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Whimsicottin Pokémon SoulGold

grassfairy

Pokédex Entry

Windveiled Pokémon

It rides on the wind and slips into people's homes. After it has turned a room into a cotton-filled mess, it giggles to itself and takes off.

Whimsicott in Pokémon SoulGold

Whimsicott is #547 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its grass/fairy typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Type
GrassFairy
Dex
#547
Abilities
Prankster(Primary)

Status moves go first.

Infiltrator(Secondary)

Passes through barriers.

Chlorophyll(Hidden)

Raises Speed in sunshine.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
grass, fairy
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
75
pokeball
Poké Ball7.5%
greatball
Great Ball10.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball13.4%
Base Exp
168
EV Yield
2 Speed
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2ice ×2poison ×4flying ×2steel ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5ground ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
dragon

How to Obtain

Whimsicott has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve cottonee to get one.

Level Up Moves (21)

TailwindLevel: 0flying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Whips up a breeze, doubling ally Speed for 4 turns.ally Speed for 3 turns.
Helping HandLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP20
Boosts the power of ally recipient's moves.
AbsorbLevel: 1grass
PWR20ACC100PP0
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
Fairy WindLevel: 3fairy
PWR40ACC100PP30
Stirs up a fairy wind to strike the foe.
Stun SporeLevel: 6grass
PWR0ACC75PP30
Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe.
GustLevel: 10flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
Mega DrainLevel: 12grass
PWR40ACC100PP0
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
Razor LeafLevel: 15grass
PWR55ACC95PP25
Cuts enemies with leaves. High critical-hit ratio.
GrowthLevel: 18normal
PWR0ACC0PP0
Forces the body to grow, raising Attack and Sp. Atk.Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp. Atk.
Poison PowderLevel: 21poison
PWR0ACC75PP35
Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
Giga DrainLevel: 24grass
PWR0ACC100PP0
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Draining KissLevel: 27fairy
PWR50ACC100PP10
An attack that absorbs over half the damage inflicted.
Leech SeedLevel: 30grass
PWR0ACC90PP10
Plants a seed on the foe to steal HP on every turn.
Cotton SporeLevel: 33grass
PWR0ACC0PP40
Spores cling to the foes, Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing Speed.
Energy BallLevel: 36grass
PWR0ACC100PP10
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Sunny DayLevel: 39fire
PWR0ACC0PP5
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
EndeavorLevel: 42normal
PWR1ACC100PP5
Cuts foe's HP to equal user's HP.
Cotton GuardLevel: 45grass
PWR0ACC0PP10
Wraps its body in cotton. Drastically raises Defense.
Solar BeamLevel: 48grass
PWR120ACC100PP10
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
MoonblastLevel: 52fairy
PWR95ACC100PP15
Attacks with the power of the moon. May lower Sp. Atk.
HurricaneLevel: 60flying
PWR0ACC70PP10
Traps the foe in a fierce wind. May cause confusion.

Pre-evolution-only Moves (1)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Whimsicott cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

CharmLevel: 27(Cottonee · Level 27)fairy
PWR0ACC100PP20
Charms the foe and sharply reduces its Attack.

Egg Moves (11)

Natural Giftnormal
PWR1ACC100PP15
The effectiveness varies with the held Berry.
Encorenormal
PWR0ACC100PP5
Makes the foe repeat its last move over 3 turns.
Ticklenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Makes the foe laugh to lower Attack and Defense.
Fake Tearsdark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Grass Whistlegrass
PWR0ACC55PP15
Lulls the foe into sleep with a pleasant melody.
Mementodark
PWR0ACC0PP10
The user faints and harshly lowers foes Atk and Sp.Atk.
Beat Updark
PWR0ACC100PP10
Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
Switcheroodark
PWR0ACC100PP10
Swaps items with the foe faster than the eye can see.
Worry Seedgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10
Plants a seed on the foe giving it Insomnia.
Captivatenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Makes the opposite gender sharply reduce its Sp. Atk.
Misty Terrainfairy
PWR0ACC0PP10
Covers the ground with mist for 5 turns. Blocks status.

TM/HM Moves (31)

Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Dazzling Gleamfairy
PWR80ACC100PP10TM99
Damages foes by emitting a bright flash.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Energy Ballgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10TM53
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC0PP20HM05
Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
Flingdark
PWR1ACC100PP10TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Draingrass
PWR0ACC100PP0TM87
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Grass Knotgrass
PWR1ACC100PP20TM86
A snare attack that does more damage to heavier foes.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Light Screenpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP30TM16
Wall of light cuts special damage for 5 turns.
Nature Powernormal
PWR1ACC0PP20TM96
The type of attack varies depending on the location.
Play Roughfairy
PWR90ACC90PP10TM98
Plays rough with the foe. May lower Attack.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Safeguardnormal
PWR0ACC0PP25TM20
Protects allies from status problems for 5 turns.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Trick Roompsychic
PWR0ACC0PP5TM92
Slower Pokémon get to move first for 5 turns.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.

Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
6
Resistances
1
Immunities
6
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Whimsicott. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Whimsicott resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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