Cottonee
Cotton Puff Pokémon
When it finds others of its kind, they all stick together. When enough of them have collected, the mass resembles a cumulonimbus cloud.
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Strategy Overview
Cottonee's Knock Off-resistant typing, expansive movepool, and fantastic ability in Prankster altogether make it one of Little Cup's best pivot and support Pokemon on offensive and balanced teams. Its plethora of useful resistances allows it to reliably check Fighting- and Water-type Pokemon such as Mienfoo and Carvanha, while its expansive utility movepool, consisting of Memento, Tailwind, and Encore, allows it to make full use of its ability and support its team. Furthermore, Cottonee has access to the coveted priority Z-Memento, which allows it to heal a teammate upon use and nearly guarantee their setup. Unfortunately, Cottonee's 4x weakness to Poison-type attacks makes it susceptible to getting KOed by surprise Poison-type coverage moves from Pokemon that it would otherwise check. Despite its Fairy typing, Cottonee is also unable to check most Dark-types due to its inability to hit them with moves affected by Prankster. Furthermore, Cottonee is weak to common attack types in Ice, Flying, Fire, and Steel, is quite frail without heavy investment, and lacks an outstanding offensive presence even with maximum investment.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc