Competitive Information for Whimsicott [Black/White]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Whimsicott? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Whimsicott is a fabulous Grass-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Whimsicott show up as a Black/White opponent. Whimsicott is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 188 SpD / 68 Spe
Moveset:
- Encore
- Light Screen
- Memento / Taunt
- Tailwind
Special Wall Whimsicott (Popular/Trending)
Whimsicott is an extraordinary Special Wall. It's goal is to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Whimsicott last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Prankster, Whimsicott's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Memento is a status move (lowers target's attack, special attack by 2 stages. Whimsicott faints).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Frustration / Return
- U-turn
- Thief / Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Whimsicott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Whimsicott's speed is doubled.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Whimsicott switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Whimsicott has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Whimsicott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Whimsicott's speed is doubled.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Whimsicott recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Whimsicott cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Encore
- Protect
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
Whimsicott Special Wall (Sub Seeder)
Whimsicott is a phenomenal Special Wall. It is primarily designed to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Whimsicott last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Prankster, Whimsicott's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Whimsicott this turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Whimsicott takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Whimsicott every turn).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Whimsicott? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Frustration / Return
- U-turn
- Thief / Knock Off
Doubles Physical Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Whimsicott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Whimsicott's speed is doubled.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Whimsicott switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Whimsicott has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Whimsicott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Whimsicott's speed is doubled.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Whimsicott recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Whimsicott cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Whimsicott learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Whimsicott can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Whimsicott
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Whimsicott's stats
- Cotton Guard
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Whimsicott
- Encore
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Memento
- Protect
- Rest
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Whimsicott in Black and White
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/0/0/188/68/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/68/0/188/0/ )
- Optimize Whimsicott's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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