Competitive Information for Whimsicott [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Whimsicott? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Whimsicott is an astounding Grass and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Whimsicott is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Whimsicott is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Helping Hand
- Tailwind
- Taunt
Special Sweeper Whimsicott (Popular/Trending)
Whimsicott is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Whimsicott from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Prankster, Whimsicott's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
Item: Kebia Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Seed Bomb / Grassy Glide
- Knock Off / Thief
- Facade / Giga Impact
Physical Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It attempts 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, Whimsicott's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Whimsicott on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Whimsicott has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Whimsicott is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Whimsicott cannot move next turn).
Item: Kebia Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is popular Special Sweeper. This moveset is 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, Whimsicott's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
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 an awesome Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a nice 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 health every turn. With Prankster, Whimsicott's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
♦ 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!
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Whimsicott? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Kebia Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Play Rough
- Knock Off / Thief
- Facade / Giga Impact
Doubles Physical Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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, Whimsicott's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Whimsicott has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Whimsicott is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Whimsicott cannot move next turn).
Item: Kebia Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's meant 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, Whimsicott's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
Item: Room Service / Kebia Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Quirky
EVs: 252 Hp / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Cotton Guard
- Stun Spore
- Cotton Guard
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Whimsicott (Chlorophyll)
Whimsicott is popular Defensive Trick Room. With Chlorophyll, Whimsicott's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Cotton Guard is a status move (raises your Whimsicott's defense by 3).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Whimsicott learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Whimsicott can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Whimsicott
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
Optimize Whimsicott's EVs for Sword/Shield
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