Whimsicott is one of the Pokemon that had its typing changed after the fairy type was added. Previously this fluffy cotton Pokemon was a pure grass type but now it is a dual grass/fairy type. Whimsicott is an epitome of soft fairy like creatures that it can behave almost like an octopus and can compress its body in order to fit through tiny gaps.
About Whimsicott
| First appearance in anime | In the Pokemon movies ‘White—Victini and Zekrom’ and ‘Black—Victini and Reshiram’ |
| First appearance in game | Black and White |
| Region | Unova |
| Evolution | Cottonee-->Whimsicott |
| 1st Evo requirement | Use Sun Stone |
| Pokedex Entry | It scatters cotton all over the place as a prank. If it gets wet, it'll become too heavy to move and have no choice but to answer for its mischief. As long as this Pokémon bathes in sunlight, its cotton keeps growing. If too much cotton fluff builds up, Whimsicott tears it off and scatters it. |
Whimsicott’s Base Stats
| HP | 60 |
| Attack | 67 |
| Defense | 85 |
| Sp. Attack | 77 |
| Sp. Defense | 75 |
| Speed | 116 |
Appearance
Whimsicott is a small bipedal Pokemon that has a brown body with cotton-like fluff that encompasses its body and head completely. It has leaf or vine-like structures on the sides of its head and its back. Not only that, it has orange, oval eyes and curled horns, or ears, that are green in colour, on either side of its face.
Behavior
Whimsicott is a notorious prankster Pokemon and uses its ability to squeeze through small gaps to move things around and leave cotton behind whenever no one is looking. Whimsicott is very light and is able to ride the wind due to its relative weight. However, when it's wet it becomes heavier than usual and sometimes can't even move.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Whimsicott’s typing, while not incredible, is still interesting as the fairy type is one of the more stranger types in the games. It is completely immune to dragon type moves and is resistant to fighting, ground, water, grass, electric, and dark type moves and takes half damage from them. It is, however, weak to flying, steel, fire, and ice type moves and takes double damage from them and is especially weak to poison type moves, taking quadruple damage from them.
Best Movesets for Whimsicott
All out Offense: Whimsicott may not look it but its typing makes it rather defensive which allows you to make its focus entirely on offensive moves. Combined with Choice Specs, to make up for its low offensive stats, it can use its speed and bulk to deal good damage over a long time.
| Moonblast | Psychic |
| Energy Ball | U-turn |
How to Catch Whimsicott in Pokemon Go
Whimsicott is one of the Pokemon in Pokemon Go that requires a special item in order to evolve. To evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott it is required to give them 50 Cottonee candy and a Sun stone. Sun Stones are rare items and can be found by spinning gyms and Pokestops with them dropping at a 1% chance.
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Trivia
- In the Unova horoscope, Whimsicott represents the season of spring.
- While it's based on a cotton ball, its tendency to aimlessly be blown by the wind seems to imply that Whimsicott bears some relation to tumbleweed.
FAQs
Is Whimsicott good?
Whimsicott’s speed and bulk makes it good as either a strong attacker that stays on the field for a while, or as an excellent support Pokemon capable of infuriating the opponent with lots of status effects.
Is Whimsicott fast?
Whimsicott’s best stat is its speed and can outpace a number of Pokemon although there are some Pokemon that are faster.
What is Whimsicott’s Hidden Ability?
Whimsicott’s Hidden Ability is Prankster, a rather notorious hidden ability which makes status effect moves take priority.
Conclusion
Whimsicott is a surprisingly good Pokemon that has not been used as much over the last few generations. Its stats are not spectacular but the strategies it can employ have been used to great effect and when set up correctly, both it and its pre-evolution can be very powerful.
