Cotton Spore (move)
Move data
| Type | Grass |
|---|---|
| Category | Status |
| Power | — |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 40 (max. 64) |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Effects
Cotton Spore lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
Changes
In Generations 1-4, Cotton Spore has 85% accuracy.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Cotton Spore turns into Z-Cotton Spore and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.
Move target
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
| English | Cotton Spore |
|---|---|
| Japanese | わたほうし (Wata Hōshi) |
| German | Baumwollsaat |
| French | Spore Coton |
| Italian | Cottonspora |
| Spanish | Esporagodón |
Game descriptions
| Gold/Silver Crystal | Sharply reduces the foe’s SPEED. |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire Emerald | Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing SPEED. |
| FireRed/LeafGreen | Cotton-like spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing its SPEED stat. |
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver | The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. |
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 | The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat. |
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire | The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon | The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stat. |
| Sword/Shield | The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Cotton Spore at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.
Whimsicott
#547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
#547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
Learnt by breeding
These Pokémon can learn Cotton Spore as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.
Budew
#406 / Grass · Poison
Undiscovered
#406 / Grass · Poison
Undiscovered