# Cottonee #9/98 — Emerging Powers

## Summary

Cottonee is a bulk common from a small Black & White-era set, the sort of pull that fills a binder slot without raising anyone's pulse. Atsuko Nishida's name on it is the real draw, since she illustrated the original Pokémon cards and her fans collect her work across eras. A $0.28 modelled guide, down 20% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, says bulk, with 209 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 | 9/98 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2011-08-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Absorb | cost Grass — damage 10 — Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon. |
| 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: **$0.28** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $1.77 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 15/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T01:27:23.061Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T01:27:22.361Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-14T01:09:14.400Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T01:27:22.361Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerging-powers/cottonee-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw2-9%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)