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| Cotton Guard (コットンガード Cotton Guard) | |
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| Introduced: | Generation V |
| Battle Data | |
| Type: | 
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| Power: | — |
| Accuracy: | —% |
| PP: | 10 (max. 16) |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
| Affected by | |
| Bright Powder: | No |
| Detect/Protect: | No |
| King's Rock: | No |
| Magic Bounce: | No |
| Magic Coat: | No |
| Mirror Move: | No |
| Snatch: | Yes |
| Contest Data | |
| Contest Spectaculars | |
| Condition: | Cute |
| Appeal: | 1 ♥ |
| Jam: | 0 |
| Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends. | |
Cotton Guard (コットンガード Cotton Guard) is a Grass-type move introduced in Generation V.
Description
| Games | Description |
| BW / B2W2 | The user protects itself by wrapping its body in soft cotton, drastically raises the user's Defense stat. |
| XY / ORAS SM / USUM | The user protects itself by wrapping its body in soft cotton, which drastically raises the user's Defense stat. |
Effect
In battle
| Foe | Foe | Foe |
| User | Ally | Ally |
Cotton Guard raises the user's Defense stat by 3 stages.
Learnset
By leveling up
| Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |||
| Mareep | 
| 32BW 36B2W2 | ||||
| Flaaffy |
| 36BW 43B2W2 | ||||
| Ampharos |
| 40BW 46B2W2 | ||||
| Swablu |  
| 40BW 39B2W2 | ||||
| Altaria | 
| 46BW 42B2W2 | ||||
| Cottonee |
| 37 | ||||
| Maractus |
| 55 | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||
| Pokémon | Type | Level | |||
| VI | VII | VIII | |||
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| Mareep |
| 36 | 36 | TBA |
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| Flaaffy |
| 43 | 43 | TBA |
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| Ampharos |
| 46 | 46 | TBA |
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| Swablu |
| 39XY 34ORAS | 34 | TBA |
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| Altaria |
| 42XY 34ORAS | 34 | TBA |
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| Cottonee |
| 37 | 37 | TBA |
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| Maractus |
| 1, 55 | 1, 55 | TBA |
| Furfrou |
| 48 | 48 | TBA |
| Swirlix | 
| 41 | 41 | TBA |
| Slurpuff |
| 41 | 41 | TBA |
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||
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