Igglybuff
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Igglybuff (ププリン Pupurin in Japanese, Fluffeluff in German and Toudoudou in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise.
Igglybuff's name is styled in a similar way to its evolved forms, Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff, implying their relation. Whatever the case, Igglybuff and all its forms share similar names in evry language.
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Appearance
Igglybuff resembles a small pink balloon. It has a round body with four tiny appendages. On top of its head there is a tuft, and on its forehead a counterclockwise swirl. It has two red eyes.
Biology
Like its evolutions Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff, Igglybuff's body shares many properties with a balloon. It is very soft, elastic and flexible. This enables it to bounce a long way, to the extent that Igglybuff finds it more efficient to move around by bouncing instead of walking on its two short legs.
Although Igglybuff too has the notorious singing ability of its evolutionary chain, its vocal cords are not yet fully developed in this early stage of its life. A prolonged singing effort results in Igglybuff turning a deeper and deeper pink as it strains itself, finally ending up damaging its throat. Igglybuff tends to gargle with clear springwater to soothe itself.
Besides its hypnotic lullaby, Igglybuff has an additional measure of defense against predators. Its body exudes a gentle, sweet smelling aroma that can calm and soothe its foes into not attacking it. With these devices, Igglybuffs try to survive long enough until they can defend themselves with more offensive means.
In the video games
Igglybuff is not found in the wild in any of the games. Since it is a Baby Pokémon, it can only be obtained by hatching from an egg resulting from a female Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff breeding with another compatible Pokémon. (A male Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff can be used if a Ditto is substituted as the other parent). Therefore, the availability of Jigglypuff dicates the availability of Igglybuff.
Besides having excellent Hit Points, the rest of Igglybuff's stats are simply abysmal. The moves it learns naturally are very few and not at all that powerful. It is prudent to not use the baby Pokémon at all in battle until it has evolved into Jigglypuff or even Wigglytuff.
Igglybuff will evolve into Jigglypuff if it goes up a Level while it is feeling particularly happy towards its trainer. The player can influence this by including Igglybuff in his team, having it groomed whenever available, feeding it treats etc.
In the animé
The Igglybuff was featured in episode #245 (Same Old Song and Dance), where two twin Igglybuffs are part of an artist's singing and dancing routine. The wild Jigglypuff who is recurring character in the anime is shown to be jealous of the attention the Igglybuff twins receive.