Whimsicott

#547 (Unova)

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Pokémon type

Grass

Fairy

Whimsicott weaknesses

Whimsicott is weak to Flying, Steel, Fire and Ice-type moves, and doubly weak to Poison-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Whimsicott is resistant to Fighting, Ground, Water, Grass, Electric and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Dragon-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Whimsicott

The best moves for Whimsicott are Fairy Wind and Grass Knot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fairy Wind and Moonblast deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fairy Wind

10.8DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Defending

Charm

16DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Fairy Wind

4.5EPT

Moonblast

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Cottonee family. Whimsicott evolves from Cottonee for 50 Candy.

Cottonee

Whimsicott

Cottonee requires Sun Stone to evolve into Whimsicott.

Game images

Whimsicott, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

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Summary

Whimsicott is a Grass & Fairy Pokémon which evolves from Cottonee. It is weak to Poison, Flying, Steel, Fire and Ice moves. Whimsicott's best moveset is Fairy Wind & Grass Knot and it has a Max CP of 2,277.

About

"Whimsicott doesn't live in a fixed location. It floats around on whirling winds, appearing all over the place to perform its mischief."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Charm	20	7.3	16
Razor Leaf	13	7	15.6
Fairy Wind	9	13	10.8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	2	2.16
Seed Bomb	55	3	2
Moonblast	130	1	1.56
Hurricane	105	1	1.05

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fairy Wind	4	2	2.4	4.5
Charm	12	3	4.8	2.7
Razor Leaf	9	2	5.4	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	50	2.16
Moonblast ▼ att	90	50	2.16
Hurricane	110	60	1.83
Seed Bomb	55	40	1.65

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	9.6	100%
Charm 16 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	9.5	98%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	9.4	97%
Charm 16 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8.7	90%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8.6	89%
Charm 16 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	8.5	89%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	8.5	88%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8.5	88%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	8.3	86%
Charm 16 DPS	Hurricane 42 DPS	8.1	84%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Hurricane 42 DPS	8.1	84%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Hurricane 42 DPS	7.5	78%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Charm 16 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	4.3	100%
Charm 16 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	3.9	90%
Charm 16 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	3.8	89%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	3.8	88%
Charm 16 DPS	Hurricane 42 DPS	3.5	82%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	3.5	81%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	3.3	77%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	3.2	74%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	3.2	74%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	3.1	72%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Hurricane 42 DPS	2.8	66%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Hurricane 42 DPS	2.7	62%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Moonblast 2.16 DPE	12	12.1	100%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	12	12.1	100%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Hurricane 1.83 DPE	14	10.7	88%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Moonblast 2.16 DPE	21	10.6	87%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	21	10.6	87%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	10	9.8	81%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Moonblast 2.16 DPE	26	9.7	80%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	26	9.7	80%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Hurricane 1.83 DPE	24	9.7	80%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	15	9.2	76%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Hurricane 1.83 DPE	30	9.1	75%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	20	8.7	72%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Whimsicott?

Whimsicott is weak to Flying, Steel, Fire and Ice moves, and doubly weak to Poison moves.

The best counter to Whimsicott is Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, followed by Eternatus, Mega Victreebel and Mega Gengar.

The top Whimsicott counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Beedrill	Poison Jab Sludge Bomb	100%
Eternatus	Poison Jab Sludge Bomb	92%
Mega Victreebel	Acid Acid Spray+	92%
Mega Beedrill	Poison Sting Sludge Bomb	92%
Mega Gengar	Lick Sludge Bomb	90%
Mega Gengar	Hex Sludge Bomb	90%
Naganadel	Poison Jab Sludge Bomb	88%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	87%
Mega Victreebel	Acid Sludge Bomb	84%
Nihilego	Poison Jab Sludge Bomb	83%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		164
Defense		176
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	0.7 m
Weight	6.6 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	863
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,151
Level 30 Max wild	1,726
Level 40	2,014
Level 50	2,277

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,439
Level 35 (wild)	1,870

Costumes

Whimsicott costumes

Whimsicott (Flower Crown)

Whimsicott (Flower Crown) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO