Is Cottonee Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn as Grass/Fairy for the first time. AbilityPrankster gives priority to status moves. Whimsicott via Sun Stone brings Fairy coverage for Drake. One of the few native Fairy options with priority support utility.
Cottonee resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Whimsicott resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Whimsicott trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Whimsicott trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Whimsicott trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Whimsicott's weaknesses hard.
Whimsicott resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Whimsicott resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Whimsicott resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Whimsicott has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Whimsicott trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Whimsicott has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Whimsicott trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Cottonee on Petalburg Woods (walking, Lv 6, common). DexNav.
You can pick up the Sun Stone in Route 115.
How to Get Cottonee in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 2 locations. Cottonee's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Cottonee in ORAS
Step 1Cottonee ✓Petalburg WoodsLv.6GrassRate 60%DexNav chain
Step 2Evolve into Whimsicott
Cottonee Weakness
Type-wise, Cottonee takes extra damage from Poison, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Steel. Watch out for Poison attacks, those deal 4x damage. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Poison |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Cottonee Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Cottonee
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 4x188-223%KO Gust 2x30-37% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 4x142-167%KO Wing Attack 2x51-63% Steel Wing 2x42-51% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 4x178-210%KO Gust 2x28-33% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x88-105%KO Steel Wing 2x70-83% Fire Fang 2x65-77% Ice Fang 2x65-77% | ||
 Gulpin Poison | C | |
 Trubbish Poison | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 4x294-346%KO Flamethrower 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 4x215-254%KO Wing Attack 2x75-89% Steel Wing 2x56-68% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 4x303-357%KO Flamethrower 2x100-119%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x206-243%KO Smog 4x68-81% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Muk builds →Gunk Shot 4x377-444%KO Fire Blast 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 4x225-265%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Seviper builds →Belch 4x412-485%KO Flamethrower 2x103-121%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Seviper builds →Belch 4x395-465%KO Flamethrower 2x100-118%KO | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Muk builds →Gunk Shot 4x362-426%KO Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 4x219-258%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Seviper builds →Belch 4x410-482%KO Flamethrower 2x103-121%KO | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x278-327%KO Flash Cannon 2x172-202%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x287-337%KO Hurricane 2x162-191%KO Poison Jab 4x107-126%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gengar can KO Cottonee with Sludge Bomb (695-817%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (240-282%). Kyurem's Ice Beam also KOs at 228-269%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball154-181%KO Sludge Bomb 4x695-817%KO Focus Blast77-90% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed53-63% Flare Blitz 2x240-282%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x228-269%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Salamence builds →Earthquake42-50% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cottonee View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x148-175%KO U Turn129-152%KO Superpower73-86% Knock Off40-47% | ||
Cottonee Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Cottonee easily with 47 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Captivate, Encore and 7 more to offspring.
ORAS Cottonee Best Moveset
Grass/Fairy since this generation with AbilityPrankster giving priority to status moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power but priority support provides a real niche. Whimsicott one evolution away puts Prankster to A-tier use.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Encore
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Beat Up and Captivate 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When attacked, it escapes by shooting cotton from its body. The cotton serves as a decoy to distract the attacker.
Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud.
Cottonee Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Cottonee does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Fairy type on your team. Evolve it into Whimsicott before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves