Eldegoss Guide: Builds and Best Items

The best guide on how to play Eldegoss in Pokemon UNITE for Nintendo Switch and Mobile. Check here for the best builds, Held and Battle items, movesets, as well as the latest nerfs, buffs, counters, matchups, and more!

Eldegoss Latest Nerfs & Buffs (2/27)

Version 1.9.1.2 Patch Notes

Eldegoss Move Changes (February 27)
Cotton Guard	• Cooldown increased from 9s to 10.5s.

Eldegoss Basic Info

Eldegoss
	Tier Rating: Role: Supporter Attack Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Difficulty: Novice Cost: 6000 / 345
"Eldegoss is a master supporter that can restore its allies’ HP and boost their movement speed."

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Eldegoss Best Lanes

Top	Jungle	Bottom

Tips & Strategies for Every Lane

Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Builds for Eldegoss

Eldegoss Builds
Utility Build
Offense Build	-

The Best Build for Eldegoss is the one with the gold crown!

Utility Build

Utility Build
Moveset			Held Items
Pollen Puff Cotton Spore			Muscle Band Exp. Share Buddy Barrier
Battle Item
Eject Button
Item Effects (at Level 30)			Recommended Lane
Attack: +15 Attack Speed: +7.50% Movement Speed: +150 HP: +690			Top Lane Bot Lane
Emblem Color Combination			Target Emblem Stats
Green x6 Black x6			Positive Stats: • Sp. Atk Free Negative Stats: • Attack • Critical-Hit Rate
Note: The emblem color and stats here are suggestions only. The builds are still viable even without the suggested emblems.

Utility Build Explanation

Utility Build Damage and Healing Test

Since it's a flexible build, equipping items that will maximize one aspect of Eldegoss is the ideal item combination. Exp. Share and Buddy Barrier are core items for the build, leaving only one (1) item for consideration.

As the results show, for a build focusing more on attack damage, equipping Muscle Band will produce the best outcome for Eldegoss. The item's HP-based bonus damage and increased attack speed goes well with Eldegoss' Boosted Attack effect.

As for alternatives, replacing Muscle Band with Rapid-Fire Scarf would be the best option. Although the item does less damage than Muscle Band, its rapid attack speed bonus makes up for it in terms of DPS.

For a build focused more on move damage, equipping Choice Specs will generate the best results.

For alternatives, replacing Choice Specs with Slick Spoon would be the best choice.

On the other hand, for better healing, equipping Sp. Atk. Specs will maximize the Pokemon's healing. However, it does require Eldegoss to fully-stack the item first to get the maximum healing.

For alternatives, replacing Sp. Atk. Specs with Wise Glasses would be the ideal choice. The item produced the second best healing results and is only slightly lower than Sp. Atk. Specs.

Offense Build

Offense Build
Moveset			Held Items
Leaf Tornado Cotton Spore			Muscle Band Rapid-Fire Scarf Focus Band
Battle Item
X Attack
Item Effects (at Level 30)			Recommended Lane
Attack: +27 Defense: +30 Sp. Def: +30 Attack Speed: +16.50%			Top Lane Bot Lane
Emblem Color Combination			Target Emblem Stats
Green x6 Black x6			Positive Stats: • Sp. Atk Free Negative Stats: • Attack • Critical-Hit Rate
Note: The emblem color and stats here are suggestions only. The builds are still viable even without the suggested emblems.

Offense Build Explanation

Offense Build Damage Test

Since the build is centered on Eldegoss' attacks, equipping items that will maximize it is the ideal item combination. Focus Band is a core item for the build, leaving only two (2) items for consideration.

As the results show, Muscle Band and Rapid-Fire Scarf will produce the best outcome for Eldegoss. The item combination generated the best results for Standard Attack while still having a decent score for Boosted Attack.

As for alternatives, replacing Rapid-Fire Scarf with Slick Spoon would be the ideal choice. The item combination has only a slightly lower Standard Attack result but scored the highest for Boosted Attack. It also improves Eldegoss' move damage by default thanks to Slick Spoon's Sp. Atk. bonus and defense penetration effect.

Eldegoss Best Items & Moveset

Best Held Items

Item	Explanation
Exp. Share	Exp. Share's extra passive EXP gives Eldegoss a chance to level up without the need to farm. Aditionally, the bonus to HP and movement speed increases the Pokemon's survivability.
Buddy Barrier	Buddy Barrier increases Eldegoss' HP while also giving it more shields when it uses its unite move.
Focus Band	Focus band gives Eldegoss more defenses so it can sustain more hits before needing to retreat. This item also allows the Pokemon to recover HP when it gets dangerously low.
Wise Glasses	Wise Glasses further increases Eldegoss' high Sp. Attack Stat, increasing the effectiveness of the Pokemon's support moves.
Muscle Band	Muscle Band adds extra damage to Eldegoss' Standard Attacks, allowing the Pokemon to consistently pressure opponents with its ranged damage.
Rapid-Fire Scarf	Rapid-Fire Scarf's attack speed effect works great with Eldegoss' Boosted Attack effect, increasing its DPS through its attacks.
Slick Spoon	Slick Spoon increases Eldegoss' Sp. Atk. and HP stats, which is useful for a Supporter. It also allows its moves to ignore a portion of the target's Sp. Def.
Rescue Hood	Rescue Hood improves all of Eldegoss' healing and shielding moves by increasing their effects. It also increases the Pokemon's defenses, making it more durable.

List of Held Items

Best Battle Items

Item	Explanation
Eject Button	Eject Button mainly plays as a defensive item that allows Eldegoss to get away from danger.
X Speed	X Speed provides a consistent way to increase Eldegoss' movement speed so you can catch up with your allies. It also allows you to get out of hindrances that the enemy team inflicts
X Attack	For aggressive playstyles, X Attack increases Eldegoss' damage output without affecting your item loadout. The item can help you contribute more damage while only using Standard Attacks from afar.

List of Battle Items

Best Moveset

Move	Explanation
Cotton Spore	Cotton Spore is a low-cooldown buff, damage, and crowd control move. It can also be used offensively or defensively depending on the situation.
Pollen Puff	Polen Puff is a versatile move that allows Eldegoss to make both offensive and defensive plays. The move is a great engine for damage an HP recovery.

This moveset gives Eldegoss versatility during fights. Pollen Puff can heal allies and damage opponents simultaneously, which also allows Eldegoss to have great synergy with a lot of other Pokemon. Cotton Spore enables Eldegoss to dish out more damage during teamfights. It also functions as a mobility tool.

Learning Leaf Tornado over Pollen Puff trades healing for utility, giving the team the opportunity to traverse areas faster. For a more offensive plystyle, learn Cotton Spore together with Pollen Puff and take advantage of Eldegoss' ranged attacks.

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How to Play Eldegoss

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Be Aware of your Positioning
Know Which Damaging Move to Pick
Support Allies in Lanes
Stay Close to Your Allies During Clashes
Save Cotton Cloud Crash for Teamfights

Be Aware of your Positioning

Since Eldegoss is a Support Pokemon, you will have to play it passively and aid your allies if you want to be effective in combat. The trick to fully utilizing Eldegoss' abilities lies in proper positioning and awareness at all times. Knowing when to stay back or get closer to the fight is paramount as this enables you to keep your allies topped off with shields, heals, or movement speed bonuses. Proper positioning also allows you to punish the opposing team with slows and long-range attacks that deal consistent damage that can pile up if left uncontested.

Stick to Allies that Deal Damage

Eldegoss' damage is lackluster if it is alone, so you will need to stick with allies that can compensate. You can't deal much damage yourself, but you can help Pokemon that can deal damage stay alive! Your heals, shields, and movement speed buffs will give them the edge they need to get ahead of the enemy.

Know Which Damaging Move to Pick

Eldegoss will get its offense move upgrade when it reaches level 4. From here, Eldegoss' offensive capabilities improve, but the damage you get out of them is far from the high-caliber strikes found in Attacker Pokemon. Their strengths will lie in their utility and how you use them to benefit the whole team.

Get Pollen Puff for Continous Heal

Pollen Puff is a flexible move that gives you consistent healing, allowing you to keep yourself and your teammates alive for much longer in fights. Additionally, the move can deal AoE damage if more than one enemy is close enough to the blast radius.

Although, compared to Leaf Tornado that gets the effect immediately, Pollen Puff has a delay before it detonates, so be sure to take note of its activation time to avoid misses.

Pollen Puff: Eldegoss Move Effect and Cooldown

Leaf Tornado for Movement Speed

Learning Leaf Tornado allows you to support your team by giving them a boost in movement speed when they step into the affected area. This is great for giving Defenders or Attackers a way to get ahead in position. It is also a good disengage tool if you need to escape from a losing fight.

Compared to Pollen Puff, Leaf Tornado is more straightforward and can be used as a standard, long-range, damaging move with an extra effect.

Leaf Tornado: Eldegoss Move Effect and Cooldown

Support Allies in Lanes

Eldegoss strength comes from its ability to support its teammates. So, you will want to lane with someone in the Top or Bottom paths and take advantage of your support moveset. Though both moves are decent choices, they are fundamentally different and have distinct effects that can help you realize the playstyle you want Eldegoss to have.

Get Cotton Guard for AoE Shields

Cotton Guard gives you and your teammates a decent amount of shields. It is a straightforward support move that can increase your team's survivability during crucial fights. Outside of combat, the shields produced by the move are converted into HP if it does not get depleted, making it a great utility move you can activate all the time!

Cotton Guard: Eldegoss Move Effect and Cooldown

Get Cotton Spore for AoE Damage

Cotton Spore is an offense-focused, AoE move that has Eldegoss deal damage within a wide area. The move turns Eldegoss into aggressive support, which can contribute to the overall damage output of the team. Moreover, the stun caused by the explosion can open up opponents for your allies to follow through with attacks!

Cotton Spore: Eldegoss Move Effect and Cooldown

Stay Close to Your Allies During Clashes

Since you will spend most of your time supporting your allies during team clashes, it is best to stick to high-endurance Pokemon like Defenders or All-Rounders. You will want to be near them and keep them alive as long as possible so that they can maintain front-line aggression when pushing lanes.

Save Cotton Cloud Crash for Teamfights

Cotton Cloud Crass is one of your most powerful tools, helping you survive longer, disable enemy Pokemon, and heal your teammates. Make sure to save it for team fights to make get the most value out of the move. It also works as a great counter to any AoE Unite Move your opponent's deal as you can recover lost HP in an instant.

Cotton Cloud Crash: Eldegoss Move Effect and Cooldown

Progression and Leveling Guide

Eldegoss Combos

Defensive Combo

Defensive Combo
► ►
Pollen Puff ► Cotton Guard ► Standard Attack
This is Eldegoss' bread and butter combo. This seemingly simple combo has a lot of effects going on at the same time. Latching the Pollen Puff on allied or enemy targets gives them a guaranteed heal burst after a couple of seconds, healing other allies and damaging enemies within its radius. After Latching Pollen Puff on an ally, use Cotton Guard immediately after to give everyone shields which will increase their survivability for Pollen Puff to pop and regain their lost health. Cotton Guard can also grant Movement Speed Up once you get the final upgrade, further improving the potency of this combo.

Ultimate Cotton Crash Push Combo

Ultimate Cotton Crash Push Combo
► ►
Cotton Cloud Crash ► Leaf Tornado ► Cotton Spore
This is an aggressive combo that shoves all nearby enemies in the area when Eldegoss crashes down using its Unite Move. Get close and activate Cotton Cloud Crash. Position your landing that the resulting knockback shoves enemies into your team. Once you've landed, aim the Leaf Tornado towards the enemies to Slow them and prevent an easy escape while also giving you and your team increased movement speed. Finally, activate Cotton Spore while charging at the enemy to stun them in place for your teammates.

Matchups & Counters for Eldegoss

Eldegoss Matchups

Matchup Notes
Hard Counter	Even Matchup	Easy Matchup
1. The chart is based on our own experience playing Eldegoss. 2. Pokemon within each tier are unordered 3. Any Pokemon not shown here are still under investigation.

Hard Counter with a Quick Damage Burst

Eldegoss's defenses are abysmal, but its healing does tend to let it stay alive for much longer. However, a quick damage burst will either force Eldegoss to protect itself or completely back off. With that in mind, any Pokemon that can deal quick bursts of damage will definitely work against it.

Best Counters

Pokemon	Explanation
Absol	Rating: ★★★★★ • Can deal high critical-hit damage in all stages of the game. • Can stay on top of Eldegoss with its mobility moves • Can punish Eldegoss and its ally with Midnight Slash.
Lucario	Rating: ★★★★★ • Can disrupt Eldegoss' healing and shielding or burst it down with its combos. • Can take advantage of Eldegoss' need to stick with an ally using Extreme Speed's cooldown reset mechanic.
Urshifu	Rating: ★★★★ • Ignores shields with Unseen Fist. • Easily taken down with melee combos. • One charge of Wicked Blow is enough to make Eldegoss retreat or get shoved to a dangerous spot.
Delphox	Rating: ★★★★ • Can disable and deal burst damage from a far using Fire Spin and Mystical Fire or Fire Blast. • Can weaken Eldegoss' healing and shred its shields using Fanciful Fireworks.

Even Matchups for Eldegoss

Pairing up with hard-hitters like Cinderace and providing them with constant healing and shielding is the best way for Eldegoss to get the upper hand against these Pokemon.

Heal Through Their Damage

Pokemon with Burst Damage
How to Beat
• Mitigate their damage with Cotton Guard. • Go on the offense using Leaf Tornado or Pollen Puff.

Avoid Their Disables

Pokemon with Disables
How to Beat
• Disengage when they try to set up their disables using Leaf Tornado. • Use Cotton Cloud Crash to displace them during teamfights. • Mitigate their damage using Cotton Guard.

Provide Better Support

Supporter Pokemon
How to Beat
• Help your ally take out Blissey or Clefable first. • Use Leaf Tornado or Pollen Puff to go on the offensive. • Keep your ally healthy using Cotton Guard. • Use Cotton Cloud Crash to separate Blissey from its ally.

Easy Matchups for Eldegoss

Easy matchups are Pokemon whose damage are easily mitigated by Eldegoss's shields and healing.

Play Around its Moves

Burst Pokemon
How to Beat
• Bait out its moves and avoid them. • Use Cotton Guard to negate its damage. • Use Leaf Tornado or Cotton Cloud Crash to get out of range during Gatling Gulp Missile or to help your allies get to it quickly and try to take it down.

Hinder Their Dash Moves

All-Rounders with Dash Moves
How to Beat
• These Pokemon are All-Rounders that are equipped to have dash moves during early game. • Use Cotton Spore to inflict stun and slow them down once they approach and dive in. • Use Leaf Tornado towards these Pokemon to slow them down and overwhelm them with boosted attacks, or use Pollen Puff on a single target and wait for it to detonate to deal more damage.

Best Teammates for Eldegoss

Pokemon	Explanation
Gengar	Can keep Gengar alive in fights
	Gengar has one of the strongest burst combos in the game. Unfortunately it is also one of the most fragile. Having an Eldegoss shield and heal a Gengar as it goes in to burst down the enemy Attackers will help keep Gengar alive to knockout at least one Pokemon
Cramorant	Can patch up for Cramorant's lack of survivability and mobility
	Cramorant is a strong Attacker that lacks survivability and mobility. With Eldegoss supporting Cramorant, you cover its weaknesses and become a deadlier force.
Snorlax	Can make Snorlax unstoppable
	Snorlax is already one of the toughest to take out Pokemon in the game, with Eldegoss by its side, it can become an unstoppable force.

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Eldegoss Moves

Move Slot 1 (R)

Leafage (Lv. 1 or 3)	Move Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 4.5s Starting Damage: 261 Final Damage: 322
Pelts the target with leaves, decreasing the movement speed of opposing Pokemon for a short time when it hits.
Leaf Tornado (Lv. 4) Upgrade Lv. 11	Move Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 9s Starting Damage: 523 Inital damage: 419, Tornado damage: 104 Final Damage: 1292 Inital damage: 1034, Tornado damage: 258
Attacks with a tornado of sharp leaves, leaving a path in its wake that increases ally Pokemon's movement speed for a short time. Upgrade: Also decreases the accuracy of opposing Pokemon for a short time when this move hits.
Pollen Puff (Lv. 4) Upgrade Lv. 11	Move Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 5s Starting Damage: 340 Final Damage: 1263 Damage over time: 92 x 4, Explosion: 895
Throws a Pollen Puff, which attaches to a Pokemon. The Pollen Puff restores HP for ally Pokemon and deals damage to opposing Pokemon. Upgrade: If a Pollen Puff attaches to opposing Pokemon, it also deals them damage over time. If a Pollen Puff attaches to ally Pokemon, it also reduces the damage they receive.

Move Slot 2 (ZR)

Synthesis (Lv. 1 or 3)	Move Type: Recovery Damage Type: Status Cooldown: 8s Starting Damage: N/A Final Damage: N/A
Restores the HP of the user and nearby ally Pokemon.
Cotton Spore (Lv. 6) Upgrade Lv. 13	Move Type: Area Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 6s Starting Damage: 713 Final Damage: 1537
Gathers spores around the user, increasing the user's movement speed while this move is in effect. The spores burst after a short time, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon in the area of effect, throwing them, and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Upgrade: Also reduces the damage the user receives while using this move.
Cotton Guard (Lv. 6) Upgrade Lv. 13	Move Type: Buff Damage Type: Status Cooldown: 10.5s Starting Damage: N/A Final Damage: N/A
Protects the user and nearby ally Pokemon with cotton. The cotton absorbs damage, and when the move ends, the cotton restores some HP. Upgrade: Increases the user's movement speed while using this move.

Unite Moves (ZL)

Cotton Cloud Crash (Lv. 9)	Move Type: Area Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 98s Starting Damage: 1370 Final Damage: 2392
Has the user float into the air and become invincible. If used again, has the user pound the ground, attacking and shoving opposing Pokemon and restoring HP to ally Pokemon in the area of effect.

Standard Attack

Standard Attack	Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack, attaching a bit of cotton fluff to opposing Pokemon. The user's basic attacks against an opposing Pokemon with cotton fluff on it deal increased damage and decrease the opposing Pokemon's movement speed for a short time.

Ability (Passive)

Cotton Down	All Evolution Stages Damages an opponent and decreases its movement speed for a short time after the Pokemon with this Ability receives a certain amount of damage. When that happens,the Pokemon also recovers HP and has its movement speed increased for a short time.

Eldegoss Stats & Evolutions

Eldegoss Evolutions

1st Evolution	Final Evolution
Gossifleur (Lv. 1)	Eldegoss (Lv. 4)

Eldegoss Stats

Attack Damage is the damage of the Basic Attack as tested against the Training Dummy.

Eldegoss In-Game Stat Listings

Offense	Endurance	Mobility	Scoring	Support

Eldegoss Skins (Holowear)

Holowear
Fashionable Style Zirco Trading: 350 / 18	Purple Unite Style Zirco Trading: 350 / 18
Orange Unite Style Zirco Trading: 350 / 18	Space Style Zirco Trading: 400 / 20
Big Ribbon Style Zirco Trading: 350 / 18	Pastel Style Zirco Trading: 1200
Pokebuki Style Event: Flower Coin Exchange	Blue Unite Style (Active) Zirco Trading: 350

All Pokemon Skins (Holowear)

Eldegoss Character Spotlight

Eldegoss Achievements

Cotton Guard Achievement

Cotton Guard
Pokemon	Move
Eldegoss	Cotton Guard
Mission: In a single battle, protect ally Pokemon with cotton created with Cotton Guard or Cotton Guard+ 15 or more times (5/10/20 battles total)
Medals & Points	Rewards
Beginner 5	Aeos Ticket x100
Expert 5	Aeos Coin x300
Master 10	Holowear Ticket x3

List of Supporter Pokemon Achievements

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List of All Pokemon

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Best Build for Each Pokemon

Pokemon Roster
Absol	Aegislash	Alolan Ninetales	Azumarill
Blastoise	Blaziken	Blissey	Buzzwole
Chandelure	Charizard	Cinderace	Clefable
Comfey	Cramorant	Crustle	Decidueye
Delphox	Dodrio	Dragapult	Dragonite
Duraludon	Eldegoss	Espeon	Garchomp
Gardevoir	Gengar	Glaceon	Goodra
Greedent	Greninja	Hoopa	Inteleon
Lapras	Leafeon	Lucario	Machamp
Mamoswine	Mega Mewtwo X	Mega Mewtwo Y	Mew
Mr. Mime	Pikachu	Sableye	Scizor
Slowbro	Snorlax	Sylveon	Talonflame
Trevenant	Tsareena	Tyranitar	Umbreon
Urshifu	Wigglytuff	Venusaur	Zacian
Zeraora	Zoroark	-

Upcoming Pokemon

Upcoming Pokemon
Mimikyu October 19, 2023	Meowscarada TBA

Top 5 Master Rank Picks & Win Rate

Pokemon	Tier	Most Played %	Average Win %
Mega Mewtwo Y		41.3%	75%
Inteleon		12.7%	74.75%
Blissey		11.1%	76.43%
Zacian		6.3%	76.5%
Urshifu		6.3%	73.5%

Top Picked Pokemon Per Role

Attacker	All- Rounder	Supporter	Defender	Speedster
Mega Mewtwo Y	Zacian	Blissey	Umbreon	Leafeon

Master Rank: Top Ranked Win Rates

Pokemon by Role

All Pokemon Roles
Attackers		All-Rounders		Defenders
Speedsters			Supporters

Pokemon by Characteristics

Attack Type
Melee Pokemon	Ranged Pokemon
Physical Pokemon	Special Pokemon
Stat Rankings
HP Ranking	Defense Ranking
Sp. Def. Ranking	Basic Attack Ranking