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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Vaporeon is ranked #201 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 5,543 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#201 of 230
Raw count5,543
Viability ceiling86
Month on month-0.04pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
130
Atk
65
Def
60
SpA
110
SpD
95
Spe
65
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.04pppeak 0.2% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
85.8% of Vaporeon teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityWater Absorb · 99.9%
ItemChoice Scarf · 85.8%
Tera typeWater · 69.1%
Moves
99.6%
87.6%
85.9%
85.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD6.0%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA5.0%
Moves
6 tracked99.6%
87.6%
85.9%
85.8%
13.2%
8.9%
Best Vaporeon build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Vaporeon sits at rank #201 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.04 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.