Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Cottonee
Sword & Shield · #5 · Common · 2020
Listings
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Market reference
$0.08
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Whimsicott
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- ryoma uratsuka
- Pokédex #
- 546
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 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 — ≥30 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%
- -15.1 pts vs the 47.2% 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 · 20 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 71% of decks · 15 seen
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
in 62% of decks · 13 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 52% of decks · 11 seen
Lana's Aid
in 52% of decks · 11 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 21 seen
Boss's Orders
in 100% of decks · 21 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 67% of decks · 14 seen
More by ryoma uratsuka
This card was illustrated by ryoma uratsuka.
Building around Cottonee?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It shoots cotton from its body to protect itself. If it gets caught up in hurricane-strength winds, it can get sent to the other side of the Earth."
CAttach — 10
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Cottonee or Sword & Shield.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $18.94 | $0.08 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.30 | $2.99 | $0.30 | $0.13 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.18 |
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 $0.08; 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 "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Cottonee?
Cottonee is a Common card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Cottonee printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
