3rd Gen Wynaut? (Many reasons, actually)

Hoenn kept up what became a tradition - giving away an egg of a baby pokémon introduced in the current generation. In this case, this little guy:

Anyone familiar with competitive battling knows that Wobbuffet is in the rare "uber" tier due to his ability and moveset, and was actually banned in Gen III because Wobbuffet vs. Wobbuffet could never end. Wynaut also has a gimmicky use in battling like that. However, in-game capability and competitive battling capability don't always coincide, and given Wynaut's limitations this can be said to be one of those times. That said, have any of you ever used Wynaut in your game? If so why, and did it work out at all?

I'm currently planning on using the one I just hatched (and leave it involved) as a) I've never gotten one into the Hall of Fame, b) unlike my last failed attempt I now understand the whole physical vs. special thing being decided on type pre-gen IV and c) it hatched with a good ability for competitive battles and as you need to EV train for Battle Frontier I reckon it could do some damage. Not going to lie I am very apprehensive.

Tbh I never thought of using Wynaut/Wobbuffet in-game or anywhere else. Trying to predict what move the opponent would use would be too much of a hassle imo.

Honestly wynaut give it a chance if you understand the physical/special split. Do Wobbuffet's or Wynaut's show up in the Battle Frontier at all?

GnX1 said:

Tbh I never thought of using Wynaut/Wobbuffet in-game or anywhere else. Trying to predict what move the opponent would use would be too much of a hassle imo.

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Yeah the likes of Magnemite which mix special attacks and sonicboom are terrible to deal with, I tend to throw it in on predictable opponents - for example when I face Winona I fully expect to be able to OHKO it with Mirror Coat when it uses Dragonbreath.

GnX1 said:

Honestly wynaut give it a chance if you understand the physical/special split. Do Wobbuffet's or Wynaut's show up in the Battle Frontier at all?

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They're not on Bulbapedia's list of banned pokémon for it so I guess they can, whether or not they will though is another thing. I'd be wary of using it because of the whole Wobbuffet-with-Leftovers-stalemate thing, although I guess Wynaut would be more vulnerable. Might use it in that one where the pokémon decide their own moves.

I tried using it, but it's just useless in-game. It has little offensive capabilities and it's too gimmicky.

In competitive play it's a godsend, but casually, eh, it's amusing for a few battles actually; like if you're up against a killer pokemon who spams a particular move? Wynaut/Wobbuffet can take advantage of that!

Although, personally I don't use the duo all that much though, when I can just rely on type match-ups and power, etc to win all of the battles during the journey.

I think Wynaut is a cute Pokemon, but I hate its ability, Shadow Tag, and I don't like its movepool either. The few moves it gets are annoying moves like Counter, Mirror Coat, and Destiny Bond, with the only exception being the ever-useless Splash. So it's still a Pokemon I dislike.