Essentials

Cotton Spore

grass None

Generation 2

Summary

Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.

Damage Dealt

  • bug ½
  • dark 1
  • dragon ½
  • electric 1
  • fighting 1
  • fire ½
  • flying ½
  • ghost 1
  • grass ½
  • ground 2
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison ½
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel ½
  • water 2
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
85%
PP
40, up to 64 with PP Up
Target
Selected opponent
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Names

Japanese
わたほうし (watahoushi)
French
Spore Coton
German
Baumwollsaat
Spanish
Esporagodón
Italian
Cottonspora

Machines

Generation 2
Not a TM
Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing SPEED.
Generation 4
The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat.

Categories

  • Speed down

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
beauty
Appeal
♡♡
Jam
♥
Flavor text
Startles the Pokemon that has the judge's attention.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
beauty
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Pokémon

Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
23 23 19 Mareep electric Static ½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground 		55 40 40 65 45 35 280
27 27 20 Flaaffy electric Static ½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground 		70 55 55 80 60 45 365
27 27 20 Ampharos electric Static ½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground 		90 75 75 115 90 55 500
25 25 28 Hoppip flying grass Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant 		35 35 40 35 55 50 250
29 29 32 Skiploom flying grass Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant 		55 45 50 45 65 80 340
33 33 32 Jumpluff flying grass Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant 		75 55 70 55 85 110 450
41 49 Cacnea grass Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape 		50 85 40 85 40 35 335
47 59 Cacturne grass dark Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape 		70 115 60 115 60 55 475
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Roselia poison grass Natural Cure
Poison Point 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant 		50 60 45 100 80 65 400
Budew poison grass Natural Cure
Poison Point 		½ male, ½ female No Eggs 40 30 35 50 70 55 280

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