Cotton Spore (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

Cotton Spore (Japanese: わたほうし Cotton Spore) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Cotton Spore lowers the target's Speed stat by two stages and has an accuracy of 85.

In the Generation II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Cotton Spore, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.

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Generations III to IV

In Double Battles, Cotton Spore may target any single foe or ally.

Generation V

The accuracy of Cotton Spore is increased to 100.

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Generation VI onwards

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Cotton Spore.

In Double and Triple Battles, Cotton Spore now targets all adjacent foes.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Cotton Spore, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description Stad2 Spores that cling to the target, sharply reducing the opponent's Speed. GSC Sharply reduces the foe's Speed. RSE Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing Speed. FRLG Cotton-like spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. ColoXD Spores cling to the target, sharply reducing Speed. DPPtHGSSPBR The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. BWB2W2 The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat. XYORAS The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats. SMUSUMPE The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stat. SwShBDSPLA The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats. SV The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon. This harshly lowers their Speed stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Cotton Spore lowers the enemy's Travel Speed by one stage. Since Super Mystery Dungeon, it will have no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.

Pokémon Masters EX

• Stat decreases caused by this move apply to each target hit.
• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Sharply lowers the target's Speed.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Cotton Spore is Eldegoss's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 6 and upgrading Synthesis into it instead of Cotton Guard. The user channels, gathering spores while increasing its movement speed. At the end of the channel the spores are released, damaging and throwing nearby enemies into the air, then slowing them when they land. At level 13, user's Defense and Sp. Defense are increased by 40% while channeling.

Description

Games Description MDRB Lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level. MDTDS Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 1 level. BSL てきポケモンの いどうそくどを １だんかいさげる MDGtI It reduces the enemy's Travel Speed. SMDMDRTDX It reduces the enemy's Travel Speed, but it has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Jumpluff Cottonee
The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jumpluff holds its arms above its head and sprays the opponent with cotton-like spores from the cotton puffs on its hands and head. The cotton sticks to the opponent and makes them unable to see Jumpluff.
Eusine's Jumpluff	Great Girafarig		Debut
	Cottonee faces the opponent and fires a large beam of cotton from its face at the opponent. When the beam is near the opponent, it explodes into smaller balls of cotton that float in the air around it.
Andy's Cottonee	Black's First Trainer Battle		None

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages