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#0547 · GENERATION 5

Whimsicott Build Guide

GrassFairy

Fast disruption and team Speed support

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLeftovers

ABILITYPrankster

NATURETimid

Moonblast

Encore

Tailwind

U-turn

How to play

Prankster gives priority to this set’s status moves, including Encore and Tailwind. Encore can lock an eligible target into its last move; Tailwind temporarily boosts your side’s Speed.

Watch out for

Key risk. Dark targets are immune to opponent-targeted Prankster status moves such as Encore. Prankster does not give priority to Moonblast or U-turn. Poison attacks deal 4× damage, and Tailwind has a short duration.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Prankster gives priority to this set’s status moves, including Encore and Tailwind. Encore can lock an eligible target into its last move; Tailwind temporarily boosts your side’s Speed.

A Dark type is the target

Dark immunity to Prankster-boosted status moves means Encore simply fails, leaving only Moonblast, which has no priority and can be taken by a faster attacker. Encore also cannot lock a target that has not moved yet.

Poison is on the field

Poison deals 4× to a Grass and Fairy type, and it is the one type a Steel teammate is immune to — which is why the partner choice is about the immunity, not the resistances.

You want to leave after the support turn

U-turn is not a status move, so Prankster does not move it first, and a faster opponent hits on the way out. Tailwind is the reason to spend that turn anyway: the boost belongs to the teammate coming in.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Whimsicott in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Prankster gives Encore and Tailwind priority, but never Moonblast or U-turn — and in this generation a Dark type ignores a priority status move outright. Tailwind doubles team Speed for a short window, so the turns it buys are spent immediately or lost.

Watch the tradeoff. Dark targets are immune to opponent-targeted Prankster status moves such as Encore. Prankster does not give priority to Moonblast or U-turn. Poison attacks deal 4× damage, and Tailwind has a short duration.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Whimsicott or Klefki?

Klefki offers Steel typing and screen support with Prankster instead of Grass typing and Tailwind.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Whimsicott	Klefki
HP	60	57
Attack	67	80
Defense	85	91
Sp. Attack	77	80
Sp. Defense	75	87
Speed	116	75

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel partner is immune to Poison and can resist Ice and Flying attacks depending on typing. Add an attacker that benefits from Tailwind.

Metagross

Immune to Poison and resists Ice and Flying, adding physical damage.

Read Metagross guide →Compare teammates →

Gallade

Adds physical attacks and can benefit from temporary Speed support.

Read Gallade guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

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Alternative: Klefki

Klefki offers Steel typing and screen support with Prankster instead of Grass typing and Tailwind.

Read Klefki guide →

Try Klefki →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire2×Ice2×Poison4×Flying2×Steel2×

Resistances and immunities

Water0.5×Electric0.5×Grass0.5×Fighting0.5×Ground0.5×Dragon0×Dark0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP60

Attack67

Defense85

Sp. Attack77

Sp. Defense75

Speed116

Evolution chain

Cottonee#546
Sun Stone
Whimsicott#547

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

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Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#547

Whimsicott

GrassFairy

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Understand your team

Offense69

Defense62

Coverage33

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Poison attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Fire attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Whimsicott takes 4× damage from Poison attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Whimsicott	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	2×	1	0
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	2×	1	0
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	4×	1	0
Ground	½×	0	1
Flying	2×	1	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	0×	0	1
Dark	½×	0	1
Steel	2×	1	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireResisted

Water✓ Super effective

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonResisted

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

Dark✓ Super effective

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.