Monotype Whimsicott (Grass)

[Rio Vidal]

[SET]
name: Sunny Day (Grass)
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: U-turn / Encore
move 4: Memento
item: Heat Rock
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is a staple on Grass teams that rely on the sun, as it is one of the best setters thanks to Prankster and can pivot into its teammates to take advantage of sun with Memento and U-turn. Sunny Day sets up the sun for teammates such as Venusaur, Shiftry, and Celebi to take advantage of. Moonblast allows Whimsicott to nail Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem-B and Hydreigon. U-turn allows it to bring in its teammates to take advantage of the sun. Encore prevents Whimsicott from becoming setup bait for sweepers such as Dragon Dance Kyurem-B. Memento does the same thing as U-turn; however, it allows Whimsicott to safely bring in a setup sweeper such as Venusaur with a free opportunity to set up. Heat Rock increases the number of sun turns and Prankster gives Sunny Day and Memento priority. Whimsicott should set up sun multiple times throughout the match, and when it's time for a teammate to sweep or Whimsicott is low on health, it should reset the sun and then give it a setup opportunity with Memento.

Teammates that take advantage of the sun such as Venusaur, Celebi, and Shiftry appreciate Whimsicott's ability to set it up, and all of its teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon thanks to Moonblast. Thanks to the sun, Venusaur and Shiftry's Speed is doubled with Chlorophyll, allowing them to fire off attacks faster and become revenge killers. Weather Ball users such as Venusaur and Celebi especially appreciate the sun, as it makes the move Fire type to nail Steel-type Pokemon such as Corviknight and Ferrothorn. Choice Scarf Virizion acts as a revenge killer that takes on threats such as +1 Kyurem-B and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan for the team. It also provides a way to take on the most common hail and sand setters in Alolan Ninetales and Tyranitar thanks to its coverage in Smart Strike and Close Combat. Alongside Whimsicott, Ferrothorn makes up the support for weather-based Grass teams as the team's way of setting entry hazards, allowing the teams sweepers to more easily muscle through the opposing team.

[SET]
name: Leech Seed + Substitute (Grass)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Leftovers
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott's role on Grass teams is to check Dragon-types such as Hydreigon and provide support for its teammates with Leech Seed thanks to Prankster. Leech Seed + Substitute + Protect allows it to slowly wear down Pokemon, enabling teammates such as Rotom-C to pick them off late-game. Protect allows Whimsicott to scout Choice item attackers such as Indeedee and switch to an appropriate teammate to take their attack. Encore stops dangerous setup sweepers that threaten Grass teams such as Clangorous Soul Kommo-o, and locks walls into using one move. Moonblast hits Dragon- and Fighting-type Pokemon such as Kommo-o and Gallade. The EV spread allows Whimsicott to be as physically bulky as possible while still outspeeding threats such as Hydreigon.

Whimsicott's teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon. Teammates such as Rillaboom appreciate its ability to provide Leech Seed support, allowing them to set up more easily. Rotom-C can take on Flying-types such as Pelipper and Corviknight for Whimsicott with Thunderbolt. Choice Scarf Virizion is a fantastic partner for Whimsicott, as it can outspeed threats such as Galarian Darmanitan and OHKO them with Close Combat. Ferrothorn and Appletun make good defensive partners since they can provide key neutralities and resistances against Flying- and Fire-type attacks, respectively, from threats such as Togekiss and Rotom-H. Ferrothorn and Roserade also form an outstanding entry hazard stacking core that can help Whimsicott wear down foes such as Indeedee even better. Other Leech Seed users such as Appletun and Ludicolo form a Leech Seed spamming core with it, giving the team lots of residual recovery. Whimsicott should set up a Substitute and then begin to spread Leech Seed when it forces a switch, making it very difficult to take on. Whimsicott should be used early- and mid-game to wear down foes, allowing its teammates to better take them on late-game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grass analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Confluxx, 408641], [Havens,391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]

 

[mushamu]

[SET]
name: Leech Seed + Substitute (Grass)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Leftovers
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Add Encore and explain how to use it, examples of notable Pokemon it helps with.

Shiftry sucks, use another example over it.

Gyarados is an unthreat to Grass, nobody uses Bounce anymore and it doesn't do anything to Whimsicott either way. Use another example over it for Rotom-C.

More detail on what Ferrothorn and Appletun cover for Whimsicott? Name more types or just say that they cover all of its weaknesses as a defensive core.

Need to highlight Ferrothorn and Roserade and how they can stack hazards for Whimsicott's forced switches. Being able to hazard stack is great for racking up damage with Leech Seed.

Talk about other Leech Seed users and how they benefit Whimsicott too.

QC 1/2

 

[Conflux]

Kommo-o often runs a lead set which can include Poison Jab so maybe use a different example in the first sentence.

Mention its stallbreaking abilities when talking about Encore.

Say how Protect is also great for scouting, which makes the defensive core so good because they cover most of eachothers' weaknesses. Name some examples like Mystical Fire Indeedee and Scarf Gengar.

I'd add Scarf Virizion as a partner as it can outspeed Scarf Galarian Darmanitan, as well as +1 Kyurem-B.

Mention Corviknight as a Pokemon Rotom-C can beat as it's very relevant in the current meta.

QC 2/2

 

[kt3]

amcheck :)

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: I noticed you used "allow" a lot, so some of the subjective changes here aim to cut the reps. :>

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[SET]
name: Leech Seed + Substitute (Grass)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Leftovers
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott's role on Grass teams is being a to check to Dragon-types such as Hydreigon as well as providing and provide (subj; flow) support to its teammates with Leech Seed thanks to Prankster. Prankster allows it to play this role better by adding priority to all of its utility moves (consider this merge, since the latter bit of the orig sentence is just dex info; you can keep orig tho if this feels clunky to you). Leech Seed + Substitute + Protect allows it to slowly wear down Pokemon, (AC) allowing enabling (avoids rep) its teammates such as Rotom-C to pick it them off late-game. Protect allows Whimsicott to scout choiced Choice item attackers such as Indeedee, allowing it to and switch into an appropriate teammate to take its their attack. Encore allows Whimsicott to stops dangerous setup sweepers that threaten Grass teams such as Clangorous Soul Kommo-o as well as and locks walls into using one move. Moonblast allows Whimsicott to hits Dragon- and Fighting-type Pokemon such as Kommo-o and Gallade. Its The EV spread allows it Whimsicott to be as physically bulky as possible while still outspeeding a threat in (is this bit necessary?) Hydreigon.

Its Whimsicott's teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon. Teammates such as Rillaboom (what specific trait makes Rillaboom appreciate aside from being, of course, a teammate? setup sweeper maybe?) appreciate its ability to provide Leech Seed support, (AC) allowing it them to set up easier (I'm starting to think that maybe Rillaboom is a specific case. If so, why not just use a dedicated Rillaboom sentence like *?). Rotom-C can take on Flying-types such as Pelipper and Corviknight for it Whimsicott with Thunderbolt. Choice Scarf Virizion is a fantastic partner for Whimsicott, (AC) as it can outspeed and OHKO threats such as Galarian Darmanitan with Close Combat. Ferrothorn and Appletun make good defensive partners for Whimsicott, (AC) since they can provide key neutralities and resistances against Flying- and Fire-type attacks respectively from threats such as Rotom-H and Togekiss (swap these to match). Ferrothorn and Roserade also form an outstanding hazard stacking entry hazard-stacking core that can help Whimsicott even better wear down foes such as Indeedee even better. Other Leech Seed abusers (users? don't use abuse) on the type (is this really necessary? you're talking about teammates here anw, so they're obv on Grass) such as Appletun and Ludicolo form a Leech Seed-spamming (AH) core with Whimsicott it, giving the team lots of residual recovery. Whimsicott should set up a Substitute and then begin to spread Leech Seed when it forces a switch, allowing it to become very difficult to take on. Whimsicott should be used early- and mid-game to wear down the foes, (AC) allowing its teammates to better take them on late-game.

(* Rillaboom appreciates Whimsicott's ability to provide Leech Seed support, allowing it to set up easier.)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grass analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Confluxx, 408641]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

 

[Rio Vidal]

putting this back into wip to include a sunny day set

 

[mushamu]

Sunny Day
[SET]
name: Sunny Day (Grass)
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: U-turn / Encore
move 4: Memento
item: Heat Rock
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
"Whimsicott is a staple on Grass teams that rely on the sun, as it is one of the best setters thanks to Prankster and its immunity to Dragon-type attacks. "
Talk about Memento and U-turn > Dragon immunity, not sure what the Dragon immunity does for it as a sun setter. Say how Memento and U-turn can help bring in sun abusers etc

Talk about Encore

QC 1/2

 

[Havens]

Tagging maroon to remove Melmetal mentions in light of the recent ban.

 

[Havens]

sunny day set looks good, gj

QC 2/2

 

[Milak]

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[SET]
name: Sunny Day (Grass)
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: U-turn / Encore
move 4: Memento
item: Heat Rock
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is a staple on Grass teams that rely on the sun, as it is one of the best setters thanks to Prankster and can pivot into its teammates to abuse said sun with Memento and U-turn. Sunny Day sets up the sun for teammates such as Venusaur, Shiftry, and Celebi to take advantage of. Moonblast allows Whimsicott to nail Dragon-type Pokemon for damage such as Kyurem-B and Hydreigon. U-turn allows it to bring in its teammates to take advantage of the sun. Encore allows Whimsicott to lock set up setup sweepers such as Kyurem-B into Dragon Dance, preventing Whimsicott from becoming setup bait. Memento does the same thing as U-turn, however, it allows it to safely bring in a setup sweeper such as Venusaur with a free opportunity to setup set up (you can either move "setup" before "opportunity" and remove "to", since it's a name and not a verb). Heat Rock bolsters the number of sun turns, Sunny Day allows the sun to stay up and Prankster gives Sunny Day and Memento priority. Whimsicott should setup Sun set up sun multiple times throughout the match, and when its it's time for a teammate to sweep or Whimsicott is low on health,(AC) it should reset the sun and then give it a setup opportunity with Memento.

Teammates that abuse the sun such as Venusaur, Celebi, and Shiftry appreciate its ability to set it up,(AC) and all of its teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon thanks to Moonblast. Thanks to the sun,(AC) Venusaur and Shiftry's Speed is doubled thanks to the sun move faster (I did change this to be more specific, "move faster" seemed too vague in my opinion) with Chlorophyll,(AC) allowing them to fire off attacks faster and allowing them to become revenge killers. Weather Ball users such as Venusaur and Celebi especially appreciate the sun,(AC) as it makes it the move Fire-type allowing them ("allowing them" was excessively repeated throughout the text, so I changed this to avoid it sounding redundant) to nail Steel-type Pokemon such as Corviknight and Ferrothorn. Choice Scarf Virizion acts as a revenge killer allowing it to that takes on threats such as +1 Kyurem-B and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan(RH) for the team. It also provides a way to take on the most common Hail hail and Sand sand setters in Alolan Ninetales and Tyranitar thanks to its coverage in Smart Strike and Close Combat. Ferrothorn alongside Whimsicott makes up the support for weather-based Grass teams,(AC) as it is the team's way of setting hazards allowing the teams sweepers to more easily muscle through the opposing team.

[SET]
name: Leech Seed + Substitute (Grass)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Leftovers
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott's role on Grass teams is to check Dragon-types such as Hydreigon and provide support to for its teammates with Leech Seed thanks to Prankster. Leech Seed + Substitute + Protect allows it to slowly wear down Pokemon, enabling its teammates such as Rotom-C to pick them off late-game. Protect allows Whimsicott to scout Choice item attackers such as Indeedee and switch into an appropriate teammate to take their attack. Encore stops dangerous setup sweepers that threaten Grass teams such as Clangorous Soul Kommo-o,(AC) and locks walls into using one move. Moonblast hits Dragon- and Fighting-type Pokemon such as Kommo-o and Gallade. The EV spread allows Whimsicott to be as physically bulky as possible while still outspeeding threats such as Hydreigon.

Whimsicott's teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon. Teammates such as Rillaboom appreciate its ability to provide Leech Seed support, allowing them to set up easier. Rotom-C can take on Flying-types such as Pelipper and Corviknight for Whimsicott with Thunderbolt. Choice Scarf Virizion is a fantastic partner for Whimsicott, as it can outspeed and OHKO threats such as Galarian Darmanitan with Close Combat. Ferrothorn and Appletun make good defensive partners for Whimsicott, since they can provide key neutralities and resistances against Flying- and Fire-type attacks respectively from threats such as Rotom-H Togekiss and Togekiss Rotom-H. Ferrothorn and Roserade also form an outstanding entry hazard-stacking core that can help Whimsicott wear down foes such as Indeedee even better. Other Leech Seed users on the type (unnecessary) such as Appletun and Ludicolo form a Leech Seed-spamming core with it, giving the team lots of residual recovery. Whimsicott should set up a Substitute and then begin to spread Leech Seed when it forces a switch, allowing it to become very difficult to take on. Whimsicott should be used early- and mid-game to wear down foes, allowing its teammates to better take them on late-game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grass analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Confluxx, 408641], [Havens,391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

 

[Lumari]

Milak: Add (AC=Add comma) Remove (RC=Remove comma, RH=Remove hyphen) Comments
tdp: add / fix remove (comments)
GP 1/1

Amcheck with comments and additions

[SET]
name: Sunny Day (Grass)
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: U-turn / Encore
move 4: Memento
item: Heat Rock
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is a staple on Grass teams that rely on the sun, as it is one of the best setters thanks to Prankster and can pivot into (pivot into = actively switch into a foe, and memento isnt rly a pivoting move, just do "bring in" tbh) its teammates to abuse take advantage of said sun with Memento and U-turn. Sunny Day sets up the sun for teammates such as Venusaur, Shiftry, and Celebi to take advantage of. Moonblast allows Whimsicott to nail Dragon-type Pokemon for damage such as Kyurem-B and Hydreigon. U-turn allows it to bring in its teammates to take advantage of the sun. Encore allows Whimsicott to lock set up setup sweepers such as Kyurem-B into Dragon Dance, preventing prevents Whimsicott from becoming setup bait for sweepers such as Dragon Dance Kyurem-B. Memento does the same thing as U-turn; (SC) however, it allows it Whimsicott to safely bring in a setup sweeper such as Venusaur with a free opportunity to setup set up (you can either move "setup" before "opportunity" and remove "to", since it's a name and not a verb). Heat Rock bolsters increases the number of sun turns, Sunny Day allows the sun to stay up and Prankster gives Sunny Day and Memento priority. Whimsicott should setup Sun set up sun multiple times throughout the match, and when its it's time for a teammate to sweep or Whimsicott is low on health,(AC) it should reset the sun and then give it a setup opportunity with Memento.

Teammates that abuse take advantage of the sun such as Venusaur, Celebi, and Shiftry appreciate its Whimsicott's ability to set it up,(AC) and all of its teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon thanks to Moonblast. Thanks to the sun,(AC) Venusaur and Shiftry's Speed is doubled thanks to the sun move faster (I did change this to be more specific, "move faster" seemed too vague in my opinion) with Chlorophyll,(AC) allowing them to fire off attacks faster and allowing them to become revenge killers. Weather Ball users such as Venusaur and Celebi especially appreciate the sun,(AC) as it makes it the move Fire type (RH) allowing them ("allowing them" was excessively repeated throughout the text, so I changed this to avoid it sounding redundant) to nail Steel-type Pokemon such as Corviknight and Ferrothorn. Choice Scarf Virizion acts as a revenge killer allowing it to that takes on threats such as +1 Kyurem-B and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan(RH) for the team. It also provides a way to take on the most common Hail hail and Sand sand setters in Alolan Ninetales and Tyranitar thanks to its coverage in Smart Strike and Close Combat. Ferrothorn Alongside Whimsicott, Ferrothorn makes up the support for weather-based Grass teams,(AC) (no comma w/ my change) as it is the team's way of setting entry hazards, (AC) allowing the teams sweepers to more easily muscle through the opposing team.

[SET]
name: Leech Seed + Substitute (Grass)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Leftovers
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott's role on Grass teams is to check Dragon-types such as Hydreigon and provide support to for its teammates with Leech Seed thanks to Prankster. Leech Seed + Substitute + Protect allows it to slowly wear down Pokemon, enabling its teammates such as Rotom-C to pick them off late-game. Protect allows Whimsicott to scout Choice item attackers such as Indeedee and switch into to an appropriate teammate to take their attack. Encore stops dangerous setup sweepers that threaten Grass teams such as Clangorous Soul Kommo-o,(AC) (no comma) and locks walls into using one move. Moonblast hits Dragon- and Fighting-type Pokemon such as Kommo-o and Gallade. The EV spread allows Whimsicott to be as physically bulky as possible while still outspeeding threats such as Hydreigon.

Whimsicott's teammates appreciate its ability to take on Dragon-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon. Teammates such as Rillaboom appreciate its ability to provide Leech Seed support, allowing them to set up easier more easily. Rotom-C can take on Flying-types such as Pelipper and Corviknight for Whimsicott with Thunderbolt. Choice Scarf Virizion is a fantastic partner for Whimsicott, as it can outspeed and OHKO threats such as Galarian Darmanitan and OHKO them with Close Combat. Ferrothorn and Appletun make good defensive partners for Whimsicott, since they can provide key neutralities and resistances against Flying- and Fire-type attacks, (AC) respectively, (AC) from threats such as Rotom-H Togekiss and Togekiss Rotom-H. Ferrothorn and Roserade also form an outstanding entry (keep) hazard stacking (RH) core that can help Whimsicott wear down foes such as Indeedee even better. Other Leech Seed users on the type (unnecessary) such as Appletun and Ludicolo form a Leech Seed (RH) spamming core with it, giving the team lots of residual recovery. Whimsicott should set up a Substitute and then begin to spread Leech Seed when it forces a switch, allowing it to become making it very difficult to take on. Whimsicott should be used early- and mid-game to wear down foes, allowing its teammates to better take them on late-game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grass analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Confluxx, 408641], [Havens,391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]