[OVERVIEW]
Vaporeon establishes itself as a useful defensive Pokemon, utilising its ability Water Absorb and the recovery of Wish to wall incredibly powerful 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 Gyarados that might try to switch into Vaporeon. Vaporeon however, struggles immensly into Volcanion, which can not only switch in easily to Scald, but can also deny Wish with Taunt. Electric-types such as Raikou and Magnezone also do exceptionally well into Vaporeon, as while they may not appreciate a Scald burn, they can generally force Vaporeon out into a teammate. Finally, 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, making it not only stronger, but also bulkier on the special side. Shadow Ball can be used to help deal damage against Water-types such as Basculegion-F and especially Volcanion, though the damage usually isn't enough and Vaporeon is better being paired with Pokemon that can deal with Pokemon such as Volcanion. 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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**Volcanion**: Volcanion can completely wall Vaporeon and use it as an entry point. Sets that include Taunt can also deny Vaporeon from clicking Wish, meaning that Vaporeon cannot try to pp stall Volcanion.
**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 Scalf from Vaporeon and can use disruptive attacks such as Knock Off and Taunt to ruin Vaporeon.
Vaporeon establishes itself as a useful defensive Pokemon, utilising its ability Water Absorb and the recovery of Wish to wall incredibly powerful 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 Gyarados that might try to switch into Vaporeon. Vaporeon however, struggles immensly into Volcanion, which can not only switch in easily to Scald, but can also deny Wish with Taunt. Electric-types such as Raikou and Magnezone also do exceptionally well into Vaporeon, as while they may not appreciate a Scald burn, they can generally force Vaporeon out into a teammate. Finally, 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, making it not only stronger, but also bulkier on the special side. Shadow Ball can be used to help deal damage against Water-types such as Basculegion-F and especially Volcanion, though the damage usually isn't enough and Vaporeon is better being paired with Pokemon that can deal with Pokemon such as Volcanion. 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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**Volcanion**: Volcanion can completely wall Vaporeon and use it as an entry point. Sets that include Taunt can also deny Vaporeon from clicking Wish, meaning that Vaporeon cannot try to pp stall Volcanion.
**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 Scalf from Vaporeon and can use disruptive attacks such as Knock Off and Taunt to ruin Vaporeon.
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