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Usage · September 2026
9.3%
Vaporeon is ranked #19 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 1,677 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#19 of 168
Raw count1,677
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-5.26pp
13 month peak21.1%
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 time9.3%▼ 5.26pppeak 21.1% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
40.4% of Vaporeon teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityWater Absorb · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 75.3%
Tera typePoison · 62.1%
Moves
95.2%
93.5%
92.8%
40.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA19.9%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD10.4%
Moves
8 tracked95.2%
93.5%
92.8%
40.7%
19.1%
17.8%
17.1%
10.9%
Items
75.3%
23.8%
Tera types
62.1%
22.3%
8.6%
2.5%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD40.4%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA19.9%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD10.4%
Bold192 HP / 176 Def / 140 Spe6.5%
Bold252 HP / 248 Def / 8 Spe6.3%
Bold200 HP / 252 Def / 56 Spe2.8%
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 6,316 battles in September 2026. Vaporeon sits at rank #19 with 9.3% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 5.26 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.