Competitive Information for Whismur [X/Y]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Whismur? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Whismur is a marvelous Normal-typed Pokemon. Whismur is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Whismur can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Whismur's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Hammer Arm / Circle Throw
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Whismur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Whismur's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Whismur's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Circle Throw is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Synchronoise / Extrasensory
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Whismur's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Whismur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Whismur's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 120-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Whismur's type).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Whismur? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Hammer Arm / Circle Throw
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Whismur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Whismur's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Whismur's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Circle Throw is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Synchronoise / Extrasensory
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Whismur's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Whismur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Whismur's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 120-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Whismur's type).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Whismur learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Whismur can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Whismur
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Whismur's stats
- Defense Curl
- Howl
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Whismur
- Howl
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Whismur in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Whismur's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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