Grass · Status move · Gen 2
Cotton Spore
Cotton Spore is a Grass-type status move introduced in Generation 2. It has 100% accuracy and has 40 PP (64 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent opponents (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 17 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
40 (max 64)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the target's Speed by 2. Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages.
- Targets
- All adjacent opponents
- Properties
- Powder move
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (10 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Cotton Spore
17 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mareep | Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Flaaffy | Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Ampharos | Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Hoppip | Grass/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Skiploom | Grass/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Jumpluff | Grass/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Roselia | Grass/Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Cacnea | Grass | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Cacturne | Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Budew | Grass/Poison | 4–8 | |||
 Roserade | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Cottonee | Grass/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Whimsicott | Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Maractus | Grass | 5–8 | |||
 Swirlix | Fairy | 6–8 | |||
 Slurpuff | Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Eldegoss | Grass | 8 |
Cotton Spore FAQ
What does Cotton Spore do?
Cotton Spore is a Grass-type status move. Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages.
Which Pokémon can learn Cotton Spore?
17 Pokémon and forms can learn Cotton Spore in at least one game: 10 in Scarlet & Violet, 4 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff.
Is Cotton Spore in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 4 Pokémon can use Cotton Spore in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.