Cotton Spore

Cotton Spore is a Grass-Type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect[]

The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its speed stat.

Description[]

{{|list = GS/C; Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED.

RS/E;

Move: Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing SPEED.
Contest: Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

FRLG; Cotton-like spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing its SPEED stat.

DP/Pt;

Move: The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat.
Contest: Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

HGSS; The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. BW/B2W2; The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat. XY; The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats.

ORAS;

Move: The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats.
Contest: Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of.

SM/USUM; The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stat. SwSh/BDSP; The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon, which harshly lowers their Speed stats. SV; The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to opposing Pokémon. This harshly lowers their Speed stats.}}

Learnset[]

Generation II[]

Leveling up[]

Pokémon	Type	Level
Leveling up
Mareep	Electric	23
Flaaffy	Electric	27
Ampharos	Electric	27
Hoppip	Grass/Flying	25
Skiploom	Grass/Flying	29
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying	33
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation III[]

Leveling up[]

Pokémon	Type	Level
Leveling up
Mareep	Electric	23
Flaaffy	Electric	27
Ampharos	Electric	27
Hoppip	Grass/Flying	25
Skiploom	Grass/Flying	29
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying	33
Cacnea	Grass	41
Cacturne	Grass/Dark	47
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Breeding[]

Pokémon	Type	Father
Breeding
Roselia	Grass/Poison	Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Cacnea, Cacturne
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation IV[]

Leveling up[]

Pokémon	Type	Level
Leveling up
Mareep	Electric	19
Flaaffy	Electric	20
Ampharos	Electric	20
Hoppip	Grass/Flying	28
Skiploom	Grass/Flying	32
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying	32
Cacnea	Grass	49
Cacturne	Grass/Dark	59
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Breeding[]

Pokémon	Type	Father
Breeding
Roselia	Grass/Poison	Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Cacnea, Cacturne
Budew	Grass/Poison	Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Cacnea, Cacturne
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V[]

Leveling up[]

Pokémon	Type	Level
Leveling up
Mareep	Electric	19
Flaaffy	Electric	20
Ampharos	Electric	20
Hoppip	Grass/Flying	34
Skiploom	Grass/Flying	40
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying	44
Cacnea	Grass	49
Cacturne	Grass/Dark	59
Cottonee	Grass	17
Whimsicott	Grass	1
Maractus	Grass	18
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Breeding[]

Pokémon	Type	Father
Breeding
Roselia	Grass/Poison	Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Cacnea, Cacturne, Cottonee, Whimsicott, Maractus
Budew	Grass/Poison	Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Cacnea, Cacturne, Cottonee, Whimsicott, Maractus
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

Pokémon Adventures

v · d · e List of Grass-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Absorb Apple Acid Aromatherapy

B	Branch Poke Bullet Seed

C	Chloroblast Cotton Guard Cotton Spore

D	Drum Beating

E	Energy Ball

F	Flower Trick Forest's Curse Frenzy Plant

G	Giga Drain Grass Knot Grass Pledge Grass Whistle Grassy Glide Grassy Terrain Grav Apple

H	Horn Leech

I	Ingrain Ivy Cudgel

J	Jungle Healing

L	Leaf Blade Leaf Storm Leaf Tornado Leafage Leech Seed

M	Magical Leaf Matcha Gotcha Mega Drain

N	Needle Arm

P	Petal Blizzard Petal Dance Power Whip

R	Razor Leaf

S	Sappy Seed Seed Bomb Seed Flare Sleep Powder Snap Trap Solar Beam Solar Blade Spicy Extract Spiky Shield Spore Strength Sap Stun Spore Synthesis Syrup Bomb

T	Trailblaze Trop Kick

V	Vine Whip

W	Wood Hammer Worry Seed

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation II

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Aeroblast Ancient Power Attract

B	Baton Pass Beat Up Belly Drum Bone Rush

C	Charm Conversion 2 Cotton Spore Cross Chop Crunch Curse

D	Destiny Bond Detect Dragon Breath Dynamic Punch

E	Encore Endure Extreme Speed

F	False Swipe Feint Attack Flail Flame Wheel Foresight Frustration Fury Cutter Future Sight

G	Giga Drain

H	Heal Bell Hidden Power

I	Icy Wind Iron Tail

L	Lock-On

M	Mach Punch Magnitude Mean Look Megahorn Metal Claw Milk Drink Mind Reader Mirror Coat Moonlight Morning Sun Mud-Slap

N	Nightmare

O	Octazooka Outrage

P	Pain Split Perish Song Powder Snow Present Protect Psych Up Pursuit

R	Rain Dance Rapid Spin Return Reversal Rock Smash Rollout

S	Sacred Fire Safeguard Sandstorm Scary Face Shadow Ball Sketch Sleep Talk Sludge Bomb Snore Spark Spider Web Spikes Spite Steel Wing Sunny Day Swagger Sweet Kiss Sweet Scent Synthesis

T	Thief Triple Kick Twister

V	Vital Throw

W	Whirlpool

Z	Zap Cannon

See also	Generation I Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation II