Cottonee (Unified Minds 143) Collector’s Guide

Character Intro

Cottonee is a Common Pokémon card from the Unified Minds set, numbered 143. With 60 HP and the Dust Gathering attack, it’s a straightforward, low-complexity addition to any collection.

Quick Facts

• Type: Fairy
• Stage: Basic
• Retreat Cost: 1
• Weakness: Metal ×2
• Resistance: Darkness -20
• Attack: Dust Gathering (Draw a card; costs 1 Colorless)
• Abilities: None
• Flavor Text: “To protect itself, it shoots cotton from its body. When it gets wet in the rain, its cotton grows moist and heavy, and it can’t move as well.”
• Illustrator: Asako Ito
• Set: Unified Minds (sm11)
• Card Number: 143
• Rarity: Common
• Image:

Key Printings

This exact printing of Cottonee appears in the Sun & Moon series set Unified Minds with the set code sm11. It is a common card, making it widely accessible for collectors and players alike.

Variants & Identifiers

There are no known print variants for this card. It is identified by its set number 143 in the Unified Minds set and features the illustrator Asako Ito’s distinctive artwork. The card has no regulation mark and does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Legality & Play Notes

Legality: unknown
This card is not legal in Standard, Expanded, or Unlimited formats according to the provided data. Its single attack, Dust Gathering, allows the player to draw a card, providing simple utility in casual play.

Care & Storage Tips

As a common card with no special variants, standard sleeves and storage in a binder or card box are recommended to preserve condition. Avoid exposure to moisture to protect the surface and edges—apt, given its cotton-themed flavor text.

Set-by-Set Micro-summaries

• Unified Minds (sm11): Features Cottonee as a Basic Fairy-type with modest HP and a simple card-draw attack—an easy fit for Sun & Moon era collections and fans of whimsical, cotton-based Pokémon.