Counter and Mirror Coat prevent Wobbuffet from being completely passive, returning doubled damage if Wobbuffet made a correct prediction. Once Lugia is Tickled and Pursuited to death, most stall teams will be vulnerable to sweeps from deadly physical setup sweepers, like Rayquaza or Garchomp. Tickle Wobbuffet's main targets are Lugia and Blissey. Counter and Mirror Coat are the sources of Wobbuffet's damage output, the former being for physical attacks and the latter for special attacks. This stalls, yes, but it renders Wobbuffet useless. Therefore, the use of Wobbuffet is recommended to get Shiftry safely on the field and ensure that you get a free turn to use Nasty Plot via Encoring a non-attacking move. While a variety of common Choice Scarf users, such as Palkia and Zekrom, plague the Ubers metagame, Shadow Tag means Wobbuffet does an excellent job of revenge killing them, allowing insanely powerful sweepers such as Mewtwo and Darkrai to crush the many … This applies especially if Wobbuffet is your last Pokemon. They work really well in tandem with Wobbuffet's massive HP stat. Scizor is a nightmare for this set, resisting both of Shiftry's STAB moves and OHKOing with Bullet Punch or U-turn, or even striking your switch-in and going to a counter, thus giving your opponent control of the match. This trapping ability is a blessing for Wobbuffet, as it works fantastically with … Destiny Bond lets Wobbuffet remove a Pokemon when it's going to faint the next turn anyway, and i… Despite having a very limited movepool and downright awful stats bar HP, it is very deadly, as these flaws are compensated for by its access to Shadow Tag.

As long as your opponent has two Pokemon, he or she can continually switch them out between each other. Instead of using Shadow Tag to trap and revenge kill or PP stall a foe like Mega Gengar, Gothitelle, and Gothorita do, Wobbuffet takes advantage of its superior bulk to retaliate against certain threats after stomaching a heavy hit or leave a foe in an exploitable state by locking it into a move with Encore.

With Tickle, Wobbuffet can become an effective wallbreaker when paired with a user of Pursuit (such as Tyranitar or Scizor). If your opponent's Pokemon is not trapped, then Wobbuffet's major flaw kicks in. Encore is fundamental, allowing Wobbuffet to lock a Pokemon into a desired move, which either eases prediction with Counter and Mirror Coat, or opens up an opportunity for a setup sweeper to set up safely. Wobbuffet is a unique Pokemon. Wobbuffet makes another fantastic partner to Heracross, as it can not only trap Lugia and kill it with Mirror Coat if it decides to attack, but it can also revenge kill Pokemon with Choice Scarf that can revenge kill Heracross, such as Choice Scarf Dialga or Choice Scarf Palkia.