UU Whimsicott

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[OVERVIEW]
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Whimsicott has an extremely good base 116 Speed tier either good base 116 speed or go that allows it to outpace Raikou and below. In addition to this, access to Prankster and a wide support movepool that contains moves such as Tailwind, Memento, and Encore allow it to support a wide variety of offensive teams. Whimsicott also has a good STAB combination in Grass / Fairy, which allows it to offensively check prominent threats such as Latias, (RC) and Primarina with powerful moves in Energy Ball and Moonblast. (period) It can also as well as lure some Steel-types such as Scizor and KO them with Hidden Power Fire and lure Poison-types like Crobat and Tentacruel and KO them with Psychic. However, Whimsicott's ability to do these things is neutered by its mediocre base 77 Special Attack stat, which leaves it unable to KO bulkier variants of these Pokemon without prior damage. Whimsicott also struggles to come in due to subpar 60 / 85 / 75 bulk, which is not helped at all by its typing, which offers few useful resists. However, Whimsicott both has trouble damaging foes due to its mediocre base 77 Special Attack and switching in due to its subpar bulk and poor typing. Because Whimsicott's status moves are not affected by do not affect Dark-types, space here most teams are better off with a more viable fairy Fairy-type like Primarina, Togekiss, or Sylveon, which generally provide much more utility. Then what is the use case for Whimsicott? What is its niche? Say "teams that don't need [whatever the niche is] are better off with a more viable fairy-type

[SET]
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name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Energy Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Energy Ball
move 4: Memento / Tailwind / U-Turn
item: Life Orb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[Set Comments]
Moves
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Moonblast is Whimsicott's attacking move of choice, as it's a 95-Base Power STAB move that allows it to nail Dark-, Fighting-, and Dragon-Types such as Mega Absol, Mienshao and Latias for super effective damage. Psychic is to hit common Poison-type switch-ins to Whimsicott such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel. Hidden Power Fire is chosen to 2HKO Scizor and Forretress on the switch. Alternatively, Energy Ball is a STAB move that can be used hit Water- and Ground-types for super effective damage. Memento is a move that makes Whimsicott faint, but is useful because it lowers the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats by two stages, which can be useful to help teammates set up and sweep. U-turn uses Whimsicott's high speed to its advantage by allowing it to pivot out of disadvantageous situations. Next, Tailwind doubles the Speed of Whimsicott's team for five turns and allows teammates to sweep more effectively. Lastly, Encore and Stun Spore can be used to stop offensive momentum of the other team by locking the opposing Pokemon into a move or paralysing it respectively, but the utility of the listed moves is generally more useful.

Set Details
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An EV spread with maximum Special Attack and Speed boosts Whimsicott's offensive prowess as much as possible. A Timid nature ensures that Whimsicott will outpace any unboosted Pokemon up to and including Raikou, possibly giving it the chance to revenge kill weakened threats. Life Orb maximizes damage to potential switch-ins such as Scizor or and Amoonguss. However, Leftovers is the preferred option if you are running more support moves, such as Stun Spore, Tailwind, and U-turn as it gives Whimsicott passive recovery. Finally, Prankster is Whimsicott's ability of choice, granting it +1 priority to any status move it uses, which allows it to support its teammates.

Usage Tips
============
Hit predicted Poison-type switch-ins such as Amoonguss with Psychic for a 2HKO after Stealth Rock. You shouldn't switch directly into hits, as Whimsicott's fragility and lack of recovery makes it ill-suited to be tanking hits. Tailwind is best used early- or mid-game for offensive momentum and to boost the Speed of Pokemon that normally aren't fast enough to damage more offensively inclined teams with Pokemon (a Pokemon isnt a team) such as Haxorus and Nidoking. Memento is best used late-game to allow your wincon to not take heavy damage while setting up; however, as you only get one chance at it, you should only use it when you have a guaranteed path to winning. Use U-turn early-game on a predicted switch to safely get in a check versus a Pokemon that is coming in. Stun Spore is generally best used on Pokemon such as Crobat or Mega Aerodactyl, which rely on their Speed and will often switch into Whimsicott. If using Encore, switch in on the turn the foe uses a setup or support move and lock them into it for free turns to do your own setup or switching into checks. Lastly, Hidden Power Fire is best used late-game if the opposing Steel-types are at low HP, as Whimsicott's mediocre Special Attack won't often net OHKOs on Scizor and the like.

Team Options
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Pokemon that have mediocre Speed and are easily revenged by common Choice Scarf users such as Haxorus, Swords Dance Crawdaunt, and Nidoking appreciate the speed control from either Tailwind or Stun Spore. Memento benefits frailer sweepers that like not taking hits or weakens super effective hits for setup turns or sweepers that need to stay healthy to sweep such as Scizor, Cloyster, and Crawdaunt. Calm Mind Latias in particular appreciates Whimsicott's ability to deal with threats such as Mega Absol because of its Fairy typing. It can get a free turn of setup from Memento's Attack and Special Attack drops, and it forces out Poison-types while also surprising Scizor with Hidden Power Fire of its own. Pokemon such as Entei and Volcanion make good partners because they can beat Whimsicott counters such as Metagross, Scizor, and Empoleon and in the case of Entei, Blissey. In return, Whimsicott takes on the bulky Ground- and Water-types that threaten them. Setup sweepers such as Gliscor appreciate Encore, as it allows them to set up safely on not very effective hits. Cobalion in particular likes Encore due to its large number of resists, and has the added benefit of dealing with Steel-types such as Scizor for Whimsicott. Whimsicott really only fits on offensive builds, as slower, bulkier teams have little use for the Memento or Tailwind support, and they cannot afford to use a Pokemon with its mediocre defenses and Special Attack.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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A Choice Specs set with Moonblast / Energy Ball / Switcheroo / Hidden Power Fire can be used but it generally has lackluster power, and other Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Volcanion, and Primarina do the job much better. Whimsicott has access to a number of extra moves that may prove useful on some teams, including Knock Off, which can be used to pester slower teams by removing their Leftovers, or offensive teams by removing their Choice item. Endeavor lowers the HP of a foe for a potential sweep by a teammate and Leech Seed extra recovery, especially in conjunction with Leftovers. However, other Pokemon do these jobs better, and most teams appreciate the pivoting via Memento or U-turn more. Memento with Darkinium Z is an option but it really limits your choice of setup Pokemon, as most appreciate having a Z-Move of their own. Taunt is an option to cripple Pokemon that rely on support or status moves, such as Suicune, Hippowdon, and Swords Dance Mega Absol, though there are more viable Taunt users such as Crobat and Mega Aerodactyl. Giga Drain is an option to recover HP; however,its Base Power is not too high and the damage output from Energy Ball is usually preferred.

Checks and Counters
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**Poison-types**: Bulky Poison-types such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel are 2HKOed by Psychic after Stealth Rock;however, they force Whimsicott out 1v1 due to the threat of an OHKO from their STAB moves.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Empoleon, Mega Steelix, and Metagross can switch into Whimsicott very safely due to its mediocre Special Attack and coverage and proceed to KO it with a super effective STAB attack or set up Stealth Rock. Cobalion and Scizor win 1v1 but they must be careful, as Hidden Power Fire does a sizable amount on the switch. However, bulky Scizor can live a Life Orb Hidden Power Fire and proceed to either OHKO Whimsicott with Bullet Punch or force it out with the threat of an OHKO.

**Fire-types**: Fire-types such as Entei and Volcanion take very little from Whimsicott's attacks due to its mediocre coverage and can OHKO in return with their super effective STAB Fire-type moves.

**Flying-types**: Flying-type Pokemon such as Mega Pidgeot, Crobat, and Talonflame can take advantage of Whimsicott's lackluster bulk and OHKO it with super effective moves.

**Bulky Pokemon**: Whimsicott's low offensive stats leave it unable to meaningfully damage common bulky Pokemon in UU such as Gliscor and Mega Steelix.
 
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Checks and Counters
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**Poison Types:** Bulky Poison Types, such as Crobat, Amoonguss, or Tentacruel are 2HKOed by Psychic after Stealth Rock,however, 1v1, they force it out due to the threat of an OHKO from their STAB moves.

**Steel Types:** Steel types such as Empoleon, Mega Steelix, and Metagross can switch-in very safely due to Whimsicott's mediocre Special Attack and coverage, and proceed to kill with a super effective STAB or setup Stealth Rock. However, Cobalion and Scizor win 1v1,but they must be careful, as Hidden Power does a sizable amount on the switchin. However, Scizors who are running the bulky spread can live a Life Orb Hidden Power Fire and proceed to either OHKO with Bullet Punch or force it out with the threat of the OHKO.

**Fire Types:** Fire Types such as Entei or Volcanion take very little from Whimsicott's attacks due to its mediocre amount of coverage and can OHKO in return with their super effective STAB Fire-Type moves

**Faster Pokemon:** Faster Pokemon such as Wing Attack Mega Aerodactyl, Crobat, and Talonflame take advantage of Whimsicott's lackluster bulk and OHKO with super effective moves.

**Bulky Pokémon:** Whimsicott's low offensive stats leave it unable to meaningfully damage common bulky Pokemon in UU such as Gliscor and Mega Steelix.
idr if i told u to unbold this stuff before but do it anyway ig. also all the pokemon u have in faster pokemon are flying types so u might as well change it to that, add mega bird too if u want. qc 1/3
 
For the Encore line, add something like "but Whimsicott's coverage other support moves are generally much more useful."

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[OVERVIEW]
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Whimsicott has access to (I dislike using "access to" here because it kinda implies Whimsicott has a choice on whether to use it or not) an extremely good 116 speed Speed tier which outpaces allows it to outpace everything and including Raikou and below. In addition to this, access to Prankster and a wide support movepool that contains moves such as Tailwind, Memento, and Encore allow it to support a wide variety of offensive teams. Whimsicott also has access to a good STAB combination in Grass/Fairy Grass / Fairy, which allows it to offensively check prominent threats such as Buzzwole, Latias, and Primarina, (RC) with powerful moves in Energy Ball and Moonblast, as well as lure some Steel-Types Steel-types such a as Scizor and KO them with (careful - this implies that HP fire is what lures in Steel-types, when in actual fact it's whimsicott) Hidden Power Fire and Poison Types lure Poison-types like Crobat and Tentacruel and KO them with Psychic. However, Whimsicott's ability to do these things is neutered by its mediocre base 77 Special Attack stat, which leaves it unable to KO bulkier variants of these Pokémon Pokemon without prior damage. Whimsicott also struggles to come in due to subpar 60/85/75 defensive stats 60 / 85 / 75 bulk, (HP isnt a defensive stat) which is not helped at all by it's its typing, (AC) which offers few useful resists, and. (AP) due to the new Prankster mechanics not affecting Dark-Types, Because Whimsicott's status moves are not affected by Dark-types, (no generational shifts) most teams are better off with a more viable fairy like Primarina, Togekiss, or Sylveon, which who (do not refer to Pokemon with "who") generally provide much more utility.

[SET]
========

name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Energy Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Energy Ball
move 4: Memento / Tailwind / U-Turn
item: Life Orb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[Set Comments]
Moves
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Moonblast is your Whimsicott's (no, "you" refers to the player) attacking move of choice, as it's a 95 base power 95-Base Power STAB move that allows you it to nail Dark Dark-, Fighting Fighting-, and Dragon Types Dragon-types such as Mega-Absol Mega Absol, Conkeldurr and Latias for super effective damage. Psychic is used to hit common Poison-Type switchins Poison-type switch-ins to Whimsicott such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel. Hidden Power Fire is chosen to 2HKO Scizor and Forretress on the switchin switch. Alternatively, Energy Ball is a STAB move that can be used hit Water and Ground-Types Water- and Ground-types for super effective damage. Memento is a move that faints makes Whimsicott faint, but has the is useful property of lowering because it lowers the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats by two stages, which can be useful for setting up teammates to sweep to help teammates set up and sweep. U-Turn U-turn uses Whimsicott's high speed to its advantage by allowing it to pivot out of disadvantageous situations. Next, Tailwind doubles the speed Speed of your Whimsicott's team for 5 five turns and allows teammates to sweep more effectively. Lastly, Encore and Stun Spore can be used to stop offensive momentum of the other team via locking the opposing Pokémon into a move or paralysis respectively but the utility of the listed moves are generally more useful by locking the opposing Pokemon into a move or paralysing it respectively, but the utility of the listed moves is generally more useful.

Set Details
============
An EV spread with maximum Special Attack and Speed boosts Whimsicott's offensive prowess as high much as possible. A Timid nature ensures that Whimsicott will outpace any unboosted Pokemon up to and including Raikou, possibly giving it the chance to revenge kill weakened threats. Life Orb maximizes damage to potential switch-ins such as Scizor or and Amoonguss. However, Leftovers is Whimsicott's item of choice. (?) However, Leftovers is the preferred option if you are running more support moves, such as Stun Spore, Tailwind, and U-turn or U-Turn, giving it as it gives Whimsicott passive recovery. (remove space) Finally, Prankster is Whimsicott's ability of choice, granting it +1 priority to any status move it uses, (AC) which allows it to support its teammates.

Usage Tips
============
Hit predicted Poison-Type Poison-type switch-ins such as Amoonguss with Psychic for a 2HKO after Stealth Rock. You shouldn't switch directly into hits, as Whimsicott's fragility and lack of recovery makes it ill-suited to be tanking hits. (remove space) Tailwind is best used early to mid game early- or mid-game for offensive momentum and to boost the speed of Pokémon who Speed of Pokemon that normally don't have aren't fast enough to damage more offensively inclined teams with Pokemon (a Pokemon isnt a team) such as Haxorus or and Nidoking. Memento is best used late game late-game to allow your wincon to not take heavy damage while setting up, (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) as you only get one chance at it, you should only use it when you have a guaranteed path to winning. Use U-Turn early game U-turn early-game on a predicted switch to safely get in a check versus a Pokémon Pokemon that is coming in. (remove space) Stun Spore is generally best used on Pokémon Pokemon such as Crobat or Mega Aerodactyl, who which rely on their speed Speed and will often switch-in to switch into Whimsicott. (remove space) If using Encore, switch in on the turn they use a setup/support move of choice the foe uses a setup or support move and lock them into it for free turns to do your own setup or switching into checks. Lastly, Hidden Power Fire is best used late game late-game if the opposing Steel-Types Steel-types are at low HP, as Whimsicott's mediocre special attack Special Attack won't often net OHKOes OHKOs (OHKOes = verb form) on Scizor and the like.

Team Options
============

Pokémon Pokemon that have mediocre speed Speed and are easily revenged by common scarfers Choice Scarf users such as Haxorus, Swords Dance Crawdaunt, and Nidoking appreciate the speed control from either Tailwind, (RC) or Stun Spore. (remove space) Memento benefits frailer sweepers who that like not taking hits or weakens supereffective super effective hits for setup turns or sweepers who that need to stay healthy to sweep, (RC) such a as Scizor, Cloyster, and Crawdaunt. (AP) Calm Mind Latias in particular appreciates likes Whimsicott's Fairy Typing ability to deal with threats such as Mega Absol because of its Fairy typing, and. (AP) It can get a free turn of setup from Memento's attack Attack and Special Attack drops, and it forces out Poison-Types, Poison-types while also luring surprising Scizor with Hidden Power Fire of its own. Partners Pokemon such as Entei or and Volcanion make good partners because they, Pokémon that can beat Whimsicott counters such as Metagross ,Scizor, or Empoleon, Metagross, Scizor, and Empoleon and in the case of Entei, Blissey, make good partners for Whimsicott, and. (AP) in In return, Whimsicott takes on the bulky Ground and Water-Types Ground- and Water-types that threaten them. (remove space) Setup Sweepers sweepers such as Gliscor appreciate Encore, as it allows them to setup set up (setup = noun form) safely on not very effective hits. Cobalion in particular likes Encore due to its large number of resists, and it has the added benefit of dealing with Steel-Types Steel-types such as Scizor for Whimsicott. Whimsicott really only fits on offensive builds, (AC) as slower, bulkier teams have little use for the Memento or Tailwind support, and they cannot afford to have use a Pokemon with its mediocre defenses or special attack and Special Attack.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
========
A Choice Specs set with Moonblast, Energy Ball, Switcheroo and Hidden Power Fire Moonblast / Energy Ball / Switcheroo / Hidden Power Fire can be used but it generally has lackluster power, and other Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Volcanion, and Primarina do the job much better. (remove space) Whimsicott has access to a number of extra moves that may prove useful on some teams, including Knock Off, which can be used to pester slower teams by removing their Leftovers, or offensive teams by removing their choice Choice item. There is also Endeavor which lowers the HP of opposing Pokémon a foe for a potential sweep by a teammate, (RC) and Leech Seed, which helps with gives Whimsicott extra recovery, especially in conjunction with Leftovers. However, other Pokemon do these jobs better, and most teams appreciate the pivoting via Memento or U-Turn U-turn more. Memento with Darkinium Z is an option but it really limits your choice of setup Pokémon Pokemon, as most appreciate having a Z-Move of their own. Taunt is an option to cripple things Pokemon that rely on support or Status status moves, such as Suicune,Hippowdon, Suicune, Hippowdon, and Swords Dance Mega Absol, though there are more viable taunt Taunt users such as Crobat or and Mega Aerodactyl. (AP) Giga Drain can be is an option to recover HP, (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) the base power is not too strong its Base Power is not too high and the damage output from Energy Ball is usually preferred.

Checks and Counters
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**Poison Types:** **Poison-types**: Bulky Poison Types, Poison-types such as Crobat, Amoonguss, or and Tentacruel are 2HKOed by Psychic after Stealth Rock,however, 1v1,; however, they force it Whimsicott out 1v1 due to the threat of an OHKO from their STAB moves.

**Steel Types:** **Steel-types**: Steel types Steel-types such as Empoleon, Mega Steelix, and Metagross can switch-in switch into Whimsicott very safely due to Whimsicott's its mediocre Special Attack and coverage, (RC) and proceed to kill KO it with a super effective STAB attack or setup set up Stealth Rock. However, Cobalion and Scizor win 1v1,but but they must be careful, as Hidden Power Fire (?) does a sizable amount on the switchin switch. However, Scizors who are running the bulky spread bulky Scizor can live a Life Orb Hidden Power Fire and proceed to either OHKO Whimsicott with Bullet Punch or force it out with the threat of the an OHKO.

**Fire Types:** Fire Types such as Entei or Volcanion **Fire-types**: Fire-types such as Entei and Volcanion take very little from Whimsicott's attacks due to its mediocre amount of coverage and can OHKO in return with their super effective STAB Fire-Type Fire-type moves. (AP)

**Flying Types:** Flying-Type **Flying-types**: Flying-type Pokemon such as Mega Pidgeot, Crobat, and Talonflame can take advantage of Whimsicott's lackluster bulk and OHKO it with super effective moves.

**Bulky Pokémon:** **Bulky Pokemon**: Whimsicott's low offensive stats leave it unable to meaningfully damage common bulky Pokemon in UU such as Gliscor and Mega Steelix.

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[OVERVIEW]
========

Whimsicott has access to (I dislike using "access to" here because it kinda implies Whimsicott has a choice on whether to use it or not) an extremely good 116 speed Speed tier which outpaces allows it to outpace everything and including Raikou and below. In addition to this, access to Prankster and a wide support movepool that contains moves such as Tailwind, Memento, and Encore allow it to support a wide variety of offensive teams. Whimsicott also has access to a good STAB combination in Grass/Fairy Grass / Fairy, which allows it to offensively check prominent threats such as Buzzwole, Latias, and Primarina, (RC) with powerful moves in Energy Ball and Moonblast, as well as lure some Steel-Types Steel-types such a as Scizor and KO them with (careful - this implies that HP fire is what lures in Steel-types, when in actual fact it's whimsicott) Hidden Power Fire and Poison Types lure Poison-types like Crobat and Tentacruel and KO them with Psychic. However, Whimsicott's ability to do these things is neutered by its mediocre base 77 Special Attack stat, which leaves it unable to KO bulkier variants of these Pokémon Pokemon without prior damage. Whimsicott also struggles to come in due to subpar 60/85/75 defensive stats 60 / 85 / 75 bulk, (HP isnt a defensive stat) which is not helped at all by it's its typing, (AC) which offers few useful resists, and. (AP) due to the new Prankster mechanics not affecting Dark-Types, Because Whimsicott's status moves are not affected by Dark-types, (no generational shifts) most teams are better off with a more viable fairy like Primarina, Togekiss, or Sylveon, which who (do not refer to Pokemon with "who") generally provide much more utility.

[SET]
========

name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Energy Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Energy Ball
move 4: Memento / Tailwind / U-Turn
item: Life Orb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[Set Comments]
Moves
=======

Moonblast is your Whimsicott's (no, "you" refers to the player) attacking move of choice, as it's a 95 base power 95-Base Power STAB move that allows you it to nail Dark Dark-, Fighting Fighting-, and Dragon Types Dragon-types such as Mega-Absol Mega Absol, Conkeldurr and Latias for super effective damage. Psychic is used to hit common Poison-Type switchins Poison-type switch-ins to Whimsicott such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel. Hidden Power Fire is chosen to 2HKO Scizor and Forretress on the switchin switch. Alternatively, Energy Ball is a STAB move that can be used hit Water and Ground-Types Water- and Ground-types for super effective damage. Memento is a move that faints makes Whimsicott faint, but has the is useful property of lowering because it lowers the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats by two stages, which can be useful for setting up teammates to sweep to help teammates set up and sweep. U-Turn U-turn uses Whimsicott's high speed to its advantage by allowing it to pivot out of disadvantageous situations. Next, Tailwind doubles the speed Speed of your Whimsicott's team for 5 five turns and allows teammates to sweep more effectively. Lastly, Encore and Stun Spore can be used to stop offensive momentum of the other team via locking the opposing Pokémon into a move or paralysis respectively but the utility of the listed moves are generally more useful by locking the opposing Pokemon into a move or paralysing it respectively, but the utility of the listed moves is generally more useful.

Set Details
============
An EV spread with maximum Special Attack and Speed boosts Whimsicott's offensive prowess as high much as possible. A Timid nature ensures that Whimsicott will outpace any unboosted Pokemon up to and including Raikou, possibly giving it the chance to revenge kill weakened threats. Life Orb maximizes damage to potential switch-ins such as Scizor or and Amoonguss. However, Leftovers is Whimsicott's item of choice. (?) However, Leftovers is the preferred option if you are running more support moves, such as Stun Spore, Tailwind, and U-turn or U-Turn, giving it as it gives Whimsicott passive recovery. (remove space) Finally, Prankster is Whimsicott's ability of choice, granting it +1 priority to any status move it uses, (AC) which allows it to support its teammates.

Usage Tips
============
Hit predicted Poison-Type Poison-type switch-ins such as Amoonguss with Psychic for a 2HKO after Stealth Rock. You shouldn't switch directly into hits, as Whimsicott's fragility and lack of recovery makes it ill-suited to be tanking hits. (remove space) Tailwind is best used early to mid game early- or mid-game for offensive momentum and to boost the speed of Pokémon who Speed of Pokemon that normally don't have aren't fast enough to damage more offensively inclined teams with Pokemon (a Pokemon isnt a team) such as Haxorus or and Nidoking. Memento is best used late game late-game to allow your wincon to not take heavy damage while setting up, (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) as you only get one chance at it, you should only use it when you have a guaranteed path to winning. Use U-Turn early game U-turn early-game on a predicted switch to safely get in a check versus a Pokémon Pokemon that is coming in. (remove space) Stun Spore is generally best used on Pokémon Pokemon such as Crobat or Mega Aerodactyl, who which rely on their speed Speed and will often switch-in to switch into Whimsicott. (remove space) If using Encore, switch in on the turn they use a setup/support move of choice the foe uses a setup or support move and lock them into it for free turns to do your own setup or switching into checks. Lastly, Hidden Power Fire is best used late game late-game if the opposing Steel-Types Steel-types are at low HP, as Whimsicott's mediocre special attack Special Attack won't often net OHKOes OHKOs (OHKOes = verb form) on Scizor and the like.

Team Options
============

Pokémon Pokemon that have mediocre speed Speed and are easily revenged by common scarfers Choice Scarf users such as Haxorus, Swords Dance Crawdaunt, and Nidoking appreciate the speed control from either Tailwind, (RC) or Stun Spore. (remove space) Memento benefits frailer sweepers who that like not taking hits or weakens supereffective super effective hits for setup turns or sweepers who that need to stay healthy to sweep, (RC) such a as Scizor, Cloyster, and Crawdaunt. (AP) Calm Mind Latias in particular appreciates likes Whimsicott's Fairy Typing ability to deal with threats such as Mega Absol because of its Fairy typing, and. (AP) It can get a free turn of setup from Memento's attack Attack and Special Attack drops, and it forces out Poison-Types, Poison-types while also luring surprising Scizor with Hidden Power Fire of its own. Partners Pokemon such as Entei or and Volcanion make good partners because they, Pokémon that can beat Whimsicott counters such as Metagross ,Scizor, or Empoleon, Metagross, Scizor, and Empoleon and in the case of Entei, Blissey, make good partners for Whimsicott, and. (AP) in In return, Whimsicott takes on the bulky Ground and Water-Types Ground- and Water-types that threaten them. (remove space) Setup Sweepers sweepers such as Gliscor appreciate Encore, as it allows them to setup set up (setup = noun form) safely on not very effective hits. Cobalion in particular likes Encore due to its large number of resists, and it has the added benefit of dealing with Steel-Types Steel-types such as Scizor for Whimsicott. Whimsicott really only fits on offensive builds, (AC) as slower, bulkier teams have little use for the Memento or Tailwind support, and they cannot afford to have use a Pokemon with its mediocre defenses or special attack and Special Attack.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
========
A Choice Specs set with Moonblast, Energy Ball, Switcheroo and Hidden Power Fire Moonblast / Energy Ball / Switcheroo / Hidden Power Fire can be used but it generally has lackluster power, and other Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Volcanion, and Primarina do the job much better. (remove space) Whimsicott has access to a number of extra moves that may prove useful on some teams, including Knock Off, which can be used to pester slower teams by removing their Leftovers, or offensive teams by removing their choice Choice item. There is also Endeavor which lowers the HP of opposing Pokémon a foe for a potential sweep by a teammate, (RC) and Leech Seed, which helps with gives Whimsicott extra recovery, especially in conjunction with Leftovers. However, other Pokemon do these jobs better, and most teams appreciate the pivoting via Memento or U-Turn U-turn more. Memento with Darkinium Z is an option but it really limits your choice of setup Pokémon Pokemon, as most appreciate having a Z-Move of their own. Taunt is an option to cripple things Pokemon that rely on support or Status status moves, such as Suicune,Hippowdon, Suicune, Hippowdon, and Swords Dance Mega Absol, though there are more viable taunt Taunt users such as Crobat or and Mega Aerodactyl. (AP) Giga Drain can be is an option to recover HP, (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) the base power is not too strong its Base Power is not too high and the damage output from Energy Ball is usually preferred.

Checks and Counters
========

**Poison Types:** **Poison-types**: Bulky Poison Types, Poison-types such as Crobat, Amoonguss, or and Tentacruel are 2HKOed by Psychic after Stealth Rock,however, 1v1,; however, they force it Whimsicott out 1v1 due to the threat of an OHKO from their STAB moves.

**Steel Types:** **Steel-types**: Steel types Steel-types such as Empoleon, Mega Steelix, and Metagross can switch-in switch into Whimsicott very safely due to Whimsicott's its mediocre Special Attack and coverage, (RC) and proceed to kill KO it with a super effective STAB attack or setup set up Stealth Rock. However, Cobalion and Scizor win 1v1,but but they must be careful, as Hidden Power Fire (?) does a sizable amount on the switchin switch. However, Scizors who are running the bulky spread bulky Scizor can live a Life Orb Hidden Power Fire and proceed to either OHKO Whimsicott with Bullet Punch or force it out with the threat of the an OHKO.

**Fire Types:** Fire Types such as Entei or Volcanion **Fire-types**: Fire-types such as Entei and Volcanion take very little from Whimsicott's attacks due to its mediocre amount of coverage and can OHKO in return with their super effective STAB Fire-Type Fire-type moves. (AP)

**Flying Types:** Flying-Type **Flying-types**: Flying-type Pokemon such as Mega Pidgeot, Crobat, and Talonflame can take advantage of Whimsicott's lackluster bulk and OHKO it with super effective moves.

**Bulky Pokémon:** **Bulky Pokemon**: Whimsicott's low offensive stats leave it unable to meaningfully damage common bulky Pokemon in UU such as Gliscor and Mega Steelix.

MasterAmpharos there were many many mistakes in this analysis that could easily be solved in your next analysis with a quick look over the grammar/prose standards or just reading through things more thoroughly. Use the method in the video below to implement this check and this is GP 1/2.

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[OVERVIEW]
========

Whimsicott has an extremely good base 116 Speed tier either good base 116 speed or good speed tier which that allows it to outpace Raikou and anything slower below. In addition to this, access to Prankster and a wide support movepool that contains moves such as Tailwind, Memento, and Encore allow it to support a wide variety of offensive teams. Whimsicott also has access to a good STAB combination in Grass / Fairy, which allows it to offensively check prominent threats such as Latias, (RC) and Primarina with powerful moves in Energy Ball and Moonblast. (period) It can also as well as lure some Steel-types such as Scizor and KO them with Hidden Power Fire and lure Poison-types like Crobat and Tentacruel and KO them with Psychic. However, Whimsicott's ability to do these things is neutered by its mediocre base 77 Special Attack stat, which leaves it unable to KO bulkier variants of these Pokemon without prior damage. Whimsicott also struggles to come in due to subpar 60 / 85 / 75 bulk, which is not helped at all by its typing, which offers few useful resists. However, Whimsicott both has trouble damaging foes due to its mediocre base 77 Special Attack and switching in due to its subpar bulk and poor typing. Because Whimsicott's status moves are not affected by do not affect Dark-types, space here most teams are better off with a more viable fairy Fairy-type like Primarina, Togekiss, or Sylveon, which generally provide much more utility. Then what is the use case for Whimsicott? What is its niche? Say "teams that don't need [whatever the niche is] are better off with a more viable fairy-type

[SET]
========

name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Energy Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Energy Ball
move 4: Memento / Tailwind / U-turn / Tailwind
item: Life Orb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[Set Comments]
Moves
=======

Moonblast is Whimsicott's attacking move of choice, as it's a 95-Base Power STAB move that allows it to nails Dark-, Fighting-, and Dragon-types such as Mega Absol, Mienshao, (AC) and Latias for super effective damage. Psychic is to hit common Poison-type switch-ins to Whimsicott such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel. Hidden Power Fire is chosen to 2HKO Scizor and Forretress on the switch. Alternatively, Energy Ball is a STAB move that can be used hit Water- and Ground-types for super effective damage. Memento is a move that makes Whimsicott faint, but is useful because it lowers the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats by two stages, which can be useful to help teammates set up and sweep. U-turn uses Whimsicott's high Speed to its advantage by allowing it to pivot out of disadvantageous situations. Next, Alternatively, Tailwind doubles the Speed of Whimsicott's team for five turns and allows teammates to sweep more effectively. Lastly, Encore and Stun Spore can be used to stop offensive momentum of the other team by locking the opposing Pokemon into a move or paralyzing it respectively, but the utility of the listed moves is generally more useful.

Set Details
============
An EV spread with maximum Special Attack and Speed boosts Whimsicott's offensive prowess as much as possible. A Timid nature ensures that Whimsicott will outpace any unboosted Pokemon up to and including Raikou, possibly giving it the chance to revenge kill weakened threats. Life Orb maximizes damage to potential switch-ins such as Scizor or and Amoonguss. However, Leftovers is the preferred option if you are running more support moves, such as Stun Spore, Tailwind, and U-turn as it gives Whimsicott passive recovery. Finally, Prankster is Whimsicott's ability of choice, granting it +1 priority to any status move it uses, which allows it to support its teammates.

Usage Tips
============
Hit predicted Poison-type switch-ins such as Amoonguss with Psychic for a 2HKO after Stealth Rock. You shouldn't switch directly into hits, as Whimsicott's fragility and lack of recovery makes it ill-suited to be tanking hits. Tailwind is best used early- or mid-game for offensive momentum and to boost the Speed of Pokemon that normally aren't fast enough to damage more offensively inclined teams with Pokemon (a Pokemon isnt a team) this is a comment. You need to address it such as Haxorus and Nidoking. Memento is best used late-game to allow your wincon sweeper of choice to not take heavy damage while setting up; however, as you only get one chance at it, you should only use it when you have a guaranteed path to winning. Use U-turn early-game on a predicted switch to safely get in a check versus a Pokemon that is coming in. Stun Spore is generally best used on Pokemon such as Crobat or Mega Aerodactyl, which rely on their Speed and will often switch into Whimsicott. If using Encore, switch in on the turn the foe uses a setup or support move and lock them into it for free turns to do your own setup or switching into checks. Lastly, Hidden Power Fire is best used late-game if the opposing Steel-types are at low HP, as Whimsicott's mediocre Special Attack won't often net OHKOs on Scizor and the like.

This entire section just mentions what move to use and when; you need to mention overall strategy for using the Pokemon. What's its role? How can you make it do its job most effectively? I'm guessing its job isn't to hit predicted switch-ins with moves. Talk with QC on this some more please

Team Options
============

Pokemon that have mediocre Speed and are easily revenge killed by common Choice Scarf users such as Haxorus, Swords Dance Crawdaunt, and Nidoking appreciate the speed control from either Tailwind or Stun Spore. Memento benefits frailer sweepers that like not taking hits or and weakens super effective hits for setup turns for sweepers that need to stay healthy to sweep such as Scizor, Cloyster, and Crawdaunt. Calm Mind Latias in particular appreciates Whimsicott's ability to deal with threats such as Mega Absol because of its Fairy typing. It can get a free turn of setup from Memento's Attack and Special Attack drops, and it forces out Poison-types while also surprising Scizor with Hidden Power Fire of its own. Pokemon such as Entei and Volcanion make good partners because they can beat Whimsicott counters such as Metagross, Scizor, and Empoleon and in the case of Entei, Blissey. In return, Whimsicott takes on the bulky Ground- and Water-types that threaten them. Are they really that good of partners? I thought whimsicott was mostly just there to support with its moves, not to take on bulky water-types when it can't even switch in on them. Setup sweepers such as Gliscor appreciate Encore, as it allows them to set up safely on not very effective hits. Cobalion in particular likes Encore due to its large number of resistances, and has the added benefit of dealing with Steel-types such as Scizor for Whimsicott. Whimsicott really only fits on offensive teams builds, as slower, bulkier teams have little use for the Memento or Tailwind support, and they cannot afford to use a Pokemon with its mediocre defenses and Special Attack. This should be sentence number one in this paragraph

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
========
A Choice Specs set with Moonblast / Energy Ball / Switcheroo / Hidden Power Fire can be used looks appealing but it generally has lackluster power, and other Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Volcanion, and Primarina do the job much better. Whimsicott has access to a number of extra moves that may might prove useful on some teams, including Knock Off, which can be used to pester slower teams by removing their Leftovers, (RC) or offensive teams by removing their Choice item. Endeavor lowers the HP of a foe for a potential sweep by a teammate and Leech Seed provides extra recovery, especially in conjunction with Leftovers. However, other Pokemon do these jobs better, and most teams appreciate the pivoting via Memento or U-turn more. Memento with Darkinium Z is an option but it really limits your choice of setup Pokemon, as most appreciate having a Z-Move of their own. Taunt is an option to cripple Pokemon that rely on support or status moves, such as Suicune, Hippowdon, and Swords Dance Mega Absol, though there are more viable Taunt users such as Crobat and Mega Aerodactyl. Giga Drain is an option to recover HP; however, space its Base Power is not too high and the damage output from Energy Ball is usually preferred.

Checks and Counters
========

**Poison-types**: Bulky Poison-types such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel are 2HKOed by Psychic after Stealth Rock; space however, they force Whimsicott out 1v1 due to the threat of an OHKO from their STAB moves.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Empoleon, Mega Steelix, and Metagross can switch into Whimsicott very safely due to its mediocre Special Attack and coverage and proceed to KO it with a super effective STAB attack or set up Stealth Rock. Cobalion and Scizor win 1v1 one-on-one, (AC) but they must be careful, as Hidden Power Fire does a sizable amount on the switch. However, bulky Scizor can live take one a Life Orb-boosted Hidden Power Fire and proceed to either OHKO Whimsicott with Bullet Punch or force it out with the threat of an OHKO.

**Fire-types**: Fire-types such as Entei and Volcanion take very little from Whimsicott's attacks due to its mediocre coverage and can OHKO in return with their super effective STAB Fire-type moves.

**Flying-types**: Flying-type Pokemon such as Mega Pidgeot, Crobat, and Talonflame can take advantage of Whimsicott's lackluster bulk and OHKO it with super effective moves.

**Bulky Pokemon**: Whimsicott's low offensive stats leave it unable to meaningfully damage common bulky Pokemon in UU such as Gliscor and Mega Steelix.

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MasterAmpharos not that this is a very important mon or anything (it's not at all), but please implement the second GP check so this can be considered done. There aren't even that many changes, comments aside, so yeah.

tl;dr don't be another killintime
 

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Double post, but to address the Usage Tips section comment, I'd probably reword this line "You shouldn't switch directly into hits, as Whimsicott's fragility and lack of recovery makes it ill-suited to be tanking hits." just a little; it's true that Whimsicott can't really take hits, but it's more appropriate to say how it should only be switching in on predicted support moves, Dragon-type attacks, and weak resisted hits like a Scald from Swampert. Whimsicott can then force out foes like Latias and Swampert thanks to its Speed and typing, which allows you to pivot out to a teammate that can appropriately deal with their switch-in, or use a coverage move like Hidden Power Fire or Psychic if their switch-in has been sufficiently weakened. There's also the thing with double switching if you fully expect them to go into one of the Pokemon Whimsicott can force out, which works well with U-turn and entry hazards. As for the way to order the point in the paragraph:
  • What I said about when to switch Whimsicott in, forcing it out, and pivoting out.
  • Talk about U-turn, since it's related to the pivoting factor.
  • Talk about Tailwind and Memento, the other two moves in that slot.
  • You can then insert when to use Psychic and Hidden Power Fire.
  • Talk about the Stun Spore and Encore parts. To make the Stun Spore line more related to supporting teammates, though, I'd mention how lowering their Speed supports whatever teammates that are typically slower.
Honestly, I should have said a bunch of this way earlier, but consider this a QC 3.5/3 if anything. I'll probably look through afterwards, and if it's fine, I'll GP the improved Usage Tips section. Make sure everything else in the previous GP check was implemented while you're at it.
 

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[OVERVIEW]
========

Whimsicott has an extremely good base 116 Speed that allows it to outpace Raikou and anything slow. In addition to this, access to Prankster and a wide support movepool that contains moves such as Tailwind, Memento, and Encore allow it to support a wide variety of offensive teams. Whimsicott also has a good STAB combination in Grass / Fairy, which allows it to offensively check prominent threats such as Latias and Primarina with powerful moves in Energy Ball and Moonblast. It can also lure some Steel-types such as Scizor and KO them with Hidden Power Fire and lure Poison-types like Crobat and Tentacruel and KO them with Psychic. However, Whimsicott both has trouble damaging foes due to its mediocre base 77 Special Attack and switching in due to its subpar bulk and poor typing. Because Whimsicott's status moves do not affect Dark-types, teams that do not absolutely need Whimsicott's typing and coverage are better off with a more viable Fairy-type like Primarina, Togekiss, or Sylveon, which generally provide much more utility.

[SET]
========

name: Offensive Support
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Energy Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Energy Ball
move 4: Memento / U-turn / Tailwind
item: Life Orb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[Set Comments]
Moves
=======

Moonblast is Whimsicott's attacking move of choice, as it's a 95-Base Power STAB move that nails Dark-, Fighting-, and Dragon-types such as Mega Absol, Mienshao, and Latias for super effective damage. Psychic is to hit common Poison-type switch-ins to Whimsicott such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel. Hidden Power Fire is chosen to 2HKO Scizor and Forretress on the switch. Alternatively, Energy Ball can be used hit Water- and Ground-types for super effective damage. Memento makes Whimsicott faint but lowers the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats by two stages, which can be useful for helping teammates set up and sweep. U-turn uses Whimsicott's high speed to its advantage by allowing it to pivot out of disadvantageous situations. Alternatively, Tailwind doubles the Speed of Whimsicott's team for five turns and allows teammates to sweep more effectively. Lastly, Encore and Stun Spore can be used to stop offensive momentum of the other team by locking the opposing Pokemon into a move or paralyzing it respectively, but the utility of the listed moves is generally more useful.

Set Details
============

An EV spread with maximum Special Attack and Speed boosts Whimsicott's offensive prowess as much as possible. A Timid nature ensures that Whimsicott will outpace any unboosted Pokemon up to and including Raikou, possibly giving it the chance to revenge kill weakened threats. Life Orb maximizes damage to potential switch-ins such as Scizor or and Amoonguss. However, Leftovers is the preferred option if you are running more support moves, such as Stun Spore, Tailwind, and U-turn as it gives Whimsicott passive recovery. Finally, Prankster is Whimsicott's ability of choice, granting it +1 priority to any status move it uses, which allows it to support its teammates.

Usage Tips
============

Whimsicott as a whole is used to support its teammates by removing Pokemon that cause them issues or granting them more chances to do work. Whimsicott should only be switched in on predicted support moves, Dragon-type attacks, and weak resisted hits like a Scald from Swampert due to its frailty. It can then force out foes like Latias and Suicune thanks to its Speed and typing, allowing you to pivot out into a teammate that can deal with their switch-in, especially if Whimsicott is running U-turn, which should be used often early-game. Tailwind is best used early- or mid-game for offensive momentum and to boost the Speed of Pokemon like Nidoking that aren't normally fast enough to damage more offensively inclined teams. As for Memento, it is best used late-game to allow your sweeper of choice to not take heavy damage while setting up; however, as you only get one chance at it, you should only use it when you have a guaranteed path to winning. When forcing out foes, make use of Whimsicott's coverage moves in Hidden Power Fire and Psychic to catch switch-ins like Scizor and Crobat after they have been sufficiently scouted and weakened. Encore should be used to grant its teammates free opportunities to switch in or set up by locking foes into setup or support moves. Lastly, make use of Stun Spore to slow down fast threats such as Crobat and Mega Aerodactyl, which rely on their Speed and will often switch into Whimsicott. Much like Tailwind, this supports Whimsicott's slower teammates.

Team Options
============

Whimsicott really only fits on offensive teams, as slower, bulkier teams have little use for the Memento or Tailwind support, and they cannot afford to use a Pokemon with its mediocre defenses and Special Attack. Pokemon that have mediocre Speed and are easily revenge killed by common Choice Scarf users such as Haxorus, Swords Dance Crawdaunt, and Nidoking appreciate the speed control from either Tailwind or Stun Spore. Memento benefits frailer sweepers that like not taking hits and weakens super effective hits for setup turns for sweepers that need to stay healthy to sweep such as Scizor, Cloyster, and Crawdaunt. Calm Mind Latias, in particular, appreciates Whimsicott's ability to deal with threats such as Mega Absol because of its Fairy typing. It can get a free turn of setup from Memento's Attack and Special Attack drops, and it forces out Poison-types while also surprising Scizor with Hidden Power Fire of its own. Pokemon such as Entei and Volcanion make good partners because they can beat Whimsicott counters such as Metagross, Scizor, and Empoleon and in the case of Entei, Blissey. In return, Whimsicott is able to take on the bulky Ground- and Water-types that threaten them despite its mediocre Special Attack. Setup sweepers such as Gliscor appreciate Encore, as it allows them to set up safely on not very effective hits. Cobalion in particular likes Encore due to its large number of resistances, and has the added benefit of dealing with Steel-types such as Scizor for Whimsicott.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
========

A Choice Specs set with Moonblast / Energy Ball / Switcheroo / Hidden Power Fire looks appealing, but it generally has lackluster power, and other Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Volcanion, and Primarina do the job much better. Whimsicott has access to a number of extra moves that might prove useful on some teams, including Knock Off, which can be used to pester slower teams by removing their Leftovers or offensive teams by removing their Choice item. Endeavor lowers the HP of a foe for a potential sweep by a teammate and Leech Seed provides extra recovery, especially in conjunction with Leftovers. However, other Pokemon do these jobs better, and most teams appreciate the pivoting via Memento or U-turn more. Memento with Darkinium Z is an option but it really limits your choice of setup Pokemon, as most appreciate having a Z-Move of their own. Taunt is an option to cripple Pokemon that rely on support or status moves, such as Suicune, Hippowdon, and Swords Dance Mega Absol, though there are more viable Taunt users such as Crobat and Mega Aerodactyl. Giga Drain is an option to recover HP; however, its Base Power is not too high and the damage output from Energy Ball is usually preferred.

Checks and Counters
========

**Poison-types**: Bulky Poison-types such as Crobat, Amoonguss, and Tentacruel are 2HKOed by Psychic after Stealth Rock; however, they force Whimsicott out due to the threat of an OHKO from their STAB moves.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Empoleon, Mega Steelix, and Metagross can switch into Whimsicott very safely due to its mediocre Special Attack and coverage and proceed to KO it with a super effective STAB attack or set up Stealth Rock. Cobalion and Scizor win one-on-one, but they must be careful, as Hidden Power Fire does a sizable amount on the switch. However, bulky Scizor can take one Life Orb-boosted Hidden Power Fire and proceed to either OHKO Whimsicott with Bullet Punch or force it out.

**Fire-types**: Fire-types such as Entei and Volcanion take very little from Whimsicott's attacks and can OHKO in return with their super effective STAB Fire-type moves.

**Flying-types**: Flying-type Pokemon such as Mega Pidgeot, Crobat, and Talonflame can take advantage of Whimsicott's lackluster bulk and OHKO it with super effective moves.

**Bulky Pokemon**: Whimsicott's low offensive stats leave it unable to meaningfully damage common bulky Pokemon in UU such as Gliscor and Mega Steelix.

Okay, so I implemented the GP check properly myself and rewrote / restructured a good part of the Usage Tips, since there's no point in really waiting for this any longer. Please try to stay on top of your analyses please, especially for one that really hasn't changed much with the recent tier shifts, and you've gotten multiple reminders already. BOUFF c/p it in and this should be done, thanks.
 

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