Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 0.6 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP56
Base stats
HP
40
Attack
27
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
37
Sp. Def
50
Speed
66
Total
280
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Cottonee
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
White 2
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Sun Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Cottonee can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
17 of 17
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| 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Cottonee can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
15 sprites & renders for Cottonee.
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Cite this page
“Cottonee”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/cottonee.
Species data from PokéAPI.