Poek97 went AWOL, so aim gave me the okay to take over. Just going to C/P from that thread to start with.
Old Thread: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/whimsicott-qc-0-3.3533173/
QC 1/3 (Leftiez)
GP 0/2
Overview
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+ Wide choice of utility moves
+ Great ability in Prankster that makes use of said utility moves
+ Able to create tempo swings with Encore and U-Turn
+ Nice typing in Grass/Fairy allows it to switch into the likes of Keldeo, Breloom, Slowbro, Mega Gyarados, etc.
- Lackluster stats overall except speed
- No offensive presence whatsoever.
- Easy to whittle away at due to its lack of reliable recovery.
SubSeed
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name: SubSeed
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Encore
move 4: Knock Off / Moonblast
ability: Prankster
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
nature: Impish / Bold
Moves
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- Subsitute allows you to dodge status and attacks, and helps you stall out turns
- Leech Seed racks up damage on opponents while keeping yourself healthy
- Encore allows you to shut down set up sweepers and lock mons into resisted attacks, which makes setting up easier and forces them out
- Knock Off removes items and generally wears down a lot of mons
- Moonblast allows you to threaten things like Keldeo, is STAB
Set Details
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- Maximum HP and Def investment with to take on Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, Breloom, etc.
- run Impish with Knock Off, Bold with Moonblast
- Prankster allows you to outrun pretty much everything
- Leftovers adds to your health regen, greater survivability throughout a match
Usage Tips
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- checks setup sweepers like SD Gliscor, Sub CM Keldeo, SD Breloom, and DD Gyarados, since you're able to lock them into their boosting move
- Leech Seeding on predicted switches and then spamming substitute allows you to quickly wear out opposing pokemon
- Encoring mons into a resisted or setup move allows you to force out stuff you would ordinarily have no chance against, such as Mega Metagross locked into Hammer Arm or Zard Y using Focus Blast. Obv you can't switch in risk free, but once you're inside they're forced out
Team Options
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- Whimsicott is walled by mons that aren't affected by Leech Seed. Bring checks to Grass types like Venu, Amoongus, and Ferrothorn, as they can threaten you with their secondary STAB, as well as checks to Clefable and Reuniclus, who are immune to Seed thanks to Magic Guard and can spam you out with Moonblast / Psyshock. Heatran, Zards, SpDef Gliscor, Talonflame
- goes well with defensive cores weak to set up sweepers, particularily SD Gliscor, Sub CM Keldeo, SD Breloom, and DD Gyarados
Pivot
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name: Pivot
move 1: Encore
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Memento
move 4: Tailwind / Stun Spore / Switcheroo / Taunt
ability: Prankster
item: Lagging Tail
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
nature: Impish
Moves
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- Encore locks the enemy into the last move they have used. This is specially useful against set-up sweepers such as Mega Gyarados and Mega Slowbro.
- U-turn combined with Lagging Tail allows you to bring a teammate safely.
- Memento lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by two stages at the cost of losing Whimsicott. This is helpful to bring a teammate for free and set-up easier.
- Tailwind doubles the speed of your team, allowing otherwise slow mons to outrun
- Stun Spore cripples anything that isn't a grass-type, and combined with Prankster it is able to paralyze fast sweepers such as Sand Rush Excadrill, Dragon Dance Mega Altaria, and Swift Swim users like Mega Swampert, Kingdra, Kabutops, Omastar. It also serves as a way to shut down naturally fast Pokemon, such as Weavile, Tornadus-T, and Mega Lopunny.
- Switcheroo allows Whimsicott to steal an opponent's item and, thanks to Lagging Tail, force it to move last in it's priority bracket
- Taunt stops non attacking moves from being used. It works well on hazard stacking teams as it stops Defog.
Set Details
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- Maximum HP and Def investment with an Impish nature to take on Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, Breloom, etc.
- However, a specially defensive spread can be used to take on Keldeo, Kingdra and Slowbro better.
- Lagging Tail so that you have slow U-turns.
- Prankster is vital for Whimsicott's success as it makes non attacking moves have priority.
Usage Tips
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- Bring Whimsicott on something that it can take it on and proceed to use a move accordingly.
- Whimsicott is somewhat predictable, so most of the time spamming U-turn is the best idea, as it brings a teammate safely and you can scout what your opponent wants to do.
- Don't let Whimsicott go down if you need it to check something late game.
Team Options
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- Frail and powerful pokemon such as Weavile, Gengar and Thundurus appreciates Whimsicott's ability to bring them safely.
- If running Tailwind, pokemon such as Mega Heracross, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Pinsir and Crawdaunt can turn themselves into cleaning machines, and as such, partnering Whimsicott with them is a good idea.
- if running Stun Spore, Charizard X makes for a fantastic partner, since it typically struggles against teams with weather sweepers
- Something to take on the common Flying, Fire, Steel-types that Whimsicott baits in. Terrakion can deal with the former two, while Keldeo generally fares well against the latter pair.
- this set is great for grabbing momentum, so pair it with VoltTurn mons to keep opponents on the back foot. Lando-T, Raikou, Mega Manectric, Rotom-W, and Scizor are all great options for this.
Focus Sash
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name: Focus Sash
move 1: Taunt
move 2: Encore
move 3: Memento / Endeavor
move 4: Tailwind
ability: Prankster
item: Focus Sash
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Timid
Moves
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- Taunt stops non attacking moves and it lets Whimsicott not be Taunt bait itself.
- Encore locks the enemy into the last move they have used and it prevents Whimsicott from being set-up bait.
- Memento allows to bring a teammate safely after it has done its job. It also lowers the opponents Attack and Special Attack by two stages.
- However, if Memento is not desired, Endeavor in tandem with Focus Sash allows Whimsicott to weaken a pokemon severely.
- Tailwind doubles teammates speed for 4 turns.
Set Details
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- A Timid nature with maximum Speed investment allows Whimsicott to get its job done, as it outspeeds any Taunt user, even Prankster Thundurus.
- Rest in HP because it's not using an attacking move.
- Focus Sash combined with Prankster allows Whimsicott to use two moves minimum.
Usage Tips
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- Lead with it and proceed to either Taunt if you think the opponent has Taunt itself or any hazard or set-up Tailwind.
- If Whimsicott hasn't gone down by the time it used Tailwind, use Memento to bring a teammate safely.
- If Whimsicott is using Endeavor, use it whenever you get attacked.
- Encore whenever the opponent uses a set-up move.
Team Options
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- Run this with frail set up mons or multiple set up sweepers for full effect
- Usually used on full BP, so Espeon, Geomancy Smeargle, and Dual Screens Azelf are excellent teammates when used together
Other Options
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- Grass Whistle allows you to put an opposing Pokemon to sleep, but the accuracy is terrible.
Checks & Counters
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**Residual Damage**: Whimsicott's lack of reliable recovery means that it gets worn down quickly by hazards, status, and U-Turning out of Ferrothorn and Rock Helmet Garchomp
**Types it is weak to**: Whimsicott's mediocre attacking power leaves it defenseless against mons it can't Encore into a resisted move. As a result, switch ins with a super effective or otherwise powerful attack will force Whimsicott out.
Old Thread: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/whimsicott-qc-0-3.3533173/
QC 1/3 (Leftiez)
GP 0/2
Overview
########
+ Wide choice of utility moves
+ Great ability in Prankster that makes use of said utility moves
+ Able to create tempo swings with Encore and U-Turn
+ Nice typing in Grass/Fairy allows it to switch into the likes of Keldeo, Breloom, Slowbro, Mega Gyarados, etc.
- Lackluster stats overall except speed
- No offensive presence whatsoever.
- Easy to whittle away at due to its lack of reliable recovery.
SubSeed
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name: SubSeed
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Encore
move 4: Knock Off / Moonblast
ability: Prankster
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
nature: Impish / Bold
Moves
========
- Subsitute allows you to dodge status and attacks, and helps you stall out turns
- Leech Seed racks up damage on opponents while keeping yourself healthy
- Encore allows you to shut down set up sweepers and lock mons into resisted attacks, which makes setting up easier and forces them out
- Knock Off removes items and generally wears down a lot of mons
- Moonblast allows you to threaten things like Keldeo, is STAB
Set Details
========
- Maximum HP and Def investment with to take on Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, Breloom, etc.
- run Impish with Knock Off, Bold with Moonblast
- Prankster allows you to outrun pretty much everything
- Leftovers adds to your health regen, greater survivability throughout a match
Usage Tips
========
- checks setup sweepers like SD Gliscor, Sub CM Keldeo, SD Breloom, and DD Gyarados, since you're able to lock them into their boosting move
- Leech Seeding on predicted switches and then spamming substitute allows you to quickly wear out opposing pokemon
- Encoring mons into a resisted or setup move allows you to force out stuff you would ordinarily have no chance against, such as Mega Metagross locked into Hammer Arm or Zard Y using Focus Blast. Obv you can't switch in risk free, but once you're inside they're forced out
Team Options
========
- Whimsicott is walled by mons that aren't affected by Leech Seed. Bring checks to Grass types like Venu, Amoongus, and Ferrothorn, as they can threaten you with their secondary STAB, as well as checks to Clefable and Reuniclus, who are immune to Seed thanks to Magic Guard and can spam you out with Moonblast / Psyshock. Heatran, Zards, SpDef Gliscor, Talonflame
- goes well with defensive cores weak to set up sweepers, particularily SD Gliscor, Sub CM Keldeo, SD Breloom, and DD Gyarados
Pivot
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name: Pivot
move 1: Encore
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Memento
move 4: Tailwind / Stun Spore / Switcheroo / Taunt
ability: Prankster
item: Lagging Tail
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
nature: Impish
Moves
========
- Encore locks the enemy into the last move they have used. This is specially useful against set-up sweepers such as Mega Gyarados and Mega Slowbro.
- U-turn combined with Lagging Tail allows you to bring a teammate safely.
- Memento lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by two stages at the cost of losing Whimsicott. This is helpful to bring a teammate for free and set-up easier.
- Tailwind doubles the speed of your team, allowing otherwise slow mons to outrun
- Stun Spore cripples anything that isn't a grass-type, and combined with Prankster it is able to paralyze fast sweepers such as Sand Rush Excadrill, Dragon Dance Mega Altaria, and Swift Swim users like Mega Swampert, Kingdra, Kabutops, Omastar. It also serves as a way to shut down naturally fast Pokemon, such as Weavile, Tornadus-T, and Mega Lopunny.
- Switcheroo allows Whimsicott to steal an opponent's item and, thanks to Lagging Tail, force it to move last in it's priority bracket
- Taunt stops non attacking moves from being used. It works well on hazard stacking teams as it stops Defog.
Set Details
========
- Maximum HP and Def investment with an Impish nature to take on Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, Breloom, etc.
- However, a specially defensive spread can be used to take on Keldeo, Kingdra and Slowbro better.
- Lagging Tail so that you have slow U-turns.
- Prankster is vital for Whimsicott's success as it makes non attacking moves have priority.
Usage Tips
========
- Bring Whimsicott on something that it can take it on and proceed to use a move accordingly.
- Whimsicott is somewhat predictable, so most of the time spamming U-turn is the best idea, as it brings a teammate safely and you can scout what your opponent wants to do.
- Don't let Whimsicott go down if you need it to check something late game.
Team Options
========
- Frail and powerful pokemon such as Weavile, Gengar and Thundurus appreciates Whimsicott's ability to bring them safely.
- If running Tailwind, pokemon such as Mega Heracross, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Pinsir and Crawdaunt can turn themselves into cleaning machines, and as such, partnering Whimsicott with them is a good idea.
- if running Stun Spore, Charizard X makes for a fantastic partner, since it typically struggles against teams with weather sweepers
- Something to take on the common Flying, Fire, Steel-types that Whimsicott baits in. Terrakion can deal with the former two, while Keldeo generally fares well against the latter pair.
- this set is great for grabbing momentum, so pair it with VoltTurn mons to keep opponents on the back foot. Lando-T, Raikou, Mega Manectric, Rotom-W, and Scizor are all great options for this.
Focus Sash
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name: Focus Sash
move 1: Taunt
move 2: Encore
move 3: Memento / Endeavor
move 4: Tailwind
ability: Prankster
item: Focus Sash
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Timid
Moves
========
- Taunt stops non attacking moves and it lets Whimsicott not be Taunt bait itself.
- Encore locks the enemy into the last move they have used and it prevents Whimsicott from being set-up bait.
- Memento allows to bring a teammate safely after it has done its job. It also lowers the opponents Attack and Special Attack by two stages.
- However, if Memento is not desired, Endeavor in tandem with Focus Sash allows Whimsicott to weaken a pokemon severely.
- Tailwind doubles teammates speed for 4 turns.
Set Details
========
- A Timid nature with maximum Speed investment allows Whimsicott to get its job done, as it outspeeds any Taunt user, even Prankster Thundurus.
- Rest in HP because it's not using an attacking move.
- Focus Sash combined with Prankster allows Whimsicott to use two moves minimum.
Usage Tips
========
- Lead with it and proceed to either Taunt if you think the opponent has Taunt itself or any hazard or set-up Tailwind.
- If Whimsicott hasn't gone down by the time it used Tailwind, use Memento to bring a teammate safely.
- If Whimsicott is using Endeavor, use it whenever you get attacked.
- Encore whenever the opponent uses a set-up move.
Team Options
========
- Run this with frail set up mons or multiple set up sweepers for full effect
- Usually used on full BP, so Espeon, Geomancy Smeargle, and Dual Screens Azelf are excellent teammates when used together
Other Options
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- Grass Whistle allows you to put an opposing Pokemon to sleep, but the accuracy is terrible.
Checks & Counters
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**Residual Damage**: Whimsicott's lack of reliable recovery means that it gets worn down quickly by hazards, status, and U-Turning out of Ferrothorn and Rock Helmet Garchomp
**Types it is weak to**: Whimsicott's mediocre attacking power leaves it defenseless against mons it can't Encore into a resisted move. As a result, switch ins with a super effective or otherwise powerful attack will force Whimsicott out.
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