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.
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 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.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
A group of Cottonee debuted in Cottonee in Love!. A male one chased after a female he liked. When he got rejected by her because he was beaten by her easily, Ash and his friends helped him become stronger so he could impress her.
Minor appearances
A Cottonee appeared in The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, under the ownership of Antonio. It was seen being knocked out by Dino's Tranquill during the quarterfinals of the Club Battle tournament.
A Cottonee appeared in Lost at the Stamp Rally!, where it was seen performing in a Pokémon Musical show.
Cottonee made brief cameo appearances in A Maractus Musical!, The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!, Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2, Cilan Takes Flight!, Climbing the Tower of Success!, and Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!.
Multiple Cottonee appeared in Mannes's garden in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.
Multiple Cottonee appeared in The Lonely Deino!, under the care of a Day Care owner named Bobby.
A Cottonee appeared in Clash of the Connoisseurs! as a resident of Stonesthrow Town.
Multiple Cottonee appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, one of them during the Swords of Justice legend.
A Cottonee appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
Multiple Cottonee appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog! as among the Pokémon living at N's hideout.
A Cottonee appeared in a flashback in The Island of Illusions!. It was a resident of Grand Spectrala Islet.
Five Trainers' Cottonee appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Cottonee appeared in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where it was among the Pokémon playing in Lillie's garden. It appeared again in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.
A Trainer's Cottonee appeared in Now You See Them, Now You Don't!.
Pokédex entries
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BW029
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Cottonee
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Ash's Pokédex
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Cottonee, the Cotton Puff Pokémon. Cottonee shoots cotton to distract its opponent when attacked, and travels around wherever the blowing wind carries it.
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In the 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
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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, Drawing Bridges, and PS535.
A Cottonee appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.
A Cottonee appeared in PASM13.
In the TCG
- Main article: Cottonee (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Black
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When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.
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White
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They go wherever the wind takes them. On rainy days, their bodies are heavier, so they take shelter beneath big trees.
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Black 2
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Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.
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Y
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Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.
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Omega Ruby
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When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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When it finds others of its kind, they all stick together. When enough of them have collected, the mass resembles a cumulonimbus cloud.
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Moon
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Pillows and beds stuffed with cotton exhaled by Cottonee are soft and puffy, light and airy—altogether top quality.
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Ultra Sun
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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.
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Ultra Moon
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When attacked, it expels cotton from its body to create a diversion. The cotton it loses grows back in quickly.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Held items
In-game trades
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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40
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100 - 147
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190 - 284
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27
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28 - 86
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53 - 168
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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37
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37 - 97
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71 - 190
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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66
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63 - 129
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123 - 254
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Total: 280
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cottonee in Generation VII
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Cottonee can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Cottonee cannot be tutored the move 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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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 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
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More languages
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Russian
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Коттони Kottoni
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Transcription of English name
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Serbian
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Kotoni
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From English name
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External links