Quality Control Vaporeon Full (QC 1/2)

[Heatranator]

[OVERVIEW]

Vaporeon establishes itself as a useful defensive Pokemon, utilising its ability Water Absorb and the recovery of Wish to slow down great Water-type Pokemon such as Suicune and Basculegion-F. While walling these Pokemon, Vaporeon can support its teammates by passing Wish to them, or it can utilise the pivoting ability of Flip Turn or the anti-setup of Haze to further help its teammates. Vaporeon can also utilise Scald to punish physical attackers such as Bisharp and Hisuian Lilligant that might try to switch into Vaporeon. Vaporeon however, struggles immensly into Electric-types such as Raikou and Magnezone, as while they may not appreciate a Scald burn, they can generally force Vaporeon out into a teammate. Dragon-types such as Cyclizar and Noivern also can give Vaporeon trouble, as their disruptive moves such as Knock Off and Taunt can force Vaporeon out.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Calm Mind can be used to turn Vaporeon into a self sufficient sweeper. Shadow Ball can be used to help deal damage against Water-types such as Basculegion-F and Slowbro, though the damage usually isn't enough and Vaporeon is better being paired with Pokemon that can deal with these Pokemon. Roar can be used to phaze out setup sweepers while also racking up entry hazard damage. However, it cannot be used in last Pokemon scenarios against Pokemon such as Suicune or Slowbro, so Haze is usually preferred. Ice Beam can be used to deal significant damage to Dragon- and Grass-types such as Noivern and Chesnaught that might otherwise wall it.

Checks and Counters
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**Electric-types**: Electric-types such as Raikou and Magnezone can threaten Vaporeon with immense damage or use it as a setup opportunity. However, they do not appreciate taking Scald burns from Vaporeon.

**Dragon-types**: Dragon-types such as Cyclizar and Noivern can easily switch into Scald from Vaporeon and can use disruptive attacks such as Knock Off and Taunt to ruin Vaporeon.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/heatranator.647728/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rarelyme.513635/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sir-tetris.655207/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user6.105/

 

[Heatranator]

Think I've got everything, ready for QC1

 

[Rarelyme]

All good here, QC 1/2 done.

 

[Heatranator]

Updated this for shifts

 

[Sir Tetris]

add comment remove
QC 2/2

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[OVERVIEW]

Vaporeon establishes itself as a useful defensive Pokemon, utilising its ability Water Absorb and the recovery of Wish to wall incredibly powerful Water-type Pokemon such as Suicune and Basculegion-F it doesn't really wall them well nor would i call them "incredibly powerful", so use less strong wording here.. While walling these Pokemon, Vaporeon can support its teammates by passing Wish to them, or it can utilise and utilizing the pivoting ability of Flip Turn to bring in strong attackers like [example] or the anti-setup option of Haze to to neutralize setup sweepers like [example] further help its teammates. Vaporeon can also utilise Scald to punish physical attackers such as Bisharp and Hisuian Lilligant that might try to switch into Vaporeon. this ends up being too similar to just set details, you dont need to go over every move here, just the general role. You can add a small part about it doing well into rain teams here. Vaporeon however, struggles immensely into Electric-types such as Raikou and Magnezone, as while they may not appreciate a Scald burn, they can generally force Vaporeon out into a teammate. Dragon-types such as Cyclizar and Noivern also can give Vaporeon trouble, as their disruptive moves such as Knock Off and Taunt can force Vaporeon out by threatening to cripple it. also mention vaporeon being very passive and thus easy to exploit with mons such as reuniclus, wo-chien etc

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Calm Mind can be used to turn Vaporeon into a self-sufficient sweeper, making it not only stronger, but also bulkier on the special side dex info. Shadow Ball can be used to help deal damage against Water-types such as Basculegion-F and Slowbro, though the damage usually isn't enough and Vaporeon is better being paired with Pokemon that can deal with these Pokemon such as Slowbro. Roar can be used to phaze out setup sweepers while also racking up entry hazard damage. However, it cannot be used in last Pokemon scenarios against Pokemon such as Suicune or Slowbro, so Haze is usually preferred. Ice Beam can be used to deal significant damage to Dragon- and Grass-types such as Noivern and Chesnaught that might otherwise wall it.

Checks and Counters
====

**Electric-types**: Electric-types such as Raikou and Magnezone can threaten Vaporeon with immense damage or use it as a setup opportunity. However, they do not appreciate taking Scald burns from Vaporeon.

**Dragon-types**: Dragon-types such as Cyclizar and Noivern can easily switch into Scald from Vaporeon and can use disruptive attacks such as Knock Off and Taunt to ruin Vaporeon.

Good work, implement and ready for GP