+Blistering 116 Speed and Prankster
+ Very strong support and disruption moves: Tailwind, Taunt and Encore being the main ones. Provides speed control, shutdown, and protection from big status moves like Dark Void.
+Becomes even more valuable under certain field effects and/or combos, such as when partnered with Shadow Tag and/or Justified.
- Little offensive presence
-Frail
-Crippled by Taunt
[SET]
name: Team Support
move 1: Tailwind
move 2: Encore/Taunt/
move 3: Helping Hand/Moon Blast/Giga Drain
move 4: Taunt/Encore/Protect
item: Focus Sash
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 40 Def / 216 Spe
[Set Comments]
Moves
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- Tailwind provides valuable speed boost to your team
- Encore and Taunt can cripple the foe's disruption or supporting Pokemon, such as Trick Room setters or Perish trap users. Encore can also render a Pokemon that had used Fake Out, Substitute, or Protect the previous turn offensively useless, forcing a switch or sacrifice. Encore and Taunt when used together can force a Pokemon to use Struggle if they had used a non-attacking move the previous turn.
- Helping hand provides more offensive power to a partner, helping make up for Whimsicott's lack of innate offense. Moon Blast and Giga Drain can prevent Whimsicott from being total taunt bait, and can hit certain Pokemon hard thanks to type effectiveness, such as Scrafty, Hydreigon, Hitmontop, Mega Salamence and various Water/Ground types seen on Rain teams, such as Swampert, Gastrodon, and Quagsire
- Protect can temporarily prevent damage that would've been caused by an opponent's attack, such as Talonflame's Brave Bird, and give the partner a chance to KO it.
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- 252 HP and 40 Def for all-around bulk, and being able to take physical spread moves, Earthquake and Rock Slide. 216 speed to outspeed and Taunt max speed Praknster Thundurus
- Sitrus Berry restores some HP if Whimsicott switches in to a resisted attack. Focus Sash can help Whimsicott survive if it leads against a Talonflame.
- Max speed investment is an alternative if you want to Taunt opposing Whimsicott
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- Taunt and Encore together can shutdown supporting moves from the opponent. Encoring a support move, and then using Taunt right after will force the opposing Pokemon to use Struggle on subsequent turns. Have a partner trap them with Shadow Tag or Mean Look, and you've immobilized a Pokemon completely! You can prevent your opponent from using Follow Me, Rage Powder, or Spore, giving Whimsicott's partner a chance to attack. Follow me and Rage powder have higher priority, however, so it won't work immediately if both of you use your moves on the same turn, but only after that. Encore is also helpful for locking the foe into a move your team resists, and, if your other Pokemon is faster and knows a priority attack, its a good idea to lock the opponent into Sucker Punch
- Boost speed with Tailwind, but if you can tell your opponent will use Trick Room, then don't!
- Typically positioned on the side, so the center partner can maximize its offensive presence. If the center mon is weak to a move Whimsicott resists, consider shifting Whimsicott. Whimsicott's speed helps him get a shift before the opponent attacks
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- It is primarily a support Pokemon, so pair it with Pokemon with a strong offensive presence. Mega Kangaskhan, Landorus-T, Specs Sylveon, Mega Charizard-Y, Terrakion
- Fake Out, Quick Guard and Wide Guard can help Whimsicott get its support and disruption moves out sooner. Talonflame, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Machamp, Hariyama, Conkeldurr, Mienshao can help here. Smeargle's Dark Void can also help Whimicott stay alive longer for it to use more support and disruption moves.
- Combos: Beat Up with a Justified user. Usually Terrakion. Arcanine Gallade, and Lucario are less common options. Gravity with Grass Whistle. Meowstic-M is most reliable thanks to Prankster and access to protective moves like boosted priority Quick Guard and screens. Charm, Captivate, and/or Memento with Shadow Tag users such as Gothitelle and Mega Gengar, can lock in debuffs, and can help you finish the 3 turns for Perish Song to KO the team.
Other Options
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- Beat Up + Justified: Give your Justified Pokemon a potential +6 attack boost and attack on the same turn! Redirection, Fake Out, and/or Friend Guard can help keep your Justified Pokemon healthy.
- Charm & Captivate: Weaken the foe's offense, Captivate is rather risky though, since it only works on opposite gender.
- Fake Tears: Lets your special attackers deal more damage to a target.
- Endeavor: After Focus Sash activates, you can bring a foe down to 1 HP and have the partner knock it out. Add in residual damage from burn, poison, sea of fire, etc, and you can simply KO them on that turn!
- Safe Guard: Protect against Burns, Paralysis, and especially Dark Void.
- Light Screen: Boosts Special Defense for your team.
- Memento: If Whimsicott has done all its can, you can cripple a foe's offense,
- Grass Whistle: Under Gravity, Grass Whistle has almost 95% accuracy. Dangerous!!
- Trick Room: Whimsicott can setup Trick Room decently, or cancel out an opposing Trick Room. Note that Trick Room will not receive a priority boost due to its -7 priority bracket.
- Sitrus Berry: If you plan on switching Whimsicott in on resisted hits, Sitrus berry can help recover some health.
**Offensive Typing Advantage**: Mega Charizard Y's Heat Wave, Talonflame's Brave Bird, Scizor's Bullet Punch. Mege Gengar can trap it and KO with Sludge Wave. Note that Gale Wings Brave Bird + another priority attack could KO Whimsicott before it does anything at all, even with a Focus Sash.
**Misc.**: Aromatisse's Aroma Veil stops Whimsicott from using Encore or Taunt. This can allow Trick Room to be set up, turning Tailwind, and Pokemon trying to work with it into a liability. Whimsicott loses most 1-v-1 scenarios due to lack of offensive pressure and frailty.
Snatchers can steal Whimsicott's support moves for their own team, Talonflame and Meowstic are the more notable ones. They can also use Quick Guard to block your priority disruption moves.
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