Cottonee (Pokémon)

Cottonee (Japanese: モンメン Monmen) is a dual-type Grass/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation V. Prior to Generation VI, it was a pure Grass-type Pokémon.

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.

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Cottonee
Cotton Puff Pokémon

モンメン
Monmen

#546




Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Type

Grass

Fairy

Abilities

Prankster or Infiltrator

Chlorophyll
Hidden Ability

Gender ratio

Unknown
50% male, 50% female

Catch rate

190 (35.2%)

Breeding

Egg Groups

Grass and Fairy

Hatch time

5140 - 5396 steps

Height

1'00"	0.3 m
Cottonee
0'0"	0 m
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0'0"	0 m
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0'0"	0 m
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Weight

1.3 lbs.	0.6 kg
Cottonee
0 lbs.	0 kg
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0 lbs.	0 kg
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Base experience yield

56

Leveling rate

Medium Fast

EV yield

Total: 1
Cottonee
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	1 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Green

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves into Whimsicott when exposed to a Sun Stone.

Biology

Cottonee is a white, circular Pokémon. It has white, puffy sections on the top of its head and its underside. Behind it is a green, star-shaped section similar to the area where a plant connects to its produce. It has orange, oval-shaped eyes, and furled, notched leaves on the sides of its body.

Cottonee is blown around by the wind because of its lightweight composition. The only circumstance in which it cannot be blown by the wind is when it has been soaked by rain, which weighs it down and makes it soggy. Afterwards, this Pokémon will stay under a tree until it dries, so that it may be blown by the wind again. During the mating season, Cottonee blow in the wind in large groups. Its cotton can be used as a defensive mechanism that aids its self-defense. Cotttonee's cotton is used to manufacture top-quality pillows and beds that are soft, puffy, light, and airy. When Eldegoss's cotton is weaved together with Cottonee's, it makes a cloth that is popular with many luxury brands

In the anime

Main series

Cottonee in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Cottonee debuted in Cottonee in Love!. A male Cottonee was chasing after a female he liked. When he was rejected for being weak, Ash and his friends helped him become stronger so he could impress her, and joined in a mass migration of the species. They reappeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.

Minor appearances

In White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, multiple Cottonee were in Mannes's garden.

In The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, Antonio's Cottonee was knocked out by Dino's Tranquill during the quarterfinals of the Club Battle tournament.

In Lost at the Stamp Rally!, a Cottonee performed in a Pokémon Musical.

Multiple Cottonee appeared in A Maractus Musical!, including one in a flashback.

Multiple Cottonee appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.

In The Lonely Deino!, multiple Cottonee were under Bobby's care.

Multiple Cottonee appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Cilan Takes Flight!.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.

In Clash of the Connoisseurs!, a Cottonee was living at Stonesthrow Town.

A Cottonee appeared in a flashback in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.

Multiple Cottonee appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, with one of them appearing during the Swords of Justice legend.

Multiple Cottonee appeared in Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!.

Multiple Cottonee appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!, all under the ownership of a Trainer.

In Secrets From Out of the Fog!, multiple Cottonee were living at N's hideout.

In a flashback in The Island of Illusions!, a Cottonee was at the Grand Spectrala Islet Pokémon Center.

Five Trainers' Cottonee appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Cottonee was playing in Lillie's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Now You See Them, Now You Don't!.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Tough Guy Trials!.

In Securing the Future!, five Trainers' Cottonee joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in The Dealer of Destruction!.

A Cottonee appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
BW029	Cottonee	Ash's Pokédex	Cottonee, the Cotton Puff Pokémon. Cottonee shoots cotton to distract its opponent when attacked, and travels around wherever the blowing wind carries it.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

A Cottonee appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, under the ownership of a resident of Aspertia City.

In the manga

Cottonee in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners

A Cottonee appeared in a fantasy in BWGP01.

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

A Cottonee appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!, under the ownership of a girl. It was rescued from Togari by Shin.

A Cottonee appeared in Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero.

Pokémon Adventures

A Hiker named Andy uses a Cottonee during his Triple Battle with Black in Black's First Trainer Battle. However, he was defeated after Andy became dehydrated. It was revealed that after many losses, Andy's Cottonee was training to overcome his weakness to Fire-types.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in An Odd Speech.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Drawing Bridges.

A Cottonee appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.

A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Angry Boy.

A Cottonee appeared in Unleashing the Incredible Z-Move.

A wild Cottonee appeared in Battle in Vast Poni Canyon as a resident of the Poni Wilds.

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Cottonee appeared in The Green Scroll: Kenshin's Adventure.

A Cottonee appeared in The Black Scroll: Nobunaga's Ambition.

In the TCG

Main article: Cottonee (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Unova
BW: #052

Unova
B2W2: #082

White 2
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	Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.

Generation VI

Kalos
#—

Hoenn
#—

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 VII

Alola
SM: #087

Alola
USUM: #105

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎.
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.

Generation VIII

Galar
#262

Galar
Crown Tundra #168

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword	It shoots cotton from its body to protect itself. If it gets caught up in hurricane-strength winds, it can get sent to the other side of the Earth.
Shield	Weaving together the cotton of both Cottonee and Eldegoss produces exquisite cloth that's highly prized by many luxury brands.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black

Pinwheel Forest (inner), Lostlorn Forest, Abundant Shrine

White

Trade Petilil in Nacrene City

Black 2

Pinwheel Forest (inner), Lostlorn Forest, Castelia City, Abundant Shrine, Victory Road

White 2

Trade Petilil on Route 4

Generation VI

Petalburg Woods (hidden Pokémon*)

Generation VII

Sun

Malie Garden, Melemele Meadow, Poni Meadow, Poni Plains, Ula'ula Meadow

Moon

Trade

Ultra Sun

Malie Garden, Melemele Meadow, Poni Meadow, Poni Plains, Ula'ula Meadow

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Trade Minccino in Hulbury
Stony Wilderness
Dappled Grove, Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness, Giant's Mirror (Max Raid Battle)

Unobtainable

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Forest: Misty Edgewater, Field: Misty Edgewater

Mountain Pass (1F-7F), Inflora Forest (1F-8F), Breezy Meadow (1F-8F), Silent Tundra (Gilded Hall), Dreamy Island (Gilded Hall), Moonlit Forest (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Rusty Mountain (Uncharted Road)

Rumble U

Jungle Area: Serperior Jungle

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Sacred Plains: Stage 4

Shuffle

Sweet Strasse: Stage 83
Event: Pokémon Safari (11th release; Winking)

Rumble World

Distortion Land: Gracious Woodlands (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Pinsir Sea, Rowlet Sea, Rowlet Sea^Final

Wild Area News

Games	Event	Gigantamax	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17, 30	April 28 to May 11, 2020

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sun	Moon	Absorb Bulb (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Absorb Bulb (5%)
Sword	Shield	Absorb Bulb (5%)

In-game trades

Game		Held Item(s)
Black	White	Cheri Berry (100%)
Black 2	White 2	Power Weight (100%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40		100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 27		28 - 86	53 - 168
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 37		37 - 97	71 - 190
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 66		63 - 129	123 - 254
Total: 280	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Rock

1×

Bug

1×

Ghost

1×

Psychic

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Flying

2×

Poison

4×

Steel

2×

Fire

2×

Ice

2×

Immune to:

Dragon

0×

Resistant to:

Fighting

½×

Ground

½×

Water

½×

Grass

½×

Electric

½×

Dark

½×

Notes:

If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Dragon-type moves is 1×.
Due to the conversion to Fairy-type , the effectiveness of Dragon-type was 1×, Poison-type was 2×, Steel-type was 1×, Dark-type was 1×, Fighting-type was 1×, and Bug-type was 2× prior to Generation VI.

Learnset

Cottonee is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Absorb	Grass	Special	02020	100100%	25
011	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	20
033	Fairy Wind	Fairy	Special	04040	100100%	30
066	Stun Spore	Grass	Status	0000—	07575%	30
1212	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	04040	100100%	15
1515	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	05555	09595%	25
1818	Growth	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	20
2121	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	0000—	07575%	35
2424	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	07575	100100%	10
2727	Charm	Fairy	Status	0000—	100100%	20
3030	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	0000—	09090%	10
3333	Cotton Spore	Grass	Status	0000—	100100%	40
3636	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	09090	100100%	10
3939	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	00——%	5
4242	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	0000—	100100%	5
4545	Cotton Guard	Grass	Status	0000—	00——%	10
4848	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120120	100100%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cottonee
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cottonee
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM11	TM11	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
TM19	TM19	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	25
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM28	TM28	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	07575	100}}100%	10
TM29	TM29	Charm	Fairy	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM34	TM34	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM37	TM37	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM40	TM40	Swift	Normal	Special	06060	00—}}—%	20
TM41	TM41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TM47	TM47	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM88	TM88	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM89	TM89	Misty Terrain	Fairy	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR30	TR30	Encore	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	5
TR37	TR37	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR59	TR59	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TR65	TR65	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR77	TR77	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR92	TR92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	08080	100}}100%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cottonee
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cottonee
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Memento	Dark	Status	—	100%	10
Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	—	100%	10
Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Worry Seed	Grass	Status	—	100%	10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cottonee in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Cottonee in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cottonee
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cottonee
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	70	100%	20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cottonee
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cottonee
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Gen.			Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
V	VI	VII	Captivate ×	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Confide	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Covet	Normal	Physical	06060	100}}100%	25
V	VI	VII	Defog	Flying	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
V	VI	VII	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
V	VI	VII	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Flash ×	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Grass Whistle ×	Grass	Status	0000—	055}}55%	15
V	VI	VII	Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	06565	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Natural Gift ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Return ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
V	VI	VII	Tailwind	Flying	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
V	VI	VII	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cottonee
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cottonee
× indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●
Defense	●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds	Base HP: 45
	Base Attack: 65	Base Defense: 49	Base Speed: 60

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond


	PokéPark Pad entry:
	Her friend Whimsicott does things at her own pace, which sometimes makes Cottonee nervous, even though she's the same way.

Pokémon Conquest

	HP:	★	Move: Absorb
	Attack:	★	Ability 1: Melee Ability 2: Mountaineer Ability 3: Dodge
	Defense:	★★
	Speed:	★★★
	Evolves into Whimsicott when its link is improved while its Warrior is equipped with a Sun Stone
Range: 4	Perfect Links: Sadatoshi

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Grass

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Grass

Attack Power: 40 - 90

5

#131

Swap

Sometimes replaces a disruption with this Pokémon.

Pokémon Shuffle

Grass

Attack Power: 40 - 90

5

#131

Crowd Control

Increases damage when there are more Cottonee in the puzzle area.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 120	Base Attack: 71	Base Defense: 111
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 1 km	Evolution Requirement: 50 + 1
Fast Attacks: Charm, Razor Leaf
Charged Attacks: Energy Ball, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot

Evolution

Unevolved

Cottonee
Grass Fairy

Sun Stone
→

First evolution

Whimsicott
Grass Fairy

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield


HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Cottonee images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Cottonee and Petilil can be seen as counterparts. They both evolve once using a Sun Stone and share a base stat total of 280. Additionally, Cottonee is exclusive to Black, Black 2, Sun, and Ultra Sun, while Petilil is exclusive to White, White 2, Moon, and Ultra Moon. They also have similar movesets.
Cottonee has the lowest base Attack stat of all Grass-type Pokémon.

Origin

Cottonee is based on a ball of cotton and two leaves of lamb's ear, though the way it lets the wind move it is similar to dandelion seeds and clouds. Cottonee also has the appearance of a sheep head.

Name origin

Cottonee may be a corruption of cottony or cottonweed or a combination of cotton and wee (small).

Monmen is a corruption of 木綿 momen (cotton).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	モンメン Monmen	From 木綿 momen
French	Doudouvet	From doudou and duvet
Spanish	Cottonee	Same as English name
German	Waumboll	From Baumwolle
Italian	Cottonee	Same as English name
Korean	소미안 Somian	From 소 (小) so and a corruption of 면 (綿) myeon
Cantonese Chinese
Mandarin Chinese	木棉球 Mùmiánqiú	From 木棉 mùmián and 棉球 miánqiú.

More languages
Russian	Коттони Kottoni	Transcription of English name
Serbian	Kotoni	From English name
Thai	โมนเมน Monmen	Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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