Martin
A monoid in the category of endofunctors
I have two nominations here, so lets just jump right in.
Pachirisu:
Pachirisu is just as disruptive as it was last time around and, with the pentagon rule in place, it has avoided being outclassed by the likes of Electivire. Pachirisu has maintained the second fastest legal Follow Me, only behind Lucario (post-mega evolution), allowing it to redirect all ExtremeSpeeds with the exception of the aforementioned Pokemon. In addition, its access to Nuzzle and Super Fang, when combined with its decent bulk, allow it to sufficiently cripple the opponent's side of the field before it goes down, and the combination of Volt Absorb and Follow Me allow Pachirisu to discourage (and occasionally heal off of) Thunderbolts from Pokemon like Manectric, Raikou, Rotom-W and Thundurus.
Whimsicott:
Whimsicott has always been a good support 'mon and, in 2011, it formed half of the terrifying TerraCott combo. Although the combination is significantly less effective than in previous years, Whimsicott still holds its place as a great supporter, with access to a huge selection of great moves to utilise Prankster - ranging from Tailwind to Memento to Stun Spore to Sleep Powder to Encore to Taunt and even to Switcheroo - as well as access to Knock Off to remove opposing Pokemon's items.
On a separate note, Dusclops should not be ranked. It is rlly mediocre and tbh if you want an NFE Ghost-type that can set up TR then you are better off just using Misdreavus, who shares all of Dusclops' usable options and can actually, you know, attack. In addition, there is no reason to use it over Dusknoir for the same reason (no offensive presence).
Pachirisu:
Pachirisu is just as disruptive as it was last time around and, with the pentagon rule in place, it has avoided being outclassed by the likes of Electivire. Pachirisu has maintained the second fastest legal Follow Me, only behind Lucario (post-mega evolution), allowing it to redirect all ExtremeSpeeds with the exception of the aforementioned Pokemon. In addition, its access to Nuzzle and Super Fang, when combined with its decent bulk, allow it to sufficiently cripple the opponent's side of the field before it goes down, and the combination of Volt Absorb and Follow Me allow Pachirisu to discourage (and occasionally heal off of) Thunderbolts from Pokemon like Manectric, Raikou, Rotom-W and Thundurus.
Whimsicott:
Whimsicott has always been a good support 'mon and, in 2011, it formed half of the terrifying TerraCott combo. Although the combination is significantly less effective than in previous years, Whimsicott still holds its place as a great supporter, with access to a huge selection of great moves to utilise Prankster - ranging from Tailwind to Memento to Stun Spore to Sleep Powder to Encore to Taunt and even to Switcheroo - as well as access to Knock Off to remove opposing Pokemon's items.
On a separate note, Dusclops should not be ranked. It is rlly mediocre and tbh if you want an NFE Ghost-type that can set up TR then you are better off just using Misdreavus, who shares all of Dusclops' usable options and can actually, you know, attack. In addition, there is no reason to use it over Dusknoir for the same reason (no offensive presence).
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