Vaporeon
Water
Best attacking moveset: Water Gun and Hydro Pump, worth 10.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Vaporeon can learn 6 combinations. Water Gun with Hydro Pump does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Hydro Pump | Water | 135 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Liquidation | Water | 70 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Water Pulse | Water | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Last Resort Legacy | Normal | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Scald Legacy | Water | 75 | 3.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Vaporeon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,521 at level 50, 3,114 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,779 CP at level 20, or 2,225 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,699 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 205 attack · 161 defense · 277 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 29 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Vaporeon does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 16.7 |
| Rock | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 16.7 |
| Fire | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 16.7 |
| Normal | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Fighting | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 | |
| Poison | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Bug | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Ghost | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Steel | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Electric | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Psychic | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Ice | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Dark | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Fairy | Water Gun + Hydro Pump | 10.3 |
| Water | Water Gun + Last Resort | 8.0 |
| Grass | Water Gun + Last Resort | 8.0 |
| Dragon | Water Gun + Last Resort | 8.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Vaporeon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Vaporeon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 39.2 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 33.6 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 33.5 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 32.9 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 32.5 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 28.6 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 28.5 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 28.3 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 28.1 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 28.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Vaporeon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.