In Red & Blue, Vaporeon works as a tank with 540 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Red & Blue's meta. Rest anchors the moveset.

What is Vaporeon weak to?

In Red & Blue, Vaporeon's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Vaporeon has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What role does Vaporeon play in battle?

Vaporeon is a special attacker with base 110 Special. 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.

What are the best moves for Vaporeon?

For Red & Blue, the core moveset is Rest, Acidarmor, Hydro Pump, and Ice Beam. Rest leads at 19% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

What counters Vaporeon?

In Red & Blue, the best way to handle Vaporeon: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Vaporeon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Tank

CTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Vaporeon's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Special bulk with HP doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 HP stat exp.

Base Stats

High

HP130

Attack65

Defense60

Sp. Atk110

Sp. Def110

Speed65

Total540

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight29.0 kg

Base XP184

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Water Absorb

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

HydrationHA

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

Lives close to water. Its long tail is ridged with a fin which is often mistaken for a mermaid’s.

Vaporeon Weakness

Type-wise, Vaporeon takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. Vaporeon's special bulk (base 110 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Vaporeon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Vaporeon in Red & Blue (Best Counters)

In Red & Blue, Jolteon's Thunderbolt hits Vaporeon for 49-58%.

Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build Moves ThunderboltSTAB Thunder Wave Double Kick Pin Missile Damage vs Vaporeon Thunderbolt 2x 49-58% Pin Missile 5-6% View Jolteon builds →
Victreebel GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build Moves Razor Leaf Wrap Sleep Powder Stun Spore Damage vs Vaporeon Wrap 4-5% View Victreebel builds →

Red & Blue Evolution

Eevee's chain leads to Vaporeon (using a Water Stone). A Water type at 540 stats, sitting in the Undiscovered group. Vaporeon edges out Jolteon by 15 total stats (540 vs 525). HP is where most of the advantage lives. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Evolutions

#133Eevee

#134VaporeonWater Stone

#135JolteonThunder Stone

#136FlareonFire Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Eevee

Normal

Vaporeon

Water

Jolteon

Electric

Flareon

Fire

130+75

65+10

ATK

65+10

130+75

DEF

60+10

SP.ATK

110+65

95+50

SP.DEF

95+30

110+45

SPE

65+10

130+75

65+10

BST

325D-Tier

525B-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525C-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

Sweeper

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Special

Physical

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Red & Blue Vaporeon Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

RestRecovery
Acid Armor
Hydro PumpSTAB
Ice Beam

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

ChanseyGood

SlowbroDecent

Moves

The level-up pool tells the story here. Vaporeon learns Hydro Pump and Blizzard naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Dark coverage extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

C4010025Water

Lv 27

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 31

Water Gun

C4010025Water

Lv 37

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 40

Bite

D6010025Normal

Lv 42

Acid Armor

S——40Poison

Lv 44

Haze

———30Ice

Lv 48

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 54

Hydro Pump

A120805Water

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

B110905Ice

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM11

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

A9510010Ice

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

S——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

C10010010Normal

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

A9510015Water

TM39

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM12

Water Gun

C4010025Water

Egg Moves

Vaporeon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Vaporeon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Vaporeon in Red & Blue

Vaporeon doesn't appear wild. Catch Eevee instead, it shows up but it's a rare spawn. Evolve it through a special method to get Vaporeon. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Vaporeon in Red & Blue

Step 1Catch Eevee
Celadon City - Celadon Mansion
RedGift from NPC Lv.25 City
LimitedMid
Celadon City - Celadon Mansion
BlueGift from NPC Lv.25 City
LimitedMid
Water Stone
Step 2Vaporeon ✓

Vaporeon Guide

In Red & Blue, Vaporeon works as a tank with 540 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Red & Blue's meta. Rest anchors the moveset.
In Red & Blue, Vaporeon's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Vaporeon has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Vaporeon is a special attacker with base 110 Special. 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 Red & Blue, the core moveset is Rest, Acidarmor, Hydro Pump, and Ice Beam. Rest leads at 19% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.
In Red & Blue, the best way to handle Vaporeon: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

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

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