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whimsicott
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Whimsicott

Windveiled Pokémon

Grass

Like the wind, it can slip through any gap, no matter how small. It leaves balls of white fluff behind.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 67
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 77
Sp. Def 75
Speed 116
Total 480

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 2xpoison 2xbug 2xfire 2xice 2x
Resistant to
ground ½xwater ½xgrass ½xelectric ½x

Abilities

Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll (Hidden)

Held Items

Absorb Bulb 5%

Evolution Chain

cottonee Cottonee
→
whimsicott Whimsicott Sun Stone

Moves

Locations

Pinwheel Forest Inside
Abundant Shrine
Lostlorn Forest
Castelia City
Unova Victory Road 2 Unknown Area 72

Details

Category Windveiled Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 6.6 kg
Base Exp 168
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Plant ,Fairy

Sprites

whimsicott Front Front
whimsicott Back Back
whimsicott Front Shiny Front Shiny
whimsicott Back Shiny Back Shiny
whimsicott Official Art Official Art
whimsicott Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
VGC2012VGC2011UURU
Supporter
Moves
Tailwind
Encore / Taunt
Giga Drain / Helping Hand
Protect / Helping Hand
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Level 1 Trick Room
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Sassy
EVs
SpD 80

Strategy Overview

At first glance, you might wonder why a cotton ball is one of the most fearsome Pokemon in VGC. The answer is simple: it's annoying. With priority Encore, Taunt, and just about everything else it could ask for bar Sleep Powder, Whimsicott is well-equipped to make your opponents' blood boil. While it might have procured a few more enemies in the transition from VGC 2011 to VGC 2012, such as Abomasnow and Ninetales, it's still as annoying as ever, earning it the rightful title of Prankster.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc