Pokemon Go: How to evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott

ByAdam B Hours
Whimsicott in the Pokemon anime

Last Updated on: 14th October 2021, 02:34 pm

Whimsicott is the windveiled Grass-type Pokemon, but how exactly do you get your hands on it in Pokemon Go? What item do you need for it?

Fortunately, this is a pretty easy one for me to answer and for you to do, so let’s get into the details.

How to get Whimsicott in Pokemon Go

Getting Whimsicott in Pokemon Go is certainly easier than a lot of the other more complicated or simply expensive evolutions in the game – you’ll need the pre-evolved form, Cottonee, of course. You might need quite a few of them to gather the 50 candy requirement for the evolution as well.

With that said, the extra Cottonee will mean you have choices of which to evolve, so it might help you get a Whimsicott with good stats, so that’s a plus.

Moving on from the candy and Pokemon requirements, you’ll also need a Sun Stone, which is the next thing we’ll discuss.

Whimsicott in the Pokemon anime
Credit: Bulbapedia, The Pokemon Company

READ MORE: Pokemon Go: What is a Sun Stone used for?

While Sun Stones aren’t easy to get on short notice, you have a chance at one every single time you spin a Pokestop, get your seventh-day spin streak reward, or as a reward from research tasks and potentially from gifts.

All of these different sources can build up and if you do these things regularly, you’ll probably have a few of them by the time you need them anyway.

That makes evolving Cottonee into Whimsicott pretty easy in Pokemon Go, as long as you have been doing those things regularly.

Is there anything else to know?

Once you’ve decided if you want Whimsicott in Pokemon Go, hit the evolve button and you’re just about done here – one short evolution animation later and it’ll be added to your Pokedex.

Make sure to check out what else you can use the Sun Stone for with the article linked above though, it’s is used in four different evolutions after all.

That’s about everything that needs to be said for how to get Whimsicott in Pokemon Go, really. If you’re looking for more Pokemon Go content like this guide or other news and stories, you can find them in our Pokemon Go Category, and if you’d instead like to see more by me specifically, you can find my page here.