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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: | ![]() |
Category: | ![]() |
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.
Contents
Description
Games | Description |
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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 | |||
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Mareep | ![]() |
32BW 36B2W2 | ||||
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Flaaffy | ![]() |
36BW 43B2W2 | ||||
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Ampharos | ![]() |
40BW 46B2W2 | ||||
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Swablu | ![]() ![]() |
40BW 39B2W2 | ||||
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Altaria | ![]() ![]() |
46BW 42B2W2 | ||||
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Cottonee | ![]() |
37 | ||||
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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 |
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Furfrou | ![]() |
48 | 48 | TBA |
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Swirlix | ![]() |
41 | 41 | TBA |
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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. |
By breeding
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