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Usage · August 2026
14.6%
Vaporeon is ranked #16 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 2,232 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#16 of 158
Raw count2,232
Viability ceiling92
Month on month+0.52pp
13 month peak21.8%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
130
Atk
65
Def
60
SpA
110
SpD
95
Spe
65
Usage over time14.6%▲ 0.52pppeak 21.8% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
40.0% of Vaporeon teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityWater Absorb · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 53.7%
Tera typePoison · 57.3%
Moves
96.3%
96.2%
95.8%
73.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD19.1%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD16.5%
Moves
6 tracked96.3%
96.2%
95.8%
73.8%
16.6%
8.5%
Items
53.7%
46.0%
Tera types
57.3%
23.0%
16.8%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD40.0%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD19.1%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD16.5%
Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD7.3%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe3.8%
Bold132 HP / 252 Def / 124 Spe2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Vaporeon build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Vaporeon sits at rank #16 with 14.6% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 0.52 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.