- Attack
- 71
- Defense
- 111
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 400
- min 362
- Weather boostLv25
- 500
- min 453
- MaxLv50
- 791
- Lv40 700
At a glance
Basics
Cottonee is a Grass/Fairy-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 400 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 500 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 791 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Poison attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Fire/Ice/Flying/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Grass/Fighting/Ground/Dark/Dragon attacks. In raids, Razor Leaf + Grass Knot is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Whimsicott with 50 Candy and Sun Stone. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Cotton Puff Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 791 / 801
When attacked, it expels cotton from its body to create a diversion. The cotton it loses grows back in quickly.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Razor LeafGrass KnotBest100% efficiency5.6TDO 66 - 2Razor LeafSeed Bomb94% efficiency5.3TDO 62
- 3
CharmGrass Knot92% efficiency5.2TDO 61 - 4CharmSeed Bomb87% efficiency4.9TDO 57
- 5Razor LeafEnergy Ball84% efficiency4.7TDO 55
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor LeafBestGrass · 1s · STAB | 13 | +7 | 15.6 | 7 |
| CharmFairy · 1.5s · STAB | 20 | +11 | 16 | 7.3 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass KnotBestGrass · 2.5s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 43.2 | 2.16 |
| Seed BombGrass · 2s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
| Energy BallGrass · 4s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 27 | 2.16 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Cottonee's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 51.4
- Actual Defense
- 75.3
- Actual HP
- 80
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Razor LeafGrass KnotBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 75% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 700 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Cottonee only reaches CP 791 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 791 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 788 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 789 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 782 | 98.8% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 785 | 98.4% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 785 | 98.3% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 786 | 98.2% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 779 | 98.1% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 779 | 98.0% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 773 | 97.7% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- CottoneeViewingBest movesRazor LeafGrass Knot
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Poison - ×1.6
Fire
Ice
Flying
Steel - ×0.625
Water
ElectricGrass
Fighting
Ground
Dark - ×0.39
Dragon
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×1.6
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×2.56
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1- Dragon×0.39
- Dark×0.625
- Steel×1.6
- Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2021.05.04Spotlight Hour: Cottonee · 2× Candy for catches