# Cottonee #10/98 — Emerging Powers

## Summary

Cottonee is a bulk common from a small Black & White-era expansion, the kind of Unova Grass pull that fills a binder slot without anyone chasing it. Kagemaru Himeno is a name veteran collectors recognize from the game's earliest print runs, and that, plus modest Gen V nostalgia, is the draw. A $0.27 modelled guide, up 8% over 30 days on 17 copies traded, says bulk, with only 43 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and a PSA 10 guides at about $35 against $65 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerging Powers |
| Number | 10/98 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2011-08-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Cotton Guard | cost Grass — damage 10 — During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Water -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Cottonee #546](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/cottonee) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.27** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $1.73 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 56/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 40% weight · -30% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T01:57:21.868Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T01:57:21.166Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-07T14:03:33.637Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T01:57:21.166Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerging-powers/cottonee-10)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw2-10%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)