Cottonee bunch together for warmth in cold wind, but also to offer each other better control over where they drift. It is one of the 10 species that aren’t penalized for ring outs caused by natural breezes.

Trainers who put Whimsicott through many battles can spend hours cleaning up the debris stuck in its cotton. If Whimsicott gets too burdened by the mess, it will take off its cotton entirely and wait to regrow. This leaves it defenseless, so it would prefer to just be groomed.