Cotton Spore (move)

Cotton Spore わたほうし Cotton Spore

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Cotton Spore on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Cotton Spore on Eevee's Movedex

Cotton Spore (Japanese: わたほうし Cotton Spore) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II to IV

Cotton Spore lowers the target's Speed stat by two stages, and has an accuracy of 85.

Generation V

The accuracy of Cotton Spore is increased to 100.

Description

Games Description Stad2 Spores that cling to the target, sharply reducing the opponent's Speed. GSC Sharply reduces the foe's Speed. RSE Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing Speed. FRLG Cotton-like spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. Colo.XD Spores cling to the target, sharply reducing Speed. DPPtHGSS The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. BWB2W2 The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	23			23			19				19	11
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	27			27			20				20	11
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	27			27			20				20	11
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	25			25			28				34
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	29			29			32				40
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	33			33			32				44
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	no			41			49				49
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	no			47			59				59
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				17
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				--
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				18
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Cacturne	Cottonee
The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Cacturne	Cacturne releases multiple fluffy, white cottonballs from its mouth that float around the opponent.
Harley's Cacturne	A Hurdle for Squirtle		Debut
Cottonee	Cottonee jumps backwards and waves the leaves on the side of its body at the opponent. Four large, fluffy, white cottonballs then come out from its body and float around or stick to the opponent.
Multiple wild Cottonee	Cottonee in Love!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Jumpluff
The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Jumpluff	Jumpluff holds its arms above its head and sprays the opponent with cotton-like spores from the cotton puffs on its hands and head. The cotton sticks to the opponent and makes them unable to see Jumpluff.
Eusine's Jumpluff	Great Girafarig		Debut
Cottonee	Cottonee faces the opponent and fires a large beam of cotton from its face at the opponent. When the beam is near the opponent, it explodes into smaller balls of cotton that float in the air around it.
Andy's Cottonee	VS Cottonee		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 棉孢子 Mián Bāozǐ Finnish Pumpuli-itiö French Spore Coton German Baumwollsaat Greek Βαμβακόσπορος Italian Cottonspora Korean 목화포자 Mokhwa Poja Brazilian Portuguese Semente de algodão Serbian Spora od Vate Spanish Esporagodón

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