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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

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

ru Usage: 1.9%
Support
Moves
U-turn / Memento
Taunt / Giga Drain / Leech Seed
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4
Sunny Day Support
Moves
U-turn / Memento
Encore / Memento / Leech Seed
Item
Heat Rock
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8

Strategy Overview

Despite its poor reputation, Whimsicott still has a notable niche in RU. With Prankster and a seemingly endless list of good support moves including Stun Spore, Taunt, Encore, Memento, and Tailwind, Whimsicott can provide support for a variety of teams; this includes, and is not limited to: spreading status through Stun Spore and Toxic, using Taunt to prevent the foe from setting up, and providing Sunny Day support for a sun team. However, due to its lackluster offensive stats, Whimsicott is limited to a supporting role. Moreover, Whimsicott's bulk is also mediocre, and its lack of a reliable recovery move is a major disappointment. Finally, after Whimsicott performs its job, it will usually become dead weight, as it poses no threat offensively and has no way outside of Leftovers and Leech Seed—which is blocked by opposing Grass-types—to recover its health. Whimsicott has a good Grass typing, but it faces competition from other Grass-types such as Tangrowth and Sceptile. Nevertheless, if you're looking for a Grass-type pivot that can prevent the foe from setting up, spread paralysis, and scout the opposing team, Whimsicott will have no trouble filling that role.

Most Used Moves

Sunny Day
58.0%
Memento
47.1%
Encore
36.8%
U-turn
32.8%

Most Used Items

Heat Rock
58.1%
Leftovers
16.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc