What does Cottonee evolve into?

Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott using a Sun Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 280 BST.

Should I use Cottonee?

In Black & White, Cottonee does the job early-game if you need a grass type on your team. Evolve it into Whimsicott before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Cottonee?

Cottonee is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

What games is Cottonee in?

Cottonee is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 8 games total.

Cottonee - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

66Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Cottonee's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Attack trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack27

Defense60

Sp. Atk37

Sp. Def50

Speed66

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight0.6 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Prankster

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Infiltrator

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

ChlorophyllHA

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.

Cottonee Weakness

Type-wise, Cottonee takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Cottonee Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Cottonee in Black & White (Best Counters)

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 Damage vs Cottonee Flare Blitz 2x 237-279%KO Fire Blast 2x 81-96% Fire Punch 2x 150-177%KO Fire Fang 2x 130-153%KO View Darmanitan builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 8 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cottonee X-Scissor 2x 122-144%KO Poison Jab 2x 81-96% Bug Bite 2x 94-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x 62-74% View Leavanny builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cottonee Fly 2x 89-105%KO Air Slash 2x 130-153%KO Air Cutter 2x 104-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x 61-72% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cottonee Fly 2x 150-177%KO Air Slash 2x 91-108%KO Air Cutter 2x 73-87% Aerial Ace 2x 102-120%KO View Unfezant builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cottonee X-Scissor 2x 124-147%KO Poison Jab 2x 83-98% Bug Bite 2x 94-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x 62-74% View Crustle builds →

Black & White Evolution

Evolving Cottonee into Whimsicott takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#546Cottonee

Sun Stone

#547Whimsicott

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cottonee

Grass

Whimsicott

Grass

60+20

ATK

67+40

DEF

85+25

SP.ATK

77+40

SP.DEF

75+25

SPE

116+50

BST

280C-Tier

480A-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cottonee easily with 38 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Encore, Fake Tears and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Cottonee Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Beat Up and Encore aren't available any other way for Cottonee, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 4

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 8

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 10

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 13

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 17

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 19

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 22

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 26

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 28

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 31

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 35

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

Lv 37

Cotton Guard

C——10Grass

Lv 40

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 44

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 46

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Switcheroo

D—10010Dark

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Cottonee can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Cottonee Locations

Cottonee's scattered across 7 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Cottonee in Black & White

Cottonee appears in 7 walking and trade locations at Lv. 14-58 across Black and White. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.14-17 Forest

CommonEarly

Any

Nacrene City - Dye's house

WhiteIn-game trade Lv.15 City

LimitedEarly

AnyTrade for (give Petilil)

Lostlorn Forest

BlackGrass Lv.19-22 Forest

CommonMid

AnyDouble grass

Lostlorn Forest

BlackGrass Lv.19-22 Forest

CommonMid

Any

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.22-25 Forest

CommonMid

AnyDouble grass

Abundant Shrine

BlackGrass Lv.48 Ruins

UncommonPost

Any

Abundant Shrine

BlackGrass Lv.58 Ruins

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Cottonee Guide

Cottonee evolves into Whimsicott using a Sun Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 280 BST.
In Black & White, Cottonee does the job early-game if you need a grass type on your team. Evolve it into Whimsicott before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Cottonee is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.
Cottonee is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 8 games total.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Cottonee has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Cottonee Incinerate 2x 64-77% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cottonee Ember 2x 44-54% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cottonee Poison Jab 2x 69-82% Aerial Ace 2x 77-92% Fury Cutter 2x 38-46% Peck 2x 51-62% View Farfetch'd builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Cottonee Wing Attack 2x 102-121%KO Pluck 2x 102-121%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Cottonee Gust 2x 48-58% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Cottonee Incinerate 2x 67-81% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Cottonee Flame Charge 2x 58-69% Ember 2x 42-52% Smog 2x 21-27% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cottonee Air Cutter 2x 54-63% Gust 2x 38-46% View Pidove builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Struggle Bug 2x 52-62% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Struggle Bug 2x 69-83% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Cottonee Wing Attack 2x 100-119%KO Pluck 2x 100-119%KO View Archen builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Bug Bite 2x 66-78% Struggle Bug 2x 57-67% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Poison StingLv. 5 Damage vs Cottonee Bug Bite 2x 60-72% Poison Tail 2x 52-62% Struggle Bug 2x 48-57% Poison Sting 2x 21-26% View Whirlipede builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Cottonee Fire Punch 2x 142-168%KO Fire Fang 2x 123-145%KO Incinerate 2x 45-55% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cottonee Air Cutter 2x 100-118%KO Gust 2x 68-82% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Signal Beam 2x 73-86% Struggle Bug 2x 50-59% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Struggle Bug 2x 65-77% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Cottonee Wing Attack 2x 95-114%KO Pluck 2x 95-114%KO View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Cottonee Fire Punch 2x 145-172%KO Fire Fang 2x 128-152%KO Incinerate 2x 47-56% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Cottonee Fly 2x 139-164%KO Ice Fang 2x 68-80% Fire Fang 2x 68-80% Wing Attack 2x 95-112%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cottonee Fly 2x 88-104%KO Air Cutter 2x 105-124%KO Gust 2x 71-84% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Signal Beam 2x 75-88% Struggle Bug 2x 51-60% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Cottonee Struggle Bug 2x 68-80% View Illumise builds →