What is a good moveset for Whimsicott? (page 2)

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If you have a good competitive moveset for Whimsicott, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

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Whimsicott Pokédex and learnset for reference.

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Actual tier: RU

Answer 1

Whimsicott Prankster Set

Whimiscott @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Bold / Calm Nature
- Encore
- Taunt
- Cotton Guard
- Toxic / Moonblast / Giga Drain

Encore - Really good to deal with set-up Pokémon.
Taunt- Goes well with encore, if you can encore a Pokémon that is setting up, they can be taunted and stuck using struggle. Both moves work very well with this Pokémon and its Prankster ability.
Cotton Guard - This gives Whimsicott a lot of defense, and also takes advantage of Prankster.
Toxic/Moonblast/Giga Drain - Toxic can also take advantage of Prankster, and allows to stall opponents. Moonblast and Giga Drain are good STAB moves to take down opponents, each has its advantages. Giga Drain allows Whimsicott to heal a bit, while Moonblast is stronger and has a chance to lower special attack. Moonblast can also get rid of any dark types that are immune to Whimsicott's Prankster ability.

*keep in mind that prankster does not work on dark types, however what dark type wants to go into a fairy type?

Answer 2

Mixed attacker Whimsicott:

Double/Triple battler:

Whimsicott @ Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty / Naive Nature
- Knock Off
- Encore
- Razor Leaf
- Dazzling Gleam

Singles battler:

Everything the same, but replace Razor Leaf with Seed Bomb and Dazzling Gleam with Moonblast.

Answer 3

Whimsicott @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Def / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Bold / Calm Nature
- Tailwind
- Worry Seed
- Light Screen
- Moonblast

Tailwind priority and doubles your entire team's speed, very helpful for allies such as dracovish.
Worry Seed Good priority move with prankster, allowing it to remove troublesome abilities from opponents like galarian darmanitan. This is an egg move by the way. Roserade is the parent for this move.
Light Screen Priority move to help out against special attacking threats.
Moonblast Allows Whimsicott to get off damage when you need it too, with good power and chance to lower the target's special attack.
This moveset allows whimsicott to fill a great support role in doubles, and is a great partner for choice band dracovish.

Answer 4

Role: Special Staller

Whimsicott @ Grass Gem / Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Def / 252 SpA / 6 SpD or 6 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
- Energy Ball

Substitute: Makes a sub that will take damage for Whimsicott, but costs HP. You can restore the HP with Leech Seed and the Leftovers. Gets priority because of Prankster
Leech Seed: Restores HP lost from Substitute. Gets priority because of Prankster.
Toxic: Badly poisons the target, so you can slowly rid the target of it's HP with this and Leech Seed. Gets priority because of Prankster.
Energy Ball or Encore: Energy Ball can be powered up by the Grass Gem. Encore can trap the opponent into using the same status move or weak attack. Gets priority because of Prankster.

Answer 5

Whimsicott @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rest / Substitute
- Fake Tears / Taunt
- Protect / Encore
- Toxic / Leech Seed
Rest for quick HP healing, Substitute for stalling, Fake years for lowering Special Defenses of your oppoment, Taunt to force your oppoment to use certain moves, Protect for protection, Encore for delaying oppoments, Toxic or Leech Seed for damage that goes off every round.

Answer 6

Defensive set 1 (Sample Set)
Whimsicott @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leech Seed
- Cotton Guard / Moonblast
- Fake Tears
- Tailwind / Substitute
Double battles Defensive set 2
Whimsicott @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fake Tears
- Tailwind / Substitute
- Dazzling Gleam
- Light Screen / Cotton Guard
Offensive Set
Whimsicott @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam (if format is Doubles)
- Hurricane
- Fake Tears
- Giga Drain

Moonblast is a good STAB that has a chance of lowering the oppoment's Special Attack, Hurricane can confuse oppoments and deal quite a lot of damage, Fake Tears helps Whimsicott deal even more damage, Giga Drain can quickly recover Whimsicott, and Heavy-duty boots will help Whimsicott not be affected by hazards like Toxic Spikes and Sticky Webs.

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A good teammate for Whimsicott would be a Pelipper with Drizzle,
I've hoped I've helped!