Pokémon · Black & White
Cottonee
Emerging Powers · #9 · Common · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Whimsicott
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 546
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Cottonee plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Cottonee
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.65 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 32.1%
- -15.2 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Whimsicott ex
in 95% of decks · 19 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 70% of decks · 14 seen
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
in 65% of decks · 13 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 55% of decks · 11 seen
Lana's Aid
in 55% of decks · 11 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 20 seen
Boss's Orders
in 100% of decks · 20 seen
Fezandipiti ex
in 60% of decks · 12 seen
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Cottonee?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They go wherever the wind takes them. On rainy days, their bodies are heavier, so they take shelter beneath big trees."
GAbsorb — 10
Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cottonee was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.06 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.70 | $2.82 | $32.50 | $2.01 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.23 |
| 30-day average | €0.17 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.80 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.07 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.88 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cottonee is real?
Cottonee is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Cottonee worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cottonee is $0.36; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Cottonee from?
Cottonee is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Cottonee?
Cottonee is a Common card in the Emerging Powers set.
Other Cottonee printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
