[OVERVIEW]
* Whimsicott's combination of a good supportive movepool, great Fairy typing allowing it to threaten Pokemon like both Urishifu formes, and Prankster makes it a good utility Pokemon in Regulation F.
* Whimsicott enjoys fast threats like Flutter Mane, Urshifu formes, and Landorus, which can exploit its Tailwind
* Whimsicott also can use Beat Up to form a niche but lethal combination with Pokemon like Terrakion.
* Whimsicott struggles against faster Pokemon with super effective STAB moves like Tornadus and Chien-Pao, so Pokemon who can deal with these two like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt are helpful to have.
[SET]
Sun Setter (Whimsicott) @ Covert Cloak
Level: 50
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 44 HP / 244 SpD / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Water
Timid Nature
- Moonblast / Beat Up
- Tailwind
- Sunny Day
- Fake Tears / Encore / Taunt
[SET COMMENTS]
* Moonblast keeps Whimsicott from being passive and hits threats like Raging Bolt and Urshifu-S for super effective damage.
* Whimsicott can opt for Beat Up instead, allowing it to trigger Annihilape's Rage Fist and Terrakion's Justified ability.
* Sunny Day activates Pokemon like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolts's abilities, making them more potent threats, as well as weakening Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W.
* The fourth move slot is customizable; Fake Tears allows Whimsicott to weaken Pokemon for partners like Flutter Mane and Landorus, Encore locks foes into unfavorable moves like Protect and Fake Out, Taunt helps shut down more passive Pokemon like Amoonguss and opposing Whimsicott.
* The EV spread allows Whimsicott to live Tornadus's Bleakwind Storm and outspeed Maximum Speed Tornadus.
* Tera Water grants Whimsicott valuable resistances to Fire-, Ice-, and Steel-types like Incineroar, Chien-Pao, and Kingambit while generally being a great defensive typing.
* Covert Cloak allows Whimsicott to be immune to Fake Out.
[SET]
Offensive Utility (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Level: 50
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Ghost
Timid Nature
- Moonblast / Beat Up
- Tailwind
- Encore / Fake Tears / Taunt
- Protect / Fake Tears / Taunt
[SET COMMENTS]
* Protect is valuable for dealing with Fake Out, but it does not allow to fit Sunny Day.
* Tera Ghost makes Whimsicott immune to common priority moves like Fake Out and Extreme Speed as well as providing a resistance to Poison-type moves like Landorus' Sludge Bomb.
* Focus Sash allows Whimsicott to have another chance to set up Tailwind or support its team later on in the game, as its mediocre defensive stats and plethora of weaknesses otherwise leave it potentially OHKOd by most Pokemon in the metagame.
* Note that if Whimsicott is running Beat Up, an EV spread of 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Jolly Nature is more optimal.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lameliarleo.641287/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/milak.262594/
* Whimsicott's combination of a good supportive movepool, great Fairy typing allowing it to threaten Pokemon like both Urishifu formes, and Prankster makes it a good utility Pokemon in Regulation F.
* Whimsicott enjoys fast threats like Flutter Mane, Urshifu formes, and Landorus, which can exploit its Tailwind
* Whimsicott also can use Beat Up to form a niche but lethal combination with Pokemon like Terrakion.
* Whimsicott struggles against faster Pokemon with super effective STAB moves like Tornadus and Chien-Pao, so Pokemon who can deal with these two like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt are helpful to have.
[SET]
Sun Setter (Whimsicott) @ Covert Cloak
Level: 50
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 44 HP / 244 SpD / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Water
Timid Nature
- Moonblast / Beat Up
- Tailwind
- Sunny Day
- Fake Tears / Encore / Taunt
[SET COMMENTS]
* Moonblast keeps Whimsicott from being passive and hits threats like Raging Bolt and Urshifu-S for super effective damage.
* Whimsicott can opt for Beat Up instead, allowing it to trigger Annihilape's Rage Fist and Terrakion's Justified ability.
* Sunny Day activates Pokemon like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolts's abilities, making them more potent threats, as well as weakening Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W.
* The fourth move slot is customizable; Fake Tears allows Whimsicott to weaken Pokemon for partners like Flutter Mane and Landorus, Encore locks foes into unfavorable moves like Protect and Fake Out, Taunt helps shut down more passive Pokemon like Amoonguss and opposing Whimsicott.
* The EV spread allows Whimsicott to live Tornadus's Bleakwind Storm and outspeed Maximum Speed Tornadus.
* Tera Water grants Whimsicott valuable resistances to Fire-, Ice-, and Steel-types like Incineroar, Chien-Pao, and Kingambit while generally being a great defensive typing.
* Covert Cloak allows Whimsicott to be immune to Fake Out.
[SET]
Offensive Utility (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Level: 50
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Ghost
Timid Nature
- Moonblast / Beat Up
- Tailwind
- Encore / Fake Tears / Taunt
- Protect / Fake Tears / Taunt
[SET COMMENTS]
* Protect is valuable for dealing with Fake Out, but it does not allow to fit Sunny Day.
* Tera Ghost makes Whimsicott immune to common priority moves like Fake Out and Extreme Speed as well as providing a resistance to Poison-type moves like Landorus' Sludge Bomb.
* Focus Sash allows Whimsicott to have another chance to set up Tailwind or support its team later on in the game, as its mediocre defensive stats and plethora of weaknesses otherwise leave it potentially OHKOd by most Pokemon in the metagame.
* Note that if Whimsicott is running Beat Up, an EV spread of 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Jolly Nature is more optimal.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lameliarleo.641287/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/milak.262594/
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