Eevee, the base form of Vaporeon, is one of the most common Pokemon available on most areas. (Photo : YouTube/GamingwithMolt)
Although Vaporeon is technically not the most powerful Pokemon within Pokemon Go, majority of players are using the said monster, with most teams being led by the water type Pokemon. Most gyms now contain Vaporeon leaders and are almost anywhere inside the Pokemon Go game.
If one looks at its overall stats, Vaporeon only ranks 13th among the strongest Pokemon. It has an attack rating of 186, a defense of 168 and a stamina of 260, Kotaku reported. But what makes this Pokemon special for players is that it is easy to acquire compared to stronger ones.
The strongest Pokemon like Dragonite, Snorlax and Blastoise are either rare or requires a lot of candies to acquire. Vaporeon evolved from the water type Eevee which was reported to be one of the most common Pokemon being caught in majority of areas.
The claim was strengthened through a survey from Reddit which garnered around 17,000 responses. The survey showed that four of the most common Pokemon includes Eevee at second place, with Zubat leading the top spot and Venonat and Paras coming at third and fourth place respectively. The result was also consistent with another data showing the four above-mentioned Pokemon are the least monsters unspotted from each respondent's area.
As discussed in the same report, Vaporeon's advantage is mainly concentrated on the average DPS it makes during battle as well as its resistance from damages received. If a typical Pokemon is damaged twice from a super attack from an opponent, Vaporeon is only affected at a rate of 1.2 times the regular damage.
The issue that is being raised now is that if Vaporeon should be "nerfed" or the game itself be tweaked in some way. This was brought up primarily because of the damage rating Vaporeon's Water Gun can make. The move can be made twice a second and has a power of 10. If it is compared to other attacks like Thunder Shock, the latter only fares at 5 and even takes a longer time to cool down.
Both moves should only fare the same, but it seemed there is a great advantage which lies underneath Vaporeon. For other information surrounding Pokemon Go, watch the video clip below.
