Whimsicott
Windveiled Pokémon
They appear along with whirlwinds. They pull pranks, such as moving furniture and leaving balls of cotton in homes.
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Strategy Overview
Whimsicott's ability Prankster allows it to act as a reliable support Pokemon. Its wide supporting movepool complements this well, featuring moves such as Tailwind, Encore, Safeguard, Taunt, and Grass Whistle. This variety of options makes Whimsicott fairly unpredictable; however, this also makes it suffer from four-moveslot syndrome, meaning it is forced to leave out some important moves and adapt its set depending on the team's needs. Whimsicott has a mediocre typing: it is weak to attacks coming from common Pokemon such as Primal Groudon and Mega Rayquaza, but it also resists types such as Water and Dark and is immune to Dragon, giving it a small advantage over threats such as Primal Kyogre, Yveltal, and most Dragons if played correctly. However, most of these Pokemon have a way of hitting Whimsicott super effectively, via either a secondary STAB move or a coverage move. Whimsicott's Grass typing also makes it immune to a common redirection move in Rage Powder, making it a great answer to Amoonguss. Whimsicott's bulk is very low, though, and doesn't allow it to provide any significant defensive presence, although Focus Sash somewhat makes up for this. As any other support Pokemon, Whimsicott is entirely reliant on its teammates, has little offensive presence, and can hardly win if it is the last Pokemon left on the field.
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