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Counter guide · Grass / Fairy · Gen V

What beats Whimsicott?

The 5 hardest counters to Whimsicott ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Salazzle outspeeds and hits for 4× with poison-type STAB.

Whimsicott
No. 547
Whimsicott
Grass Fairy
BST 480 · Speed 116 · Atk 67 · SpA 77

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Salazzle
    No. 758
    Salazzle
    Poison Fire
    Hits Whimsicott for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 117 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 111)
  2. #2
    Iron Moth
    No. 994
    Iron Moth
    Fire Poison
    Hits Whimsicott for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 110 ≤ 116 (slower) Lean: Special (SpA 140)
  3. #3
    Crobat
    No. 169
    Crobat
    Poison Flying
    Hits Whimsicott for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 130 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 90)
  4. #4
    Eternatus
    No. 890
    Eternatus
    Poison Dragon
    Hits Whimsicott for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes 1× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 130 > 116 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 145)
  5. #5
    Revavroom
    No. 966
    Revavroom
    Steel Poison
    Hits Whimsicott for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 90 ≤ 116 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 119)

Whimsicott's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Poison
2× weak to
Fire Ice Flying Steel
Immune to
Dragon

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Whimsicott, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Whimsicott hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.