Cosmog
Cosmog is a Psychic-type Pokémon, the Nebula Pokémon, number 789 (#0789) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.2 m tall and weighs 0.1 kg.
Cosmog is the Nebula Pokémon, a drifting cloud of gas so light that the Pokédex says the slightest breeze can carry it off. Ages ago the people of Alola called it the child of the stars, and it is the first stage of the line that ends in Solgaleo or Lunala.
How to pronounce Cosmog
Cosmog is pronounced KOZ-mog. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Cosmog said out loud:
In Japanese it is コスモッグ.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Cosmog's body is a cloud of gas that shades from violet to light blue, like a nebula. A black patch in the middle holds its face, with small yellow eyes and round blue cheeks, and a golden half-circlet runs across the top and the bottom of its body. It is 0.2 m (0'08") tall and weighs 0.1 kg (0.2 lbs).
Behaviour
Cosmog is highly curious but careless, and the Pokédex says it often puts itself in danger, then teleports away when things look dicey. Bulbapedia says it is trusting and quickly takes to anyone who is kind to it, even if that person has poor motives.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat; it says Cosmog came from another universe, or another world. In Sun and Moon one waits at the Lake of the Sunne (Sun) or the Lake of the Moone (Moon), and in Scarlet and Violet it arrives only by transfer from Pokémon HOME or from an event. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
Diet
The Pokédex says it grows slowly by gathering dust from the air.
Powers
Its only Ability is Unaware, and its only moves are Splash and Teleport. Bulbapedia says it can tear open Ultra Wormholes under great strain, which is dangerous enough to leave it immobile for a long time or even kill it. With a base stat total of only 200, it is no fighter.
Name origin
Cosmog may combine cosmos or cosmogony with fog or smog; Bulbapedia notes that, in-universe, a professor at the Aether Foundation named it. The Japanese name is Cosmog (コスモッグ).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Cosmog may be modelled on a molecular cloud, the kind of nebula where stars form.
Evolution notes
Cosmog evolves into Cosmoem at level 43. Bulbapedia says Solgaleo and Lunala can create Cosmog, probably as a kind of reproduction.
In the games
Lillie's companion Nebby is a Cosmog and is central to the story of Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. In Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra a woman in Freezington gives you one as a reward.
In the anime
A Cosmog nicknamed Nebby debuted in 'A Dream Encounter!', where Ash found it and took care of it.
Fun facts
- At 0.1 kg it is, Bulbapedia says, the lightest Psychic type and the lightest Legendary, and it shares the title of lightest Pokémon overall.
- Apart from Struggle, neither Cosmog nor Cosmoem can damage an opponent, and no other Pokémon is in that position.
- In the anime Nebby made history as the first Legendary Pokémon to belong to a main character.
Base stats
- HP: 43
- Attack: 29
- Defense: 31
- Sp. Atk: 29
- Sp. Def: 31
- Speed: 37
Cosmog’s base stat total is 200. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Cosmog weak to?
Cosmog takes extra damage from Bug (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (½×), Psychic (½×).
Evolution
How does Cosmog evolve?
Cosmog evolves into Cosmoem at level 43.
The whole family: Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala.
Abilities
- Unaware: Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
Moves
Moves Cosmog learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splash | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — |
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 HP effort value.
- Base experience yield: 40.
Pokédex entries
Cosmog is very curious but not very cautious, often placing itself in danger. If things start to look dicey, it teleports away. (Shield)
This Pokémon came from another universe. Its gaseous body is so light that even a gentle breeze can blow it away. (Sword)
Whether or not it's a Pokémon from this world is a mystery. When it's in a jam, it warps away to a safe place to hide. (Ultra Moon)
Even though its helpless, gaseous body can be blown away by the slightest breeze, it doesn't seem to care. (Ultra Sun)
In ages past, it was called the child of the stars. It's said to be a Pokémon from another world, but no specific details are known. (Moon)
Its body is gaseous and frail. It slowly grows as it collects dust from the atmosphere. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | コスモッグ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Cosmog |
| French | Cosmog |
| German | Cosmog |
| Spanish | Cosmog |
| Italian | Cosmog |
| Korean | 코스모그 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 科斯莫古 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 科斯莫古 |
Trivia
- Lightest Psychic type: 0.1 kg.
- Lightest Pokémon in Gen 7: 0.1 kg, shared with 1 other.
- Lightest Psychic type in Gen 7: 0.1 kg.
- Slowest Psychic type in Gen 7: 37 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Lowest base stat total among Psychic types in Gen 7: 200.
- Taller than 1% of all Pokémon (0.2 m).
- Heavier than 0% of all Pokémon (0.1 kg).
- Base stat total 200, ranked #1012 of 1,025.
- One of 102 Psychic-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 68 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 4 Pokémon.
- Can learn 2 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Cosmog (Pokémon), Serebii: Cosmog (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KOZ-mog): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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