Best Cottonee counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Cottonee in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Cottonee counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Cottonee counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Beedrill	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	81.61	7007.67	1	85.9s	248.4
2	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	74.07	9160.26	1	123.7s	247.0
3	Mega Gengar	Hex	Sludge Bomb	75.72	5581.94	1	73.7s	221.9
4	Roserade	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	66.18	6422.90	1	97.1s	207.7
5	Nihilego	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	68.97	5505.94	1	79.8s	206.2
6	Shadow Vileplume	Acid	Sludge Bomb	66.36	5904.71	1	89.0s	203.8
7	Shadow Victreebel	Acid	Sludge Bomb	68.16	5372.65	1	78.8s	203.1
8	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	57.80	7337.78	1	126.9s	194.0
9	Shadow Muk	Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	62.25	5075.98	1	81.5s	187.1
10	Muk (Alola Shadow)	Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	62.30	4765.39	1	76.5s	184.3
11	Overqwil	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	61.61	4735.58	1	76.9s	182.4
12	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	56.88	5621.17	1	98.8s	179.3
13	Vileplume	Acid	Sludge Bomb	55.30	5729.84	1	103.6s	176.4
14	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	60.25	4393.90	1	72.9s	176.1
15	Victreebel	Acid	Sludge Bomb	56.76	5233.20	1	92.2s	175.9
16	Shadow Skuntank	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	62.98	3825.81	1	60.7s	175.8
17	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	52.22	6649.38	1	127.3s	175.4
18	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	54.46	5842.47	1	107.3s	175.3
19	Scolipede	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	56.11	5223.54	1	93.1s	174.3
20	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	57.20	4849.84	1	84.8s	173.6

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Cottonee in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Cottonee down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Cottonee counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Cottonee counter is Mega Beedrill, followed by Mega Rayquaza, Mega Gengar, and Roserade. The table also includes Nihilego, Shadow Vileplume, Shadow Victreebel, and Mega Y Charizard, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Cottonee type chart

When fighting Cottonee, keep in mind the following that Grass and Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Poison, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Steel type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Water, and Dragon type moves.

Weaknesses

Poison	256.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Steel	160.0%

Resistances

Dragon	39.1%
Dark	62.5%
Electric	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.