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Wynaut

Type	Psychic Resists: Fighting Psychic Weak to: Bug Dark Ghost
Abilities	Shadow Tag Prevents opposing Pokemon from choosing to switch out.
Tier	Uber

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Wynaut
- Wobbuffet

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Uber

Written by BT89

Overview

Access to Shadow Tag and a couple of supportive options make Wynaut seem somewhat usable in double Shadow Tag teams to double down on threats with Wobbuffet. Wynaut’s lower bulk allows it to punish weak hits harder than Wobbuffet, making it able to take down Latias and Latios. It is able to use Encore to lock a foe into an attack to ensure that it does not become setup fodder. However, Wynaut has a wide array of issues that come with using it on a team. Mainly, Wynaut is directly inferior to Wobbuffet, which can better fulfill the role of a trapper, due to its much better bulk allowing it to retaliate against stronger hits. Wynaut’s horrid bulk causes it to faint against many threats such as Groudon, Kyogre, Deoxys-A, Ho-Oh, and Rayquaza. In addition to this, double trapper teams as a whole are niche. Because of this, along with its extremely passive nature, it is quite reliant on reads to make any notable impact within a match. Wynaut also faces the issue of not being able to hold Leftovers to soften up any blows that it takes. Overall, Wynaut is a terrible Pokemon, and should never be considered for use on a serious team.

Why Not Use Wynaut? (Trapper)

Move 1

Encore
The target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns.
Type Normal
Accuracy 100%

Move 2

Counter
If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
Type Fighting
Category Physical
Accuracy 100%
Priority -5

Move 3

Mirror Coat
If hit by special attack, returns double damage.
Type Psychic
Category Special
Accuracy 100%
Priority -5

Move 4

Destiny Bond
If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.
Type Ghost
Safeguard
For 5 turns, protects user's party from status.
Type Normal

Item	Lum Berry Holder cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused. Single use. Focus Band Holder has a 10% chance to survive an attack that would KO it with 1 HP.
Ability	Shadow Tag Prevents opposing Pokemon from choosing to switch out.
Nature	Careful Impish
EVs	252 HP 64 Def 192 SpD

Set Description

This set attempts to switch in and revenge kill an opposing threat by means of trapping them in. This EV spread lets Wynaut take hits from notable threats such as Latias, Jirachi, Gengar, and most Mewtwo variants to revenge kill them. Encore allows Wynaut to thwart many sweepers by locking them into an attacking move, allowing for Wynaut to take them down with either Counter or Mirror Coat. Since Wynaut has poor bulk, Destiny Bond is decently capable of bringing something down with it. Safeguard is a somewhat niche option but can be a beneficial one since it prevents the status that cripples Wynaut so heavily. However, it makes Wynaut less capable of taking on stronger hits due to the lack of Destiny Bond to support it.