Wigglytuff
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Wigglytuff (プクリン Pukurin in Japan, Knuddeluff in Germany and Grodoudou in France) is one of the 386 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise, and the evolution to the popular Jigglypuff.
The name, Wigglytuff is a portmanteau wiggly referring to this Pokémon's wiggliness and tuff which could be a deliberate misspelling of tough or tuft or merely a deliberately made-up word that rhymes with puff in Jigglypuff, its devolved form. Wig may also refer to the aforementioned tuft of hair. Whatever the case, Wigglytuff and all its forms share similar names in every language.
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Characteristics
Wigglytuff is a relatively large pink balloon-like creature with a white underbelly, large green saucer-like eyes, a pair of large pink ears like a rabbit, and a twisty tuft of pink hair on its forehead. The eyes are always covered by a thin layer of tears, so that if any dust gets into Wigglytuff’s eyes, it is quickly washed away.
Wigglytuff’s body is soft and full of elasticity, like rubber, allowing the Pokémon to breathe in air heavily to inflate itself to large sizes. This it does particularly when it is angered or threatened, and it inflates itself steadily and seemingly without end to both intimidate the offender and prepare itself to battle it. Since it is adept at attacking with a Body Slam, the opponent would do well not to be complacent. However, once inflated, Wigglytuff can easily find itself bouncing like a balloon, limiting its ability to battle.
Wigglytuff has a layer of supple fur on its body fine enough that it cannot be seen unless very up close. The fur has become a popular aspect of Wigglytuff on its own; it has been described as exquisitely pleasant and the ultimate in luxuriousness. People who have felt Wigglytuff’s fur have had a hard time stopping feeling it because it feels so heavenly. In fact, some people attest that sleeping next to a Wigglytuff is simply divine. Even the Pokémon find the fur irresistible; If two Wigglytuff are to snuggle together, they will not want to be separated.
Trivia
- Wigglytuff was a rumored character for Super Smash Brothers (And consequentelly, Super Smash Brothers: Melee), but it was discovered to be a hoax.
In the video games
Wigglytuff is almost never found in the wild (in the Red and Blue versions, it can be found in the Unknown Dungeon, thus ensuring that the player need not use a limited moon stone on a Jigglypuff to obtain it). It is always evolved out of a Jigglypuff, which is available in all handheld Pokémon versions, by a Moon Stone. It is also found as a prize in the Celadon Game Corner.
Wigglytuff is one of several defenseless sponges in Pokémon, for it has high hit points, average attack and special attack, and below average defenses and speed. It can be taught a wide range of elemental moves like Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Psychic, and Shadow Ball. Also, as Jigglypuff (Wigglytuff no longer learns moves naturally, so one must not evolve a Jigglypuff right away with a Moon Stone), it can learn the Defense Curl/Rollout combo, Rest naturally, Disable, Mimic, and most interestingly of all, Hyper Voice, a strong normal-type attack normally carried by Exploud. All the attacking moves among these, though, are limited in use by Wigglytuff’s average offenses, thus limiting Wigglytuff’s usage in competitive play.
In the anime
A Wigglytuff appears in English episode 69 (Lights, Camera, Quacktion!), in which Wigglytuff is a Pokémon actress with a terrible temper reminiscent of her pre-evolved form, Jigglypuff. When Ash, Brock, and Misty's Pokémon audition for a movie lacking pokémon actors, Wigglytuff slaps all of them for upstaging her. She then proceeds to sing loudly, putting everyone to sleep. However, in a stroke of ironic fate, she gets placed in the movie with Misty's Psyduck, though the two eventually fall in love.
There is also a Wigglytuff in Pokemon: The First Movie (Mewtwo Strikes Back). One of the trainers brings a Wigglytuff to Mewtwo's Island Hideout, and through the plot a clone of that Wigglytuff is created by Mewtwo.
In other media
Stage 1 Colorless Wigglytuff can be found in the Jungle, Neo Destiny (as Light Wigglytuff), Neo Destiny (as Dark Wigglytuff). Pokemon VS* (as Whitney's Wigglytuff, a basic Pokemon), Skyridge, EX Hidden Legends (as Wigglytuff EX) and EX Firered and Leafgreen sets in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Jungle Wigglytuff is known for its Do the Wave attack, which increases its damage based on the number of benched Pokemon on the player's side. Wigglytuff EX holds a stronger version of this attack.
References
- Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Books
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1930206585
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Wigglytuff as a species.
- Serebii.net’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Wigglytuff
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry