[SET]
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 180 HP / 108 SpD / 220 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore
- Light Screen
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Whimsicott uses its toolkit of support moves and solid defensive typing to aid its team. Prankster allows Whimsicott to get off Tailwind and Encore consistently. It can shrug off strong attacks like Close Combat from both Urshifu formes and return considerable damage to them with Moonblast. It also threatens heavy damage into Koraidon.
- Encore can punish moves such as Fake Out, Calm Mind, and Protect. Light Screen helps Whimsicott's team survive powerful attacks such as Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S, Electro Drift and Draco Meteor from Miraidon, and Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Lunala.
- Covert Cloak prevents Fake Out from stopping Whimsicott from supporting its team.
- The Speed investment allows Whimsicott to always outspeed Tornadus. The special bulk investment allows it to almost always survive Astral Barrage from Tera Ghost Calyrex-S and Electro Drift from Choice Specs Miraidon. Dazzling Gleam from Choice Specs Tera Fairy Miraidon will never OHKO Whimsicott. It also survives Tera Starstorm from +1 Special Attack Terapagos and +1 Meteor Beam from Lunala.
- Tera Dark stops Prankster Encore and Taunt from opposing Whimsicott or Tornadus from disrupting Whimsicott's support moves. It also serves as a good defensive typing into Calyrex-S and Lunala.
Teambuilding
=========
- Whimsicott is not strong into opposing Trick Room, as Tailwind would be detrimental and Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I and Lunala can switch out before being targeted by Encore. Farigiraf's Armor Tail and Indeedee-F's Psychic Terrain shut down Encore, which also prevents Whimsicott from punishing things like Protect and Trick Room.
- Koraidon can threaten an OHKO with Flare Blitz or Flame Charge onto Whimsicott, and Tera Fire keeps Koraidon safe from Moonblast. Galarian Weezing prevents priority Tailwind from being set up thanks to Neutralizing Gas. Incineroar also threatens an OHKO with Flare Blitz, can use Knock Off to remove Covert Cloak to use Fake Out later, and cannot be disrupted by Encore. Zamazenta-C can OHKO Whimsicott without being threatened by it.
- Miraidon, Lunala, and the Urshifu formes appreciate Tailwind allowing them to outspeed foes such as Calyrex-S, Flutter Mane, and Chien-Pao. Lunala in particular appreciates Whimsicott's Moonblast pressuring opposing Dark-types such as Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S. Lunala also likes the presence of Tailwind combined with its Trick Room to force the opponent to cover for both speed modes. Miraidon, in return for Whimsicott's support, threatens Flying-types Whimsicott is weak to such as Tornadus and Ho-Oh. Both Urshifu formes help Whimsicott by beating Incineroar, and Urshifu-S can OHKO Indeedee-F and Farigiraf.
- The combination of Fake Out from Pokemon like Iron Hands and Incineroar with Encore can punish Protect if it is used to avoid Fake Out. Foes are deterred from using Protect to scout what Choice Specs Miraidon will lock itself into due to the pressure exerted by Encore. Choice Specs Miraidon can also threaten heavy damage or an OHKO into Galarian Weezing and Koraidon even when Hadron Engine is not active. Miraidon also helps the threat of Encore stay active, as it can OHKO Indeedee-F and Farigiraf when Electric Terrain is on the field.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/prossettivgc.528197/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/poketitanterra.678488/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 180 HP / 108 SpD / 220 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore
- Light Screen
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Whimsicott uses its toolkit of support moves and solid defensive typing to aid its team. Prankster allows Whimsicott to get off Tailwind and Encore consistently. It can shrug off strong attacks like Close Combat from both Urshifu formes and return considerable damage to them with Moonblast. It also threatens heavy damage into Koraidon.
- Encore can punish moves such as Fake Out, Calm Mind, and Protect. Light Screen helps Whimsicott's team survive powerful attacks such as Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S, Electro Drift and Draco Meteor from Miraidon, and Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Lunala.
- Covert Cloak prevents Fake Out from stopping Whimsicott from supporting its team.
- The Speed investment allows Whimsicott to always outspeed Tornadus. The special bulk investment allows it to almost always survive Astral Barrage from Tera Ghost Calyrex-S and Electro Drift from Choice Specs Miraidon. Dazzling Gleam from Choice Specs Tera Fairy Miraidon will never OHKO Whimsicott. It also survives Tera Starstorm from +1 Special Attack Terapagos and +1 Meteor Beam from Lunala.
- Tera Dark stops Prankster Encore and Taunt from opposing Whimsicott or Tornadus from disrupting Whimsicott's support moves. It also serves as a good defensive typing into Calyrex-S and Lunala.
Teambuilding
=========
- Whimsicott is not strong into opposing Trick Room, as Tailwind would be detrimental and Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I and Lunala can switch out before being targeted by Encore. Farigiraf's Armor Tail and Indeedee-F's Psychic Terrain shut down Encore, which also prevents Whimsicott from punishing things like Protect and Trick Room.
- Koraidon can threaten an OHKO with Flare Blitz or Flame Charge onto Whimsicott, and Tera Fire keeps Koraidon safe from Moonblast. Galarian Weezing prevents priority Tailwind from being set up thanks to Neutralizing Gas. Incineroar also threatens an OHKO with Flare Blitz, can use Knock Off to remove Covert Cloak to use Fake Out later, and cannot be disrupted by Encore. Zamazenta-C can OHKO Whimsicott without being threatened by it.
- Miraidon, Lunala, and the Urshifu formes appreciate Tailwind allowing them to outspeed foes such as Calyrex-S, Flutter Mane, and Chien-Pao. Lunala in particular appreciates Whimsicott's Moonblast pressuring opposing Dark-types such as Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S. Lunala also likes the presence of Tailwind combined with its Trick Room to force the opponent to cover for both speed modes. Miraidon, in return for Whimsicott's support, threatens Flying-types Whimsicott is weak to such as Tornadus and Ho-Oh. Both Urshifu formes help Whimsicott by beating Incineroar, and Urshifu-S can OHKO Indeedee-F and Farigiraf.
- The combination of Fake Out from Pokemon like Iron Hands and Incineroar with Encore can punish Protect if it is used to avoid Fake Out. Foes are deterred from using Protect to scout what Choice Specs Miraidon will lock itself into due to the pressure exerted by Encore. Choice Specs Miraidon can also threaten heavy damage or an OHKO into Galarian Weezing and Koraidon even when Hadron Engine is not active. Miraidon also helps the threat of Encore stay active, as it can OHKO Indeedee-F and Farigiraf when Electric Terrain is on the field.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/prossettivgc.528197/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/poketitanterra.678488/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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