fights and objective contests, positioning to keep multiple allies within healing range while using Muddy Water to peel
- Follow your team's primary carry and use healing to enable aggressive plays, allowing them to take favorable trades knowing sustain is available
- Coordinate with your team for objective takes, using Aqua Ring before fights start to pre-heal chip damage and create a health advantage
Late Game
- During Rayquaza fights, maintain Aqua Ring healing on your team while using Muddy Water to interrupt enemy engages and create space for your carries
- Position safely behind your frontline but close enough to heal multiple allies, using Eject Button defensively to maintain healing uptime if targeted
- Enable final stretch scoring by healing allies who are attempting to score, allowing them to tank defender damage while you provide sustain support
Advanced Tips
Item Synergies
- Rescue Hood amplifies Aqua Ring's healing output significantly, creating a powerful sustain loop that scales with the increased healing effectiveness
- Resonant Guard's Unite Move shields combined with Rescue Hood's boost create massive effective HP gains for your entire team during critical fights
- Exp. Share's movement speed bonus helps maintain positioning to keep allies within Aqua Ring's healing range during chaotic team fights
Matchups
- Strong against poke-heavy compositions and teams that rely on winning through attrition, as Aqua Ring negates chip damage and enables sustained pressure
- Vulnerable to burst damage compositions that can eliminate allies before healing takes effect, and to enemies who can zone Vaporeon away from its team
- Excels in prolonged objective fights where healing value accumulates, but provides less value in quick skirmishes that end before Aqua Ring's sustain matters
Additional Notes
- The Support Build focuses on sustaining allies through Aqua Ring's healing while maintaining crowd control presence with Muddy Water for a balanced utility approach.
- Aqua Ring provides continuous healing to Vaporeon and nearby allies, creating a sustain advantage during extended team fights and objective contests.
- Muddy Water retains the crowd control element to peel for allies and disrupt enemy positioning, making this build excellent for protecting vulnerable carries.
- Exp. Share accelerates leveling for both Vaporeon and its lane partner while providing HP and movement speed, ensuring faster access to powerful late-game abilities.
- Resonant Guard generates shields for allies when using Unite Move, synergizing with Rescue Hood's healing amplification to maximize team survivability.
- Rescue Hood boosts all healing effects including Aqua Ring and provides defensive stats, making Vaporeon a premier sustain support for extended engagements.
- Eject Button provides emergency repositioning to maintain healing range on allies or escape dangerous situations while keeping Aqua Ring active.
Moves
Water Gun
Aqua Ring
Muddy Water
Items
Exp. Share
Resonant Guard
Rescue Hood
Battle Item
Eject Button
Emblems
Stat
Focus
6 White Emblems (HP), 6 Green Emblems (Sp. Atk)
Best Vaporeon Build - Aggressive Damage Guide
Advanced
B-Tier current patch
Win Conditions
Create advantages through damage pressure and securing eliminations on key targets, transitioning leads into objective control and snowballing to victory
Power Spikes
Level 4 Hydro Pump enables kill threat, Level 6 Flip Turn adds survivability and chase potential, Level 9+ with Slick Spoon stacks maximizes burst damage output
Team Role
Secondary damage dealer and utility hybrid that provides burst damage threat while maintaining supportive elements through shields and mobility
Game Strategy
Early Game
- Play more aggressively in lane using Water Gun's range to poke enemies and zone them from farm, looking for opportunities to secure early kills with damage pressure
- Focus on reaching level 4 quickly to unlock Hydro Pump, which dramatically increases your kill threat and allows you to punish overextended enemies
- Contest wild Pokemon more actively than supportive builds, using your damage output to secure last hits and deny enemy farm
Mid Game
- Look for picks on isolated enemies using Hydro Pump's burst damage, following up with Flip Turn to chase or escape depending on the situation
- Position more aggressively in team fights to land Hydro Pump on priority targets, using Flip Turn's damage reduction to survive if enemies turn on you
- Participate in objective burns with your damage output, using Hydro Pump to simultaneously pressure enemies and deal objective damage
Late Game
- Use Hydro Pump to threaten enemy backline during Rayquaza fights, forcing them to respect your damage and creating opportunities for your team to engage
- Combine Unite Move with Buddy Barrier and Resonant Guard to create massive shields during final team fights, protecting your team while dealing damage
- Look for opportunities to secure low-health enemies with Hydro Pump during chaotic final stretch scenarios, turning fights through eliminations
Advanced Tips
Item Synergies
- Slick Spoon's Special Defense penetration ensures Hydro Pump deals true damage to enemies, maximizing your kill threat against both squishy and tanky targets
- Buddy Barrier and Resonant Guard create overlapping shields during Unite Move, effectively giving your entire team a massive HP boost during critical fights
- The HP from both Buddy Barrier and Resonant Guard allows aggressive positioning with Hydro Pump while maintaining survival through shields and Flip Turn
Matchups
- Strong against squishy backline Pokemon like Pikachu and Cinderace who struggle to survive Hydro Pump's burst damage, especially when caught out of position
- Vulnerable to dive-heavy compositions that can ignore your damage and eliminate you before shields activate, requiring excellent positioning and Eject Button timing
- Excels at punishing poor positioning and securing objectives through damage pressure, but provides less utility than crowd control builds in pure team fight scenarios
Additional Notes
- The Aggressive Build trades some crowd control for increased damage output through Hydro Pump, creating a more offense-oriented Vaporeon that can pressure enemies while maintaining utility.
- Hydro Pump provides significant ranged burst damage with knockback utility, allowing Vaporeon to participate in damage dealing while maintaining safer positioning than the tank build.
- Flip Turn retains the mobility and damage reduction component, enabling Vaporeon to reposition aggressively after landing Hydro Pump or escape after damaging enemies.
- Slick Spoon's Special Attack scaling and Special Defense penetration maximize Hydro Pump's damage output while still providing HP for survivability.
- Buddy Barrier and Resonant Guard create a shield-focused defensive package that protects both Vaporeon and allies during Unite Move usage and team fights.
- This build excels in compositions where additional damage is needed but the team still benefits from Vaporeon's supportive qualities through shields and mobility.
- Eject Button enables aggressive Hydro Pump positioning to secure kills or create picks while maintaining escape options through Flip Turn.
Moves
Water Gun
Hydro Pump
Flip Turn
Items
Slick Spoon
Buddy Barrier
Resonant Guard
Battle Item
Eject Button
Emblems
Stat
Focus
6 White Emblems (HP), 6 Green Emblems (Sp. Atk)
