Cottonee
Cottonee is a Grass/Fairy-type Pokémon, the Cotton Puff Pokémon, number 546 (#0546) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 0.6 kg.
Cottonee is the Cotton Puff Pokémon, a Grass and Fairy ball of fluff light enough to be blown about by the wind. The Sword Pokédex claims that if hurricane-strength winds catch one, it can end up on the opposite side of the planet.
How to pronounce Cottonee
Cottonee is pronounced KOT-un-ee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Cottonee said out loud:
In Japanese it is モンメン (Monmen).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Cottonee is a white, round Pokémon, 0.3 m tall and 0.6 kg, with puffy cotton on its head and underside, orange oval eyes and furled, notched leaves on its sides. It is so light that the wind moves it freely, unless rain soaks its cotton and weighs it down.
Behaviour
Cottonee goes wherever the wind takes it, and on rainy days it shelters under big trees because wet cotton makes it heavy. When it meets others of its kind they stick together, and a big enough mass resembles a cumulonimbus cloud. If attacked, it shoots cotton from its body as a decoy, and the lost cotton grows back quickly.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in the Coastal Biome of Blueberry Academy's Terarium, added by The Indigo Disk.
Powers
Cottonee's Abilities are Prankster, which gives its status moves priority, and Infiltrator, which lets its moves slip past screens and substitutes; Chlorophyll is hidden. It uses Fairy Wind, Stun Spore, Mega Drain and Leech Seed, and later learns Cotton Spore and Cotton Guard. Its base stats are low, with Speed 66 the best, so it is chiefly a stepping stone to Whimsicott.
Name origin
Cottonee may come from cotton, cottony, cottonweed and perhaps 'wee', meaning small. The Japanese name is Monmen (モンメン), possibly from momen, the Japanese word for cotton.
Design inspiration
Atsuko Nishida designed Cottonee and Whimsicott. Bulbapedia says Cottonee is modelled on a puff of cotton and a sheep, a link that appears to come from both giving us clothing material, and its leaves may allude to the lamb's ear plant. Drifting on the wind also recalls dandelion seeds and clouds. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott when a Sun Stone is used on it, with no level requirement.
In the games
Cottonee first appears in Black and White, where wild ones live in Black's Pinwheel Forest, Lostlorn Forest and Abundant Shrine. Wild Cottonee reached Scarlet and Violet only with The Indigo Disk, including 2-star Tera Raid Battles at Blueberry Academy. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Cottonee debuted in 'Cottonee in Love!', where Ash and his friends helped a male Cottonee grow strong enough to impress a female he liked, then joined the species' mass migration.
Fun facts
- Its base Attack of 27 is the lowest of any Grass-type Pokémon.
- Barring alternate forms, Cottonee and Whimsicott are the only Generation V Pokémon that became Fairy types in Generation VI.
- Bulbapedia notes that Cottonee's sprite changed between Black and White and their sequels, and says it is the only Pokémon to receive that change.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 27
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 37
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 66
Cottonee’s base stat total is 280. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Cottonee weak to?
Cottonee takes extra damage from Poison (4×), Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), Dark (½×).
It is immune to Dragon moves.
Evolution
How does Cottonee evolve?
Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott (Sun Stone).
The whole family: Cottonee, Whimsicott.
Abilities
- Prankster: Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
- Infiltrator: Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
- Chlorophyll (hidden ability): Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Moves
Moves Cottonee learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 3 | Fairy Wind | Fairy | Special | 40 |
| 6 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 15 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 18 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 21 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — |
| 24 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 27 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 30 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 33 | Cotton Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 36 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 |
| 39 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 42 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — |
| 45 | Cotton Guard | Grass | Status | — |
| 48 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 |
TM moves (24)
Cottonee can learn 24 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Fake Tears, Protect, Facade, Swift, Endure, Sunny Day, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Rest, Taunt, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Encore, Helping Hand, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Grassy Glide, Endeavor.
Egg moves (5):Beat Up, Memento, Switcheroo, Tickle, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass, Fairy.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 56.
Pokédex entries
Weaving together the cotton of both Cottonee and Eldegoss produces exquisite cloth that's highly prized by many luxury brands. (Shield)
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. (Sword)
When attacked, it expels cotton from its body to create a diversion. The cotton it loses grows back in quickly. (Ultra Moon)
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 Sun)
Pillows and beds stuffed with cotton exhaled by Cottonee are soft and puffy, light and airy— altogether top quality. (Moon)
When it finds others of its kind, they all stick together. When enough of them have collected, the mass resembles a cumulonimbus cloud. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | モンメン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Monmen |
| French | Doudouvet |
| German | Waumboll |
| Spanish | Cottonee |
| Italian | Cottonee |
| Korean | 소미안 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 木棉球 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 木棉球 |
Trivia
- Lightest Grass type in Gen 5: 0.6 kg.
- Lowest base stat total among Grass types in Gen 5: 280, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 2% of all Pokémon (0.6 kg).
- Base stat total 280, ranked #913 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Grass and Fairy.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 53 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 9 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: Cottonee (Pokémon), Serebii: Cottonee (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KOT-un-ee): 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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