Cottonee 55/98 · Ancient Origins

Cottonee is Pokédex #546, generation 5 (Unova). Cottonee is a Basic Fairy Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Whimsicott, Whimsicott (#547) under evolves to.

Cottonee sits at 55/98 in Ancient Origins, position 55 of 101. Before it is 54 Gardevoir, and after it is 56 Whimsicott. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Cotton Bed lists 10 damage. The cost is Fairy. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Metal ×2. Resistance is Darkness -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Perhaps because they feel more at ease in a group, they stick to others they find. They end up looking like a cloud."

Cottonee (#546) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Cottonee 9/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Cottonee list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kanako Eo. I count 99 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cottonee can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.