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Cottonee

Cotton Puff Pokémon

Weaving together the cotton of both Cottonee and Eldegoss produces exquisite cloth that’s highly prized by many luxury brands.

In Pokémon GO · 700 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.3 m

Weight0.6 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP56

Abilities

Prankster

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Infiltrator

Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.

ChlorophyllHidden

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Egg groups: Fairy, Grass

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

280

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Memento

Moves

Item

Eviolite

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

TeraFairy

EV spread

HP36

Def36

SpA140

SpD36

Spe▲228

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Cottonee

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

#0546Cottonee

Sun Stone

#0547Whimsicott

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Cottonee can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	20	100	25
1	Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
3	Fairy Wind Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fairy	Special	40	100	30
6	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	Grass	Status	—	75	30
12	Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	40	100	15
15	Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
18	Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
21	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	Poison	Status	—	75	35
24	Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100	10
27	Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
30	Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.	Grass	Status	—	90	10
33	Cotton Spore Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Grass	Status	—	100	40
36	Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100	10
39	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
42	Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
45	Cotton Guard Raises the user’s Defense by three stages.	Grass	Status	—	—	10
48	Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking.	Grass	Special	120	100	10