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Usage · August 2026
0.9%
Vaporeon is ranked #85 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 702 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#85 of 211
Raw count702
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+0.74pp
13 month peak1.7%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
130
Atk
65
Def
60
SpA
110
SpD
95
Spe
65
Usage over time0.9%▲ 0.74pppeak 1.7% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
94.5% of Vaporeon teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
172
SpA
0
SpD
84
Spe
0
NatureCalm
AbilityWater Absorb · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 99.4%
Tera typeGhost · 94.5%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
96.0%
94.5%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
96.0%
94.5%
Best Vaporeon build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Vaporeon sits at rank #85 with 0.9% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.74 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.