Competitive Information for Cottonee [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cottonee? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Cottonee is an outstanding Grass and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Cottonee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cottonee is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Facade / Endeavor
- Beat Up
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Cottonee (Chlorophyll)
Cottonee is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Cottonee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Cottonee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cottonee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Cottonee's speed is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cottonee is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Cottonee's hp).
♦ Beat Up is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cottonee this turn).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Dazzling Gleam / Fairy Wind
- Round / Snore
- Protect
Special Sweeper Cottonee (Chlorophyll)
Cottonee is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Cottonee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Cottonee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cottonee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Cottonee's speed is doubled.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cottonee recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Fairy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Fairy-type move that deals damage.
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Cottonee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cottonee this turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cottonee? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Facade / Endeavor
- Beat Up
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cottonee (Chlorophyll)
Cottonee is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Cottonee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Cottonee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cottonee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Cottonee's speed is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cottonee is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Cottonee's hp).
♦ Beat Up is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cottonee this turn).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Fairy Wind
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Cottonee (Chlorophyll)
Cottonee is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Cottonee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Cottonee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cottonee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Cottonee's speed is doubled.
♦ Fairy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Fairy-type move that deals damage.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cottonee recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Cottonee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cottonee this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cottonee learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cottonee can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Cottonee
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
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