VGC PURE EVIL (Sash Whimsicott) [DONE]

[StupidFlandrs48]

[SET]
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore / Taunt
- Protect / Helping Hand / Fake Tears

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is an excellent Tailwind setter with a deep support movepool, mainly setting itself apart from Tornadus with its higher Speed, access to Encore and Helping Hand, and useful typing that gives it defensive utility against staples like Miraidon, Kyogre, Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, and both Urshifu formes. Moonblast provides a reliable STAB move that lets Whimsicott deal solid damage to common Fairy-weak Pokemon like Miraidon, Koraidon, Chien-Pao, and the Urshifu formes. Encore is Whimsicott's most infamous support option, letting it punish setup sweepers like Calm Mind Terapagos, IronPress Zamazenta-C, and Nasty Plot Calyrex-S for attempting to boost in front of it; the move also punishes foes from trying to stall out Tailwind turns with Protect, and it discourages Rillaboom from using Fake Out lest it be locked into it. Additionally, it forces Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I to untwist the dimensions. Taunt is a similarly useful disruption tool that can be used with or in place of Encore, notably allowing Whimsicott to deny Tailwind from other setters like Tornadus and Lunala unless they use Tera Dark. Protect helps Whimsicott keep itself on the field and stay in a position to use its other moves repeatedly, especially in the face of Fake Out users, but the last moveslot can also be spent on more aggressive options like Helping Hand, which is useful with any attacker, or Fake Tears, which is especially devastating alongside strong special threats like Chi-Yu. Whimsicott enjoys holding a Focus Sash to make up for its poor bulk, and Tera Ghost is useful to prevent the item from being wasted by Fake Out.

Whimsicott's reliable Tailwind support is a blessing to almost every Restricted Pokemon, especially those with middling Speed tiers such as Groudon, Calyrex-S, and Terapagos. All three of those Pokemon also benefit from Encore, which can create space for them to set up with Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, and Calm Mind, respectively. Clear Amulet Koraidon is another notable partner that reliably discourages opponents from bringing Incineroar, which is easily the worst Pokemon for Whimsicott to face in a battle. Other strong attackers that benefit from Tailwind support are also great with it; Landorus and Urshifu-S both fall into this category, and Chi-Yu is a standout example because it augments Whimsicott's modest damage output with Beads of Ruin. Other setup Pokemon that enjoy Encore are especially useful to justify using Whimsicott on a team over Tornadus, including Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Ogerpon-H, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo. It's important to make sure Whimsicott has teammates that can deal with problematic Dark-types like Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu, and Kingambit due to their Prankster immunity, and a Fighting-type like Urshifu-R or Iron Hands can help with that significantly.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[SET]
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore / Taunt (Does it really exist? Feels more like a Cloak thing where you can justify Taunt and another unique move to Whimsicott, otherwise you're using a weaker Tornadus, especially when Encore can ruin them anyway. The successful Sash Whimsicott running the same 4 moves kind of hurts too.)
- Protect / Helping Hand / Fake Tears

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is an excellent Tailwind setter with a deep support movepool, mainly setting itself apart from Tornadus with its higher Speed, access to Encore and Helping Hand, and useful typing that gives it defensive utility against staples like Miraidon, Kyogre, Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, and both Urshifu formes. Moonblast provides a reliable STAB move that lets Whimsicott deal solid damage to common Fairy-weak Pokemon like Miraidon, Koraidon, Chien-Pao, and Urshifu formes. Encore is Whimsicott's most infamous support option, letting it punish setup sweepers like Calm Mind Miraidon Terapagos, IronPress Zamazenta-C, and Calm Mind Kyogre Nasty Plot Calyrex-S (Better mention stuff that actually set up more often, set up Kyogre is rare and Mirai is sub optimal due to how much pivoting you need against Rillaboom. Consider bringing up how Encore punishes protect somewhere here.) for attempting to boost in front of it; the move also discourages Rillaboom from using Fake Out lest it be locked into it, and it can even force Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I to untwist the dimensions. Taunt is a similarly useful disruption tool that can be used with or alongside Encore, notably allowing Whimsicott to deny Tailwind from other setters like Tornadus and Lunala unless they Terastallize into the Dark typing. Protect helps Whimsicott keep itself on the field and stay in a position to use its other moves repeatedly (Mention protecting against Fake Out.), but the last moveslot can also be spent on more aggressive options like Helping Hand, which is useful with any attacker, or Fake Tears, which is especially devastating alongside strong special threats like Chi-Yu. Whimsicott enjoys holding a Focus Sash to make up for its poor bulk, and Tera Ghost is useful to prevent the item from being wasted by Fake Out.

In terms of Restricted Pokemon, Whimsicott's reliable Tailwind support is a blessing to almost all of them, especially those with middling Speed tiers such as Groudon, Kyogre, (Kyogre doesn't really set up and even then goes to Tornadus 100% of the time because of Rain Dance.) and Terapagos. All three of those Pokemon also benefit from Encore, which can create space for them to set up with Swords Dance and Calm Mind, respectively. Clear Amulet Koraidon is another notable partner that can also reliably discourage opponents from bringing Incineroar, which is easily the worst Pokemon for Whimsicott to face in a battle. Other strong attackers that benefit from Tailwind support are also great with it; Landorus and Urshifu-S both fall into this category, and Chi-Yu is a standout example because it also augments Whimsicott's modest damage output with Beads of Ruin. Other setup Pokemon that enjoy Encore are especially useful to justify using Whimsicott on a team over Tornadus, including Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Ogerpon-H, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo. (Is Incineroar the only Pokemon Whimsicott struggles with? Looking into Miraidon is huge as its the #1 partner to Whimsicott so far.)

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stupidflandrs48.633500/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/

Grammar checked by:

 

[StupidFlandrs48]

Done

 

[ToastNoButter]

[SET]
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore / Taunt
- Protect / Helping Hand / Fake Tears

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is an excellent Tailwind setter with a deep support movepool, mainly setting itself apart from Tornadus with its higher Speed, access to Encore and Helping Hand, and useful typing that gives it defensive utility against staples like Miraidon, Kyogre, Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, and both Urshifu formes. Moonblast provides a reliable STAB move that lets Whimsicott deal solid damage to common Fairy-weak Pokemon like Miraidon, Koraidon, Chien-Pao, and Urshifu formes. Encore is Whimsicott's most infamous support option, letting it punish setup sweepers like Calm Mind Terapagos, IronPress Zamazenta-C, and Nasty Plot Calyrex-S for attempting to boost in front of it; the move also discourages Rillaboom from using Fake Out lest it be locked into it, and it can even force Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I to untwist the dimensions. Mention that Encore also discourages Protect being used and how that's important since the Protect gets used to stall Tailwind turns. Taunt is a similarly useful disruption tool that can be used with or alongside in place of Encore, notably allowing Whimsicott to deny Tailwind from other setters like Tornadus and Lunala unless they Terastallize into the Dark typing. Protect helps Whimsicott keep itself on the field and stay in a position to use its other moves repeatedly especially in the face of Fake Out users, but the last moveslot can also be spent on more aggressive options like Helping Hand, which is useful with any attacker and has higher priority than Fake Out, or Fake Tears, which is especially devastating alongside strong special threats like Chi-Yu. Whimsicott enjoys holding a Focus Sash to make up for its poor bulk, and Tera Ghost is useful to prevent the item from being wasted by Fake Out.

In terms of Restricted Pokemon, Whimsicott's reliable Tailwind support is a blessing to almost all of them, especially those with middling Speed tiers such as Groudon, Zamazenta-C, and Terapagos. All three of those Pokemon also benefit from Encore, which can create space for them to set up with Swords Dance, Iron Defense, and Calm Mind, respectively. Miraidon needs to be mentioned as it's far and away the most common partner. If you want to talk about mid speed Pokemon, Terapagos is fine, but Zama-C isn't an option that's seeing usage, especially since Urshifu is a better fighting type for offensive teams. Not certain about Groudon with Whimsicott, but I'll trust you on it. Calyrex-Shadow is also worth mentioning since it's seeing usage on Tailwind teams with Tornadus, and Whimsicott can work as an alternative with Encore and Fake Tears, also potentially helping Nasty Plot Calyrex set up. Clear Amulet Koraidon is another notable partner that can also reliably discourage opponents from bringing Incineroar, which is easily the worst Pokemon for Whimsicott to face in a battle. Other strong attackers that benefit from Tailwind support are also great with it; Landorus and Urshifu-S both fall into this category, and Chi-Yu is a standout example because it also augments Whimsicott's modest damage output with Beads of Ruin. Other setup Pokemon that enjoy Encore are especially useful to justify using Whimsicott on a team over Tornadus, including Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Ogerpon-H, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo. It's important to make sure Whimsicott has teammates that can deal with problematic Dark-types like Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu, and Kingambit due to their Prankster immunity, and a Fighting-type like Urshifu-R or Iron Hands can help with that significantly.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stupidflandrs48.633500/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/

Grammar checked by:

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This is now an official QC, so you can implement the changes and mark this as QC 2/2.

 

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Implemented after some minor discussion on Discord!

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[SET]
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore / Taunt
- Protect / Helping Hand / Fake Tears

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is an excellent Tailwind setter with a deep support movepool, mainly setting itself apart from Tornadus with its higher Speed, access to Encore and Helping Hand, and useful typing that gives it defensive utility against staples like Miraidon, Kyogre, Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, and both Urshifu formes. Moonblast provides a reliable STAB move that lets Whimsicott deal solid damage to common Fairy-weak Pokemon like Miraidon, Koraidon, Chien-Pao, and the Urshifu formes. Encore is Whimsicott's most infamous support option, letting it punish setup sweepers like Calm Mind Terapagos, IronPress Zamazenta-C, and Nasty Plot Calyrex-S for attempting to boost in front of it; the move also punishes foes from trying to stall out Tailwind turns with Protect, and it discourages Rillaboom from using Fake Out lest it be locked into it. (AP) Additionally, as well as forcing it forces (Splitting a long sentence in two.) Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I to untwist the dimensions. Taunt is a similarly useful disruption tool that can be used with or in place of Encore, notably allowing Whimsicott to deny Tailwind from other setters like Tornadus and Lunala unless they Terastallize into the Dark typing. Protect helps Whimsicott keep itself on the field and stay in a position to use its other moves repeatedly, (AC) especially in the face of Fake Out users, but the last moveslot can also be spent on more aggressive options like Helping Hand, which is useful with any attacker, or Fake Tears, which is especially devastating alongside strong special threats like Chi-Yu. Whimsicott enjoys holding a Focus Sash to make up for its poor bulk, and Tera Ghost is useful to prevent the item from being wasted by Fake Out.

In terms of Restricted Pokemon, Whimsicott's reliable Tailwind support is a blessing to almost all of them every Restricted Pokemon, especially those with middling Speed tiers such as Groudon, Calyres Calyrex-S, and Terapagos. All three of those Pokemon also benefit from Encore, which can create space for them to set up with Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, and Calm Mind, respectively. Clear Amulet Koraidon is another notable partner that can also reliably discourage discourages opponents from bringing Incineroar, which is easily the worst Pokemon for Whimsicott to face in a battle. Other strong attackers that benefit from Tailwind support are also great with it; Landorus and Urshifu-S both fall into this category, and Chi-Yu is a standout example because it also augments Whimsicott's modest damage output with Beads of Ruin. Other setup Pokemon that enjoy Encore are especially useful to justify using Whimsicott on a team over Tornadus, including Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Ogerpon-H, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo. It's important to make sure Whimsicott has teammates that can deal with problematic Dark-types like Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu, and Kingambit due to their Prankster immunity, and a Fighting-type like Urshifu-R or Iron Hands can help with that significantly.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stupidflandrs48.633500/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/toastnobutter.550821/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

GP Team done

 

[StupidFlandrs48]

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[SET]
Tailwind Support (Whimsicott) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Tailwind
- Encore / Taunt
- Protect / Helping Hand / Fake Tears

[SET COMMENTS]
Whimsicott is an excellent Tailwind setter with a deep support movepool, mainly setting itself apart from Tornadus with its higher Speed, access to Encore and Helping Hand, and useful typing that gives it defensive utility against staples like Miraidon, Kyogre, Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, and both Urshifu formes. Moonblast provides a reliable STAB move that lets Whimsicott deal solid damage to common Fairy-weak Pokemon like Miraidon, Koraidon, Chien-Pao, and the Urshifu formes. Encore is Whimsicott's most infamous support option, letting it punish setup sweepers like Calm Mind Terapagos, IronPress Zamazenta-C, and Nasty Plot Calyrex-S for attempting to boost in front of it; the move also punishes foes from trying to stall out Tailwind turns with Protect, and it discourages Rillaboom from using Fake Out lest it be locked into it. (AP) Additionally, as well as forcing it forces (Splitting a long sentence in two.) Trick Room setters like Calyrex-I to untwist the dimensions. Taunt is a similarly useful disruption tool that can be used with or in place of Encore, notably allowing Whimsicott to deny Tailwind from other setters like Tornadus and Lunala unless they Terastallize into the Dark typing. Protect helps Whimsicott keep itself on the field and stay in a position to use its other moves repeatedly, (AC) especially in the face of Fake Out users, but the last moveslot can also be spent on more aggressive options like Helping Hand, which is useful with any attacker, or Fake Tears, which is especially devastating alongside strong special threats like Chi-Yu. Whimsicott enjoys holding a Focus Sash to make up for its poor bulk, and Tera Ghost is useful to prevent the item from being wasted by Fake Out.

In terms of Restricted Pokemon, Whimsicott's reliable Tailwind support is a blessing to almost all of them every Restricted Pokemon, especially those with middling Speed tiers such as Groudon, Calyres Calyrex-S, and Terapagos. All three of those Pokemon also benefit from Encore, which can create space for them to set up with Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, and Calm Mind, respectively. Clear Amulet Koraidon is another notable partner that can also reliably discourage discourages opponents from bringing Incineroar, which is easily the worst Pokemon for Whimsicott to face in a battle. Other strong attackers that benefit from Tailwind support are also great with it; Landorus and Urshifu-S both fall into this category, and Chi-Yu is a standout example because it also augments Whimsicott's modest damage output with Beads of Ruin. Other setup Pokemon that enjoy Encore are especially useful to justify using Whimsicott on a team over Tornadus, including Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Ogerpon-H, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo. It's important to make sure Whimsicott has teammates that can deal with problematic Dark-types like Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu, and Kingambit due to their Prankster immunity, and a Fighting-type like Urshifu-R or Iron Hands can help with that significantly.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stupidflandrs48.633500/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/toastnobutter.550821/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

GP Team done

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