Help with Wobbuffet

[BAD WOLF]

I'm currently raising a Wobbuffet. At the moment, it's at LV18 with 106HP (I also now know why it's classed as an uber.)

Training it up is becoming pretty long winded due to the fact that I am lousy at predicting what moves my opponent will use. which of these would you suggest i use?

1. Use doubles battles to train Wobbuffet, paired with a pokemon that knows taunt

or

2. use the move tutor to teach him encore and have him hold a quick claw, so that i get a good chance of being able to KO opponent's in a couple of turns.

[MasterToshima]

i would use the 2. option,even though i wont have a wobbuffet in my team whatsoever,but thats my busnes...Good luck training the Wobuffet!Also,why odnt you give him an expirience share?

[BAD WOLF]

EXP share i've already thought of... I like actually having Wobbuffet in battle to see how he can cope against attacks.

[Chris!]

Encore method is best. The guys who give Defense and Special Defense EVs (Graveler, Steelix, Tentacruel) generally have pretty weak attacks. Double battle Taunt is probably a good idea.

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

The Move Tutor won't work, since Encore isn't actually in Wobbufet's move list. You have to breed a Wynaut and have it learn Encore before it evolves. The best complete moveset is Encore, Counter, Mirror Coat, Destiny Bond.

[BAD WOLF]

I must've misread Serebii then, because I thought Encore was an egg move, but apparently not, because Wobbuffet has no egg moves...

[Seerow]

It's not an egg move. It's a move that it learned by Wynaut, which is Wobbuffet's pre-evolution. For Wobbuffet to know it, you must evolved a Wynaut that knows it.

[BAD WOLF]

I'm assuming that If I evolve a wynaut into wobbuffet, it won't have as high HP. What nature should I look to get when I breed 2 Wobbuffet? I can combat the slight loss of HP with leftovers and HP up items from the mart, but I want to make the difference as little as possible between my current Wobbuffet and my bred Wynaut.

[Seerow]

It will have the same HP as if it had always been a Wobbuffet when it evolves. You should be after any nature that increases one of your Defence stats and doesn't decrease the other.

[starocean55]

why is wobbefet a uber?

[Chris!]

That's more of a Competitive thing, but it's mainly because he can switch in to almost anything, then Encore. If the enemy attacked, Wob is guaranteed a KO. If the enemy didn't, then something is free to set up for a sweep AND Wobba can come back again with impunity. Shadow Tag just destroys any attempt at not giving your opponent a free two turns or KO.

[Bulbasaurus Rex]

Plus, as a last resort, Wobbuffet can take the opponent with it with Destiny Bond.