Whimsicott

It looks like a ball of cotton with legs, but it isn't a docile creature or a simple plant. Whimsicott lets itself be carried by whirlwinds, slips through tiny gaps and enters houses to move furniture, hide valuable objects or fill rooms with white tufts. Then it disappears amid laughter, as if the whole thing were a private joke.

Its appearance combines a fully opened cotton plant with sheep-like features and those of a mischievous elf. Wind is part of its design and its behaviour: it appears when it gets up, travels on air currents and loses some of the cotton on its head when the gale picks up. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 6.6 kg, although its light body lets it slip through any crack.

It occupies the second and final stage of its evolutionary line. Cottonee evolves when exposed to a Sun Stone, at which point the small cotton Pokémon takes on a more humanoid form and gains the Fairy type.

Whimsicott doesn't stand out for raw damage. Its HP is 60, Attack 67, Defense 85, Special Attack 77, Special Defense 75 and Speed 116. That last figure holds the whole set together: it moves first, disrupts the opponent before taking hits and forces switches with status moves.

Prankster is its defining Ability. It lets it use status moves first, so Tailwind, Encore, Taunt, Helping Hand or Trick Room gain value even though its offensive power is limited. Encore can lock the opponent into Protect, a boosting move or a status trap; Tailwind changes the pace of the entire team; Helping Hand increases an ally's pressure in double battles. Infiltrator lets it ignore Substitute and barriers, while Chlorophyll doubles its Speed in sun.

Grass/Fairy gives it an immunity to Dragon and resistances to Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Fighting and Dark. In return, it piles up weaknesses to Fire, Flying, Ice, Steel and Poison. Moonblast provides a reliable Fairy-type attack, Energy Ball covers Water- and Ground-type opponents, and U-turn lets it leave while keeping the initiative.

In singles, it works as fast support on teams that need Speed control, disruption and constant switching; in doubles, it fits better because Tailwind and Helping Hand directly benefit its partner. Its low HP, mediocre damage without offensive investment, lack of reliable recovery and Poison- or Steel-type opponents that resist its main attacks hold it back.

Whimsicott belongs to the Grass and Fairy Egg Groups, so it shares compatibility with species from both groups. Its gender ratio is even: 50% female and 50% male. Hatching requires 20 cycles, equivalent to approximately 5355 steps using the usual conversion.

Its notable Egg Moves include Beat Up, Memento, Tickle, Sucker Punch and Switcheroo. Memento fits its support profile, while Beat Up and Switcheroo expand its Dark-type options without relying on its Special Attack.

Its evolution has one exact condition: Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott when a Sun Stone is used on it. It does not depend on level, friendship, time or location. Its catch rate is 75, a fairly demanding figure: catching it takes some preparation and it doesn't offer the ease of species with high catch rates. In the wild, it may be holding an Absorb Bulb.