Essentials

Cotton Spore

Grass status

Generation 2

Summary

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug ½
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire ½
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground 2
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 2
  • Steel ½
  • Water 2

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
100%
PP
40, up to 64.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
All opponents
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 2
Not a TM
Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

History

Before X, Y
Target is Selected Pokémon.
Before Black, White
Has 85% accuracy.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 2
Gold, Silver, Crystal

Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED.

Generation 3
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.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stat.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats.

Foreign Names

Japanese
わたほうし (watahoushi)
わたほうし
Korean
목화포자
Chinese
棉孢子
棉孢子
French
Spore Coton
German
Baumwollsaat
Spanish
Esporagodón
Italian
Cottonspora
Czech
Chmýří

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Beauty
Appeal
♡♡
Jam
♥
Flavor text
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Beauty
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Cotton Spore.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Scary Face Normal status 10 — 100%

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
String Shot Bug status 40 — 95%

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Pokémon

Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon
Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon 		Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
23 23 19 19 11 11 11 11 Mareep Electric Static
Plus 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Field 		55 40 40 65 45 35 280
27 27 20 20 11 11 11 11 Flaaffy Electric Static
Plus 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Field 		70 55 55 80 60 45 365
27 27 20 20 11 11 11 11 Ampharos Electric Static
Plus 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Field 		90 75 85 115 90 55 510
11 11 11 Mega Ampharos Mega Ampharos Electric Dragon Mold Breaker ½ male, ½ female Monster
Field 		90 95 105 165 110 45 610
25 25 28 34 34 34 34 34 Hoppip Grass Flying Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Infiltrator 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass 		35 35 40 35 55 50 250
29 29 32 40 40 40 40 40 Skiploom Grass Flying Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Infiltrator 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass 		55 45 50 45 65 80 340
33 33 32 44 44 44 44 44 Jumpluff Grass Flying Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Infiltrator 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass 		75 55 70 55 95 110 460
41 49 49 49 49 46 46 Cacnea Grass Sand Veil
Water Absorb 		½ male, ½ female Grass
Human-Like 		50 85 40 85 40 35 335
47 59 59 59 59 49 49 Cacturne Grass Dark Sand Veil
Water Absorb 		½ male, ½ female Grass
Human-Like 		70 115 60 115 60 55 475
17 17 17 17 17 33 Cottonee Grass Fairy Prankster
Infiltrator
Chlorophyll 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass 		40 27 60 37 50 66 280
— — — — — — Whimsicott Grass Fairy Prankster
Infiltrator
Chlorophyll 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass 		60 67 85 77 75 116 480
18 18 18 18 18 40 Maractus Grass Water Absorb
Chlorophyll
Storm Drain 		½ male, ½ female Grass 75 86 67 106 67 60 461
17 17 17 24 Swirlix Fairy Sweet Veil
Unburden 		½ male, ½ female Fairy 62 48 66 59 57 49 341
17 17 17 24 Slurpuff Fairy Sweet Veil
Unburden 		½ male, ½ female Fairy 82 80 86 85 75 72 480
* Eldegoss Grass Cotton Down
Regenerator
Effect Spore 		½ male, ½ female Grass 60 50 90 80 120 60 460
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon
Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon 		Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• • • • • • • Budew Grass Poison Natural Cure
Poison Point
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female Undiscovered 40 30 35 50 70 55 280
• • • • • • • • Roselia Grass Poison Natural Cure
Poison Point
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass 		50 60 45 100 80 65 400

17 Pokémon

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