#0829
— Flowering Pokémon
Gossifleur
MetaMons competitive notes
Gossifleur is a grass-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Defense — at 250 BST it is a low total for competitive play, with slow (base 10) and a mixed attacking profile. Its Cotton Down ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Gossifleur. Build around what Gossifleur actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type
A MetaMons teambuilding read based on base stats and typing
Gossifleur takes super-effective damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug moves — every one of those types is a check you need an answer for when drafting. Before locking Gossifleur into a team, check the weakness guide and count how many of those types your remaining five slots can answer.
- Highest stat
- Defense (60)
- Lowest stat
- Speed (10)
- Offensive lean
- mixed
- Speed tier
- slow (base 10)
- BST
- 250 (low for the format)
Gossifleur is a grass-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Defense — at 250 BST it is a low total for competitive play, with slow (base 10) and a mixed attacking profile. Its Cotton Down ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Gossifleur. Build around what Gossifleur actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot. Compare this profile against your roster's shared weaknesses in the MetaMons team builder, where the 18-type coverage heatmap reads the whole team, not one slot.
About Gossifleur
Gossifleur is the Flowering Pokémon a Grass type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 250 with Cotton Down or Regenerator as abilities.
What is Gossifleur weak to?
Gossifleur is a Grass-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug. It resists Water, Electric, Grass, Ground.
How to counter Gossifleur
To counter Gossifleur in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Fire or Ice or Poison or Flying or Bug moves and can withstand its Grass STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Gossifleur in competitive teams
Gossifleur can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Gossifleur on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
