Gossifleur
Gossifleur is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Flowering Pokémon, number 829 (#0829) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 2.2 kg.
Gossifleur is the Flowering Pokémon, a small Grass type that drifts on the wind singing a joyful song. The Pokédex says its performance has charmed many people into raising one.
How to pronounce Gossifleur
Gossifleur is pronounced GOS-ih-flur. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Gossifleur said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヒメンカ (Himenka).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Gossifleur is 0.4 m tall and weighs 2.2 kg. A large yellow flower covers most of its cream-coloured head, with red, hair-like growths around the back and a green, stem-like body on a single leg. The Pokédex says it anchors that leg in the ground to bask, and once it has soaked up enough sunlight its petals spread and it blooms brilliantly. Bulbapedia says its pollen has a healing effect and was once brewed into a folk-remedy tea for sick children in Galar.
Behaviour
Gossifleur whirls about in the wind while singing, and Bulbapedia says it steers by twisting its body and petals, so it can cover long distances. Its pollen draws Cutiefly, according to Bulbapedia.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it prefers lands with clean water and air. In Sword and Shield it is found on Routes 2 and 3 and at Motostoke Riverbank.
Powers
Gossifleur has the Abilities Cotton Down or Regenerator, with Effect Spore hidden, and, as far as anyone knows, only it and Eldegoss can ever have Cotton Down. Its songs show in Sing and Hyper Voice, while Leafage, Razor Leaf and Leaf Tornado cover Grass attacks and Aromatherapy and Synthesis mend. With base Defense and Special Defense of 60 but Speed of only 10, it is a slow, sturdy first stage.
Name origin
Gossifleur may combine Gossypium, the cotton plant genus, with French fleur ('flower'), and could also nod to gossamer. The Japanese name is Himenka (ヒメンカ), which may blend hime ('princess'), menka ('raw cotton') and ka ('flower'), perhaps with enka, a Japanese song style, for its singing.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Gossifleur is inspired by the flower of the cotton plant, and by a purported legend, known to Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori, that grabbing cotton fluff as it drifts through the air may bring luck.
Evolution notes
Gossifleur evolves into Eldegoss at level 20.
In the games
Gossifleur lives in Galar in Sword and Shield, its first games, and, in the Crown Tundra expansion, around Ballimere Lake. It can also appear in Max Raid Battles. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Goh catches a Gossifleur in 'Meeting Up with the Monarch!'. In 'It's... Champion Time!' Ash, Goh and their friends watch one evolve into an Eldegoss.
Fun facts
- Its base Speed of 10 is the lowest of any Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII, and ties Ferroseed for the lowest of any Grass type.
- Its base stat total of 250 is the lowest of any Grass type introduced in Generation VIII.
- Bulbapedia notes it shares the category Flowering Pokémon with Lilligant.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 40
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 60
- Speed: 10
Gossifleur’s base stat total is 250. Its highest stat is Defense and Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Gossifleur weak to?
Gossifleur takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
How does Gossifleur evolve?
Gossifleur evolves into Eldegoss at level 20.
The whole family: Gossifleur, Eldegoss.
Abilities
- Cotton Down: When Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.
- Regenerator: Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.
- Effect Spore (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
Moves
Moves Gossifleur learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leafage | Grass | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 |
| 8 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 16 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 |
| 21 | Leaf Tornado | Grass | Special | 65 |
| 24 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — |
| 28 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 32 | Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — |
| 36 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 |
TM moves (23)
Gossifleur can learn 23 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Magical Leaf, Solar Beam, Light Screen, Rest, Snore, Protect, Giga Drain, Charm, Attract, Sunny Day, Facade, Helping Hand, Bullet Seed, Round, Grassy Terrain, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Hyper Voice, Energy Ball, Leaf Storm, Grass Knot, Pollen Puff.
Egg moves (6):Growth, Leech Seed, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Worry Seed.
Move tutor moves (1): Grassy Glide.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass.
- 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 Sp. Def effort value.
- Base experience yield: 50.
Pokédex entries
It whirls around in the wind while singing a joyous song. This delightful display has charmed many into raising this Pokémon. (Shield)
It anchors itself in the ground with its single leg, then basks in the sun. After absorbing enough sunlight, its petals spread as it blooms brilliantly. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヒメンカ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Himenka |
| French | Tournicoton |
| German | Cottini |
| Spanish | Gossifleur |
| Italian | Gossifleur |
| Korean | 꼬모카 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 幼棉棉 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 幼棉棉 |
Trivia
- Slowest Grass type: 10 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Slowest Pokémon in Gen 8: 10 Speed.
- Slowest Grass type in Gen 8: 10 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Grass types in Gen 8: 250.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 8% of all Pokémon (2.2 kg).
- Base stat total 250, ranked #967 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 20 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 38 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Gossifleur (Pokémon), Serebii: Gossifleur (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GOS-ih-flur): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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