Is Vaporeon Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water Stone on Eevee. Water with AbilityWater Absorb. Enormous HP and strong Sp. Atk. Handles Clay through Water and contributes everywhere. Eevee from Castelia means Vaporeon is ready before the fifth gym. A top Water option.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Jolteon trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Flareon resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Espeon has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Umbreon trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Burgh:
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Jolteon trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Espeon has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Umbreon has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Leafeon has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Elesa:
Vaporeon resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Clay's team hits Jolteon's weaknesses hard.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Espeon trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Umbreon trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Leafeon resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Clay:
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Jolteon resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Espeon trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Umbreon trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Skyla's team hits Leafeon's weaknesses hard.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Skyla:
Vaporeon trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Drayden's team hits Jolteon's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's team hits Flareon's weaknesses hard.
Espeon has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Umbreon trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Leafeon trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Glaceon resists most of Drayden's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Drayden:
Vaporeon trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Jolteon resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Flareon trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Espeon has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Umbreon has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Leafeon resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Glaceon trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Marlon:
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Jolteon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Espeon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Umbreon resists most of Shauntal's coverage and hits back hard.
Leafeon trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Shauntal:
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Jolteon trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Grimsley's team hits Espeon's weaknesses hard.
Grimsley's team hits Umbreon's weaknesses hard.
Leafeon has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Grimsley:
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Jolteon has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Caitlin's team hits Espeon's weaknesses hard.
Umbreon resists most of Caitlin's coverage and hits back hard.
Leafeon trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Caitlin:
Vaporeon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Jolteon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Flareon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Espeon resists most of Marshal's coverage and hits back hard.
Umbreon trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Leafeon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Marshal:
Vaporeon trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Jolteon trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Iris's team hits Flareon's weaknesses hard.
Espeon trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Umbreon trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Leafeon trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Glaceon has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Iris:
Catch Eevee on Castelia City (walking, Lv 18, rare).
You can pick up the Water Stone in Chargestone Cave. 8 other locations are also available.
You can pick up the Thunder Stone in Chargestone Cave. 7 other locations are also available.
You can pick up the Fire Stone in Chargestone Cave. 8 other locations are also available.
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Burgh.
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Burgh.
You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Chargestone Cave. 8 other locations are also available.
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Burgh.
How to Get Vaporeon in Black 2 & White 2
You're catching Eevee first, not Vaporeon. Eevee appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Vaporeon in B2W2
Step 1Catch EeveeCastelia CityLv.18GrassRate 10%Any- Step 2Vaporeon ✓
Vaporeon Weakness
Type-wise, Vaporeon takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Vaporeon's special bulk (base 95 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Vaporeon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Vaporeon
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Latios's Draco Meteor hits Vaporeon for 48-56%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vaporeon View Latios builds →Draco Meteor48-56% Surf16-19% Dragon Pulse31-37% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vaporeon View Excadrill builds →Earthquake24-28% Rapid Spin12-14% Rock Slide18-21% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vaporeon View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit9-11% Crunch19-22% Superpower28-33% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vaporeon View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin6-7% Ice Beam9-11% Hydro Pump11-13% Thunderbolt 2x37-44% | ||
Vaporeon Evolutions
Vaporeon is one of 7 ways Eevee's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Eevee to get eggs. Vaporeon and Jolteon share the same 525 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vaporeon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 181 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Covet, Curse and 10 more.
B2W2 Vaporeon Best Moveset
130 HP and 110 Sp. Atk behind AbilityWater Absorb absorbing enemy Water moves for free healing. The moveset answers Water attackers by switching in for HP instead of damage. MoveWish passes half of that enormous HP to teammates. Bulk and special power that outlast most matchups.
Best Build
Vaporeon best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Scald
- Wish
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Charm and Covet give Vaporeon options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Muddy Water. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its cell composition is similar to water molecules. As a result, it can’t be seen when it melts away into water.
Vaporeon Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Vaporeon looks average on paper at 525 BST. But Water Absorb is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier tank on our tier list. Scald with Leftovers is the standard set.
Vaporeon gets Water Absorb and Hydration. But Water Absorb is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Vaporeon is a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the tank role.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Scald, Wish, Ice Beam, and Toxic. Scald leads at 0% usage. Scald provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Vaporeon appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Vaporeon have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves