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Counter guide · Grass / Fairy · Gen V

What beats Cottonee?

The 5 hardest counters to Cottonee ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Iron Moth outspeeds and hits for 4× with poison-type STAB.

Cottonee
No. 546
Cottonee
Grass Fairy
BST 280 · Speed 66 · Atk 27 · SpA 37

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Iron Moth
    No. 994
    Iron Moth
    Fire Poison
    Hits Cottonee for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 110 > 66 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 140)
  2. #2
    Revavroom
    No. 966
    Revavroom
    Steel Poison
    Hits Cottonee for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 90 > 66 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 119)
  3. #3
    Salazzle
    No. 758
    Salazzle
    Poison Fire
    Hits Cottonee for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 117 > 66 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 111)
  4. #4
    Munkidori
    No. 1015
    Munkidori
    Poison Psychic
    Hits Cottonee for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ½× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 106 > 66 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 130)
  5. #5
    Pecharunt
    No. 1025
    Pecharunt
    Poison Ghost
    Hits Cottonee for 4× via poison-type STAB Takes ½× back from grass-type STAB Speed: 88 > 66 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 88)

Cottonee's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Poison
2× weak to
Fire Ice Flying Steel
Immune to
Dragon

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Cottonee, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Cottonee hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.