[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards
**Price Range**: 7-8 points
**Overview**: Whimsicott is a low-tier Pokemon that makes use of Prankster to help support its teammates. It has access to a good amount of support moves that benefit from it, with the most notable being Encore, which allows it to stop setup from foes, which can be valuable in a fast-paced match. Additionally, Whimsicott's Grass / Fairy typing allows it to have a defensive niche, but factoring in its frail defensives and weaknesses can make it difficult to use defensively. Given that Whimsicott is generally not offensively strong, it can become deadweight in matches where its supporting tools aren't necessary, which makes its reliability dependent on the matchup.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
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**Utility**: Whimsicott's Prankster allows it to utilize its support moves to its greatest potential. Moves such as Encore, Stun Spore, and Switcheroo allow it to disrupt the opponent's Pokemon from setting up, while other moves such as U-turn, Tailwind, and Light Screen allow it to support its teammates. It can even annoy foes by itself with Leech Seed alongside Substitute + Protect to chip them down gradually.
**Offensive Utility**: Despite Whimsicott's weak offenses, its STAB moves and high Speed allow it to hit a good amount of Pokemon super effectively, function as a revenge killer, and generate momentum with U-turn. By using Choice Specs or damage-boosting items, it can become stronger offensively, allowing it to secure KOs.
Common Moves
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**Primary STAB Moves**: Moonblast, Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Grass Knot
**Setup Moves**: Small cotton baby.
**Utility Moves**: Encore, Memento, Leech Seed, Switcheroo, Stun Spore, Taunt, U-turn, Tailwind, Substitute, Protect, Light Screen
**Coverage**: Psychic, Hurricane, Shadow Ball
Niche Moves
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**Worry Seed**: Worry Seed can remove abilities from the opponent's Pokemon that can be troublesome to deal with.
**Endeavor**: Endeavor is good on Focus Sash or Substitute sets to wear the opponent's Pokemon down quickly.
**Sunny Day**: Sunny Day with Prankster can allow Whimsicott to support its teammate that appreciate sun or counter opposing weather.
**Cotton Guard**: Cotton Guard can help increase Whimsicott's Defense greatly, which can allow it to be more durable and difficult for foes to take out on the physical side.
Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Heavy-Duty Boots gives Whimsicott protection from entry hazards, which allows it to tank attacks better.
**Leftovers**: Leftovers allows Whimsicott to have longevity alongside its other healing moves. It pairs well with Substitute + Leech Seed sets that keep it healthy.
Niche Items
========
**Switcheroo Items**: Items such as Sticky Barb, Lagging Tail, and Choice Scarf allow Whimsicott to cripple an opposing Pokemon thanks to Switcheroo.
**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry gives Whimsicott immediate recovery that can allow it to be more useful on fast-paced teams.
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries can allow Whimsicott to tank a super effective hit and follow up with an attack or status infliction.
**Rocky Helmet**: Whimsicott can utilize its resistances to punish physical attackers that it can handle.
**Damage-boosting Items**: Items such as Choice Specs and Life Orb give Whimsicott an extra boost in its attacks, allowing it to function as an offensive threat.
Tera
========
Whimsicott should not be considered to be one of your Tera Captains. Its base typing allows it to take certain attacks, and it doesn't benefit much from changing its typing. If Whimsicott does become a Tera Captain, Tera Ground is good to give it an offensive option for Fire-, Steel-, and Poison-types, and Tera Water and Steel gives it a better defensive typing against its weaknesses.
Draft Strategy
========
Whimsicott is a good support Pokemon for offensive teams that lack reliable means of handling setup sweepers, and it is able to help enable its stronger teammates. Its reliability will vary depending on the matchup, so it's important to have other tools to work it in case it will be deadweight.
**Pivots**: Whimsicott can work well with other Pokemon that have access to pivoting to help facilitate momentum. These Pokemon include Tornadus-T, Rotom-W, and Palafin.
**Offensive Threats**: Whimsicott can help facilitate its offensive teammates, so it's good to draft it alongside Pokemonn like Salamence, Baxcalibur, and Gouging Fire that appreciate any support that can allow them to set up and pressure teams.
Checks and Counters
========
**Fire-, Steel-, and Poison-types**: Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking are able to wall Whimsicott's STAB moves and easily pressure it out with their coverage.
**Fast Attackers**: Whimsicott is very frail, which leads it to getting easily KOed, especially by faster Pokemon such as Meowscarada, Cinderace, and Iron Bundle.
**Mental Herb**: Since Encore is one of the main ways for Whimsicott to disrupt its foes, Mental Herb can be a good counter to prevent it from shutting down setup sweepers.
**Special Walls**: Given that Whimsicott isn't a strong attacker, it can easily be walled by special walls such as Clodsire, Hisuian Goodra, and Tentacruel.
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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards
**Price Range**: 7-8 points
**Overview**: Whimsicott is a low-tier Pokemon that makes use of Prankster to help support its teammates. It has access to a good amount of support moves that benefit from it, with the most notable being Encore, which allows it to stop setup from foes, which can be valuable in a fast-paced match. Additionally, Whimsicott's Grass / Fairy typing allows it to have a defensive niche, but factoring in its frail defensives and weaknesses can make it difficult to use defensively. Given that Whimsicott is generally not offensively strong, it can become deadweight in matches where its supporting tools aren't necessary, which makes its reliability dependent on the matchup.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Utility**: Whimsicott's Prankster allows it to utilize its support moves to its greatest potential. Moves such as Encore, Stun Spore, and Switcheroo allow it to disrupt the opponent's Pokemon from setting up, while other moves such as U-turn, Tailwind, and Light Screen allow it to support its teammates. It can even annoy foes by itself with Leech Seed alongside Substitute + Protect to chip them down gradually.
**Offensive Utility**: Despite Whimsicott's weak offenses, its STAB moves and high Speed allow it to hit a good amount of Pokemon super effectively, function as a revenge killer, and generate momentum with U-turn. By using Choice Specs or damage-boosting items, it can become stronger offensively, allowing it to secure KOs.
Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Moonblast, Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Grass Knot
**Setup Moves**: Small cotton baby.
**Utility Moves**: Encore, Memento, Leech Seed, Switcheroo, Stun Spore, Taunt, U-turn, Tailwind, Substitute, Protect, Light Screen
**Coverage**: Psychic, Hurricane, Shadow Ball
Niche Moves
========
**Worry Seed**: Worry Seed can remove abilities from the opponent's Pokemon that can be troublesome to deal with.
**Endeavor**: Endeavor is good on Focus Sash or Substitute sets to wear the opponent's Pokemon down quickly.
**Sunny Day**: Sunny Day with Prankster can allow Whimsicott to support its teammate that appreciate sun or counter opposing weather.
**Cotton Guard**: Cotton Guard can help increase Whimsicott's Defense greatly, which can allow it to be more durable and difficult for foes to take out on the physical side.
Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Heavy-Duty Boots gives Whimsicott protection from entry hazards, which allows it to tank attacks better.
**Leftovers**: Leftovers allows Whimsicott to have longevity alongside its other healing moves. It pairs well with Substitute + Leech Seed sets that keep it healthy.
Niche Items
========
**Switcheroo Items**: Items such as Sticky Barb, Lagging Tail, and Choice Scarf allow Whimsicott to cripple an opposing Pokemon thanks to Switcheroo.
**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry gives Whimsicott immediate recovery that can allow it to be more useful on fast-paced teams.
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries can allow Whimsicott to tank a super effective hit and follow up with an attack or status infliction.
**Rocky Helmet**: Whimsicott can utilize its resistances to punish physical attackers that it can handle.
**Damage-boosting Items**: Items such as Choice Specs and Life Orb give Whimsicott an extra boost in its attacks, allowing it to function as an offensive threat.
Tera
========
Whimsicott should not be considered to be one of your Tera Captains. Its base typing allows it to take certain attacks, and it doesn't benefit much from changing its typing. If Whimsicott does become a Tera Captain, Tera Ground is good to give it an offensive option for Fire-, Steel-, and Poison-types, and Tera Water and Steel gives it a better defensive typing against its weaknesses.
Draft Strategy
========
Whimsicott is a good support Pokemon for offensive teams that lack reliable means of handling setup sweepers, and it is able to help enable its stronger teammates. Its reliability will vary depending on the matchup, so it's important to have other tools to work it in case it will be deadweight.
**Pivots**: Whimsicott can work well with other Pokemon that have access to pivoting to help facilitate momentum. These Pokemon include Tornadus-T, Rotom-W, and Palafin.
**Offensive Threats**: Whimsicott can help facilitate its offensive teammates, so it's good to draft it alongside Pokemonn like Salamence, Baxcalibur, and Gouging Fire that appreciate any support that can allow them to set up and pressure teams.
Checks and Counters
========
**Fire-, Steel-, and Poison-types**: Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking are able to wall Whimsicott's STAB moves and easily pressure it out with their coverage.
**Fast Attackers**: Whimsicott is very frail, which leads it to getting easily KOed, especially by faster Pokemon such as Meowscarada, Cinderace, and Iron Bundle.
**Mental Herb**: Since Encore is one of the main ways for Whimsicott to disrupt its foes, Mental Herb can be a good counter to prevent it from shutting down setup sweepers.
**Special Walls**: Given that Whimsicott isn't a strong attacker, it can easily be walled by special walls such as Clodsire, Hisuian Goodra, and Tentacruel.
[credits]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sablolol.466715/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/jscurf.608304/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nyx.564960/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
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