ok so I didn't actually get around to using Whimsicott this week ;; sorry about that, I'm sure it's a lovely mon
but boy did I use this. Slurpuff is, unsurprisingly, very similar to Linoone. Because of this, they take up roughly the same slots on teams. Linoone doesn't care about opposing priority and can cleave through certain bulky mons Slurpuff struggles with at full health, like offensive Galarian Weezing and Gyro Ball Bronzong, via its coverage or unresisted STAB. However, it struggles a lot with faster Pokemon that can handle a +6 Extreme Speed. Granted, that's not a very long list of mons, but still. Cobalion especially is really popular. This is an issue Slurpuff doesn't have thanks to Unburden letting it outrun the entire unboosted metagame. Slurpuff is also stronger and bulkier, letting it break big tanks from higher %s and compensate for the worse berry. Drain Punch is an absolutely amazing coverage move for it, letting it top off its health and with that take priority on if played well, and Facade can turn stray poison or burns into profit. Like Linoone, it's an easy fit on screens cheese teams, with it either breaking down the opponent for its teammates or benefitting from them for its own sweep. It also noteably often forces in one of its few answers, which all happen to be setup fodder for other team members or an opportunity to set up screens with Espeon again. Lepus made the team I used and it was a lot of fun!
Replays (Slurpuff did important stuff in others, but these are the main showings):
The opponent's Bronzong didn't have Gyro Ball so the game ended as soon as I set up lol
Unconventional team? Sorry, Slurpuff eats those
Flygon is forced to use Dragon Claw to revenge kill Haxorus, resulting in a guaranteed Slurpuff sweep
Slurpuff breaks for its teammates, pretty standard display
Slurpuff forces Bronzong onto the field, letting Haxorus set up and sealing the win
Played your Doublade recklessly? Oops
The lesson here is that Slurpuff obliterates most of those weird ladder teams where you don't know what to expect
but boy did I use this. Slurpuff is, unsurprisingly, very similar to Linoone. Because of this, they take up roughly the same slots on teams. Linoone doesn't care about opposing priority and can cleave through certain bulky mons Slurpuff struggles with at full health, like offensive Galarian Weezing and Gyro Ball Bronzong, via its coverage or unresisted STAB. However, it struggles a lot with faster Pokemon that can handle a +6 Extreme Speed. Granted, that's not a very long list of mons, but still. Cobalion especially is really popular. This is an issue Slurpuff doesn't have thanks to Unburden letting it outrun the entire unboosted metagame. Slurpuff is also stronger and bulkier, letting it break big tanks from higher %s and compensate for the worse berry. Drain Punch is an absolutely amazing coverage move for it, letting it top off its health and with that take priority on if played well, and Facade can turn stray poison or burns into profit. Like Linoone, it's an easy fit on screens cheese teams, with it either breaking down the opponent for its teammates or benefitting from them for its own sweep. It also noteably often forces in one of its few answers, which all happen to be setup fodder for other team members or an opportunity to set up screens with Espeon again. Lepus made the team I used and it was a lot of fun!
Replays (Slurpuff did important stuff in others, but these are the main showings):
The opponent's Bronzong didn't have Gyro Ball so the game ended as soon as I set up lol
Unconventional team? Sorry, Slurpuff eats those
Flygon is forced to use Dragon Claw to revenge kill Haxorus, resulting in a guaranteed Slurpuff sweep
Slurpuff breaks for its teammates, pretty standard display
Slurpuff forces Bronzong onto the field, letting Haxorus set up and sealing the win
Played your Doublade recklessly? Oops
The lesson here is that Slurpuff obliterates most of those weird ladder teams where you don't know what to expect