Cottonee (Pokémon)

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Cottonee モンメン Mommen #546
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type Grass ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Cotton Puff Pokémon
Abilities Prankster or Infiltrator Infiltrator Blue-Striped ----- Chlorophyll Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova #052 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 1.3 lbs. Imperial 0.6 kg Metric 1.3 lbs./0.6 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Plant and Fairy groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Base Exp.: 56 Battle Exp.: 561*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cottonee (Japanese: モンメン Monmen) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Whimsicott when exposed to a Sun Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Cottonee is a white, circular Pokémon, with 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.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

When attacked it releases cotton to confuse the enemy and escape.

Behavior

Habitat

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.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Cottonee in the anime

Major appearances

A group of Cottonee made its debut in BW032.

Minor appearances

Other

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Cottonee (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
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

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Beat Up*	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	GrassWhistle	Grass	Status	—	55%	20
	Memento	Dark	Status	—	—%	5
	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
	Switcheroo*	Dark	Status	—	100%	10
	Worry Seed	Grass	Status	—	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cottonee in Generation V 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

By tutoring

Side game data

Evolution

Unevolved Cottonee  Grass

Sun Stone →

First evolution Whimsicott  Grass

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Cottonee images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Cottonee and its evolution are the only Pokémon that can have the Infiltrator ability without it being their Hidden Ability.

Origin

Cottonee is based on a ball of cotton, 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 is derived from cotton and may also be a play on the word "cottony". It can be also a contraction of cotton and wee. Monmen is a corruption of the Japanese word for cotton, 木綿 (momen).

In other languages

External links

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