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No. 546 · National Pokédex

Cottonee

モンメン · Monmen · Doudouvet
🌿 Grass
Height
0.3 m
Weight
0.6 kg
Category
Cotton Puff Pokémon
Generation
Generation 5
Cottonee
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Cottonee

Type
Grass
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug Table
Resistances
×½ Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Evolution
Cottonee → Whimsicott (Sun Stone)
Shiny
Shiny CottoneeAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 280 · top stat: Speed (66) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Doudouvet in French · モンメン, Monmen in Japanese · Waumboll in German All Languages

📋Overview

Cottonee is a Grass-type Pokémon, No. 546 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Cotton Puff Pokémon. Height: 0.3 m, weight: 0.6 kg.

Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott (Sun Stone).

Abilities: Prankster and Infiltrator. Hidden Ability: Chlorophyll. Cottonee is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#546
National Pokédex
Category
Cotton Puff Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
40
255
Attack
27
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
37
255
Special Defense
50
255
Speed
66
255
Total
280
Min HP (Lv. 100)
190
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
284
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Grass). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types
Fire
×2
Ice
×2
Poison
×2
Flying
×2
Bug
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Psychic
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Grass
×½
Ground
×½

✨Abilities

Ability 1
Gives priority to the Pokémon's status moves.
Ability 2
The Pokémon's moves are unaffected by the target's barriers, substitutes, and the like.
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.

🌱Cottonee Evolution

🔮Cottonee Forms and Shiny

Cottonee
Standard Form
Grass
Shiny Availability
Shiny Cottonee
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Cottonee Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Helping Hand
Normal Stat
—
—
20
1
Absorb
Grass Spec.
100%
20
25
3
Fairy Wind
Fairy Spec.
100%
40
30
6
Stun Spore
Grass Stat
75%
—
30
12
Mega Drain
Grass Spec.
100%
40
15
15
Razor Leaf
Grass Phys.
95%
55
25
18
Growth
Normal Stat
—
—
20
21
Poison Powder
Poison Stat
75%
—
35
24
Giga Drain
Grass Spec.
100%
75
10
27
Charm
Fairy Stat
100%
—
20
30
Leech Seed
Grass Stat
90%
—
10
33
Cotton Spore
Grass Stat
100%
—
40
36
Energy Ball
Grass Spec.
100%
90
10
39
Sunny Day
Fire Stat
—
—
5
42
Endeavor
Normal Phys.
100%
—
5
45
Cotton Guard
Grass Stat
—
—
10
48
Solar Beam
Grass Spec.
100%
120
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Fairy · Grass
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Cottonee

Available in 8 games, 86 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Black Black 2 Sun Ultra Sun Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation V

⚫
Black 18 encounters
Available ▼
Dark grass (9)
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 22 20%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 22 20%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 23 10%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 23 10%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 24 4%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 24 4%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 25 1%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 25 1%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 58 10%
Tall grass (9)
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 14 20%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 15 10%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 16 4%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 17 1%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 19 20%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 20 10%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 21 4%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 22 1%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 48 10%
⚫
Black 2 46 encounters
Available ▼
Dark grass (23)
Castelia City Lv. 16 20%
Castelia City Lv. 17 10%
Castelia City Lv. 18 1%
Castelia City Lv. 18 4%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 23 20%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 25 4%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 26 1%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 37 20%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 39 10%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 39 1%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 39 4%
Victory Road Lv. 52 20%
Victory Road Lv. 52 20%
Victory Road Lv. 53 10%
Victory Road Lv. 54 10%
Victory Road Lv. 55 4%
Victory Road Lv. 55 5%
Victory Road Lv. 55 1%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 62 20%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 63 10%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 64 10%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 65 4%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 65 1%
Tall grass (23)
Castelia City Lv. 15 20%
Castelia City Lv. 16 10%
Castelia City Lv. 17 1%
Castelia City Lv. 17 4%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 21 20%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 23 4%
Lostlorn Forest Lv. 24 1%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 33 20%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 35 5%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 35 1%
Abundant Shrine Lv. 35 4%
Victory Road Lv. 47 20%
Victory Road Lv. 47 20%
Victory Road Lv. 48 10%
Victory Road Lv. 49 10%
Victory Road Lv. 50 5%
Victory Road Lv. 50 1%
Victory Road Lv. 50 4%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 54 20%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 55 10%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 56 10%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 57 1%
Pinwheel Forest Lv. 57 4%

Generation VII

☀️
Sun 9 encounters
Available ▼
Bubbling spots (1)
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 70%
Tall grass (8)
Melemele Meadow Lv. 9-12 30%
Malie Garden Lv. 24-27 10%
Ula’ula Meadow Lv. 31-34 30%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
Poni Meadow Lv. 54-57 50%
🌞
Ultra Sun 9 encounters
Available ▼
Bubbling spots (1)
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 50%
Tall grass (8)
Melemele Meadow Lv. 9-12 20%
Malie Garden Lv. 25-28 10%
Ula’ula Meadow Lv. 33-36 20%
Poni Meadow Lv. 54-57 30%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 10%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%
Poni Plains Lv. 54-57 20%

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Black
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Black 2
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 1.2% · Position #65

📱Cottonee in Pokémon GO

Cottonee in Pokémon GO
  • 700Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 400Perfect CP in Raids
  • 1 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 50 🍬to evolve into Whimsicott
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • ✨ Special evolution: Sun Stone
Pokémon GO entry: Cottonee →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Black
“When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.”
White
“They go wherever the wind takes them. On rainy days, their bodies are heavier, so they take shelter beneath big trees.”
Black 2
“Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.”
White 2
“Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.”
X
“When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.”
Y
“Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.”
Omega Ruby
“When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.”
Sun
“When it finds others of its kind, they all stick together. When enough of them have collected, the mass resembles a cumulonimbus cloud.”
Moon
“Pillows and beds stuffed with cotton exhaled by Cottonee are soft and puffy, light and airy— altogether top quality.”
Ultra Sun
“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 Moon
“When attacked, it expels cotton from its body to create a diversion. The cotton it loses grows back in quickly.”
Sword
“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.”
Shield
“Weaving together the cotton of both Cottonee and Eldegoss produces exquisite cloth that’s highly prized by many luxury brands.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Doudouvet
🇬🇧 English
Cottonee
🇯🇵 漢字
モンメン
🇯🇵 Kana
モンメン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Monmen
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Waumboll
🇪🇸 Español
Cottonee
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cottonee
🇰🇷 한국어
소미안
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
木棉球
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
木棉球
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Boule Coton
🇬🇧 EN
Cotton Puff Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
わたたまポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Wattebausch-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Cottonee

What type is Cottonee?

Cottonee is a Grass-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Cottonee?

Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott (Sun Stone).

What are Cottonee's weaknesses?

Cottonee is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Cottonee's Hidden Ability?

Cottonee's Hidden Ability is Chlorophyll. Its regular Abilities are Prankster and Infiltrator.

Can you get a Shiny Cottonee in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Cottonee is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry