Essentials

Cottonee

Cotton Puff Pokémon

Cottonee

Grass Fairy

Abilities

Prankster

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Infiltrator

Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.

Hidden Ability

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Damage Taken

  • Bug 1
  • Dark ½
  • Dragon 0
  • Electric ½
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting ½
  • Fire 2
  • Flying 2
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground ½
  • Ice 2
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 4
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 1
  • Steel 2
  • Water ½

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 5
National
546
Original Unova
52 Black, White
Updated Unova
82 Black 2, White 2
Original Alola
87 Sun, Moon
Original Melemele
87 Sun, Moon
Original Ula'ula
47 Sun, Moon
Original Poni
37 Sun, Moon
Updated Alola
105 Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Updated Melemele
105 Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Updated Ula'ula
50 Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Updated Poni
49 Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Names

Japanese
モンメン (monmen)
モンメン
Korean
소미안
Chinese
木棉球
木棉球
French
Doudouvet
German
Waumboll
Spanish
Cottonee
Italian
Cottonee

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female Search:
Egg groups
  • Fairy
  • Grass
Search:
Hatch counter
20 Search:
Steps to hatch
5355 / 2805

Compatibility

Training

Base EXP
56 Search:
Effort points
  • 1 Speed
Capture rate
190 Search:
Base happiness
70 Search:
Growth rate
medium Search:

Wild held items

Generation 5 nothing
Generation 6 nothing
Generation 7 5% Absorb Bulb Absorb Bulb

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Cottonee Whimsicott Use a Sun Stone

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
40
 9.5 253 284
Attack
27
 2.6 122 153
Defense
60
 35.4 188 219
Special Attack
37
 11.2 142 173
Special Defense
50
 22.7 168 199
Speed
66
 50.3 200 231
Total
280
 8.6

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 5
Black

When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.

White

They go wherever the wind takes them. On rainy days, their bodies are heavier, so they take shelter beneath big trees.

Black 2, White 2

Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.

Generation 6
X

When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.

Y

Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.

Omega Ruby

When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.

Alpha Sapphire

Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.

Generation 7
Sun

When it finds others of its kind, they all stick together. When enough of them have collected, the mass resembles a cumulonimbus cloud.

Moon

Pillows and beds stuffed with cotton exhaled by Cottonee are soft and puffy, light and airy— altogether top quality.

Ultra Sun

To protect itself, it shoots cotton from its body. When it gets wet in the rain, its cotton grows moist and heavy, and it can’t move as well.

Ultra Moon

When attacked, it expels cotton from its body to create a diversion. The cotton it loses grows back in quickly.

Sprites

Cottonee Cottonee

Miscellany

Species
Cotton Puff Pokémon Search:
Color
Green Search:
Cry
Footprint
Cottonee
Shape
Pomaceous Search:

Height

Trainer dude

Cottonee
3

0'11.8"
0.3 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Cottonee
6

1.3 lb
0.6 kg

Locations

Black Black
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Walking in dark grass
Black 2 Black 2
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Walking in dark grass

Moves

Grass and Fairy moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Special moves better suit Cottonee's higher Special Attack, and have their class highlighted in green.

Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
— — — — — Absorb Grass special 25 20 100%

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
— — — — Fairy Wind Fairy special 30 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
4 4 4 4 4 Growth Normal status 20 — —

Raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
8 8 8 8 8 Leech Seed Grass status 10 — 90%

Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.
10 10 10 10 10 Stun Spore Grass status 30 — 75%

Paralyzes the target.
13 13 13 13 13 Mega Drain Grass special 15 40 100%

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
17 17 17 17 17 Cotton Spore Grass status 40 — 100%

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
19 19 19 19 19 Razor Leaf Grass physical 25 55 95%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
22 22 22 22 22 Poison Powder Poison status 35 — 75%

Poisons the target.
26 26 26 26 26 Giga Drain Grass special 10 75 100%

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
28 28 28 28 28 Charm Fairy status 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.
31 31 31 31 31 Helping Hand Normal status 20 — — 5

Ally's next move inflicts half more damage.
35 35 35 35 35 Energy Ball Grass special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
37 37 37 37 37 Cotton Guard Grass status 10 — —

Raises the user's Defense by three stages.
40 40 40 40 40 Sunny Day Fire status 5 — —

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
44 44 44 44 44 Endeavor Normal physical 5 * 100%

Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's.
46 46 46 46 46 Solar Beam Grass special 10 120 100%

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• • • • • Beat Up Dark physical 10 * 100%

Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has.
• • • • Captivate Normal status 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
• • • • • Encore Normal status 5 — 100%

Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
• • • • • Fake Tears Dark status 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.
• • • • • Grass Whistle Grass status 15 — 55%

Puts the target to sleep.
• • • • • Memento Dark status 10 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.
• Misty Terrain Fairy status 10 — —

For five turns, protects all Pokémon on the ground from major status ailments and confusion, and halves the power of incoming Dragon moves.
• • • • • Natural Gift Normal physical 15 * 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.
• • • • • Switcheroo Dark status 10 — 100%

User and target swap items.
• • • • • Tickle Normal status 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.
• • • • • Worry Seed Grass status 10 — 100%

Changes the target's ability to Insomnia.
Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Covet Normal physical 25 60 100%

Takes the target's item.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Endeavor Normal physical 5 * 100%

Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Giga Drain Grass special 10 75 100%

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Helping Hand Normal status 20 — — 5

Ally's next move inflicts half more damage.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Knock Off Dark physical 20 65 100%

Target drops its held item.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Seed Bomb Grass physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Snore Normal special 15 50 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Tailwind Flying status 15 — —

For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.
Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Worry Seed Grass status 10 — 100%

Changes the target's ability to Insomnia.
Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
06 06 06 06 06 Toxic Poison status 10 — 90%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
10 10 10 10 10 Hidden Power Normal special 15 60 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
11 11 11 11 11 Sunny Day Fire status 5 — —

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
12 12 12 12 12 Taunt Dark status 20 — 100%

For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
17 17 17 17 17 Protect Normal status 10 — — 4

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
20 20 20 20 20 Safeguard Normal status 25 — —

Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
21 21 21 21 21 Frustration Normal physical 20 * 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
22 22 22 22 22 Solar Beam Grass special 10 120 100%

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
27 27 27 27 27 Return Normal physical 20 * 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
32 32 32 32 32 Double Team Normal status 15 — —

Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
42 42 42 42 42 Facade Normal physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
44 44 44 44 44 Rest Psychic status 10 — —

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
45 45 45 45 45 Attract Normal status 15 — 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
48 48 48 48 48 Round Normal special 15 60 100%

Has double power if it's used more than once per turn.
53 53 53 53 53 Energy Ball Grass special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
70 70 70 Flash Normal status 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
85 85 85 85 85 Dream Eater Psychic special 15 100 100%

Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
86 86 86 86 86 Grass Knot Grass special 20 * 100%

Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
87 87 87 87 87 Swagger Normal status 15 — 85%

Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
88 88 88 88 Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
90 90 90 90 90 Substitute Normal status 10 — —

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
94 Secret Power Normal physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
96 96 96 96 Nature Power Normal status 20 — —

Uses a move which depends upon the terrain.
99 99 99 99 Dazzling Gleam Fairy special 10 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
100 100 100 100 Confide Normal status 20 — —

Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.

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