Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#174 Igglybuff

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SpeciesBalloon Pokémon
Japanese namePupurin
PronunciationIGG-LEE-BUFF
Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
Weight2.0 lb 0.90 kg
Gender♂ 25% · ♀ 75%

Pokédex Where to find Type matchups Moves Breeding Stats

Name meaning

Comes from the Pokémon, JIGGLYPUFF. Loss of letter J indicates a pre-evolution. BUFF meaning “strong”

Evolution

IgglybuffReach Happiness QuotaJigglypuffMoon StoneWigglytuff

Igglybuff in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Igglybuff as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2	It has a very soft body. If it starts to roll, it will bounce all over and be impossible to stop.
Silver	Its extremely flexible and elastic body makes it bounce continuously–anytime, anywhere.
Crystal	Instead of walking with its short legs, it moves around by bouncing on its soft, tender body.

Where to find Igglybuff

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Gold	Breed from Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff	Any	None in Wild
Silver		Any	None in Wild
Crystal		Any	None in Wild

How to catch

	Ground	Surf	Fishing	Forest Tree	Mountain Tree	Rock Smash	Breed	Evolve	Event	BugCatch	Game Corner
G/S							✓
Crystal							✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×2
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×0
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1

1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

NormalNormal
FireNormal
WaterNormal
ElectricNormal
GrassNormal
IceNormal
FightingNormal
PoisonNormal
GroundNormal
FlyingNormal
PsychicNormal
BugNormal
RockBad
GhostNo Effect
DragonNormal
DarkNormal
SteelBad

0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Sing	Normal	Status
Start	Charm	Normal	Status
Start	Defense Curl	Normal	Status
9	Pound	Normal	Physical
14	Sweet Kiss	Normal	Status

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Flamethrower

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM02Headbutt
TM03Curse
TM04Rollout
TM06Toxic
TM07Zap Cannon
TM09Psych Up
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM16Icy Wind
TM17Protect
TM18Rain Dance
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM22Solarbeam
TM27Return
TM29Psychic
TM30Shadow Ball
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM38Fire Blast
TM40Defense Curl
TM42Dream Eater
TM43Detect
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM50Nightmare
HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Fairy Pokémon group 12

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Feint Attack	Breed a male from Houndour, Meowth, Sneasel, or Teddiursa Family with a female Jigglypuff/Wigglytuff.
Perish Song	Breed a male Lapras or Politoed and a female from Marill Family. Then, mate a male offspring with the move to a female from Jigglypuff Family.
Present	Mate a male Delibird to a Marill/Azumarill. Then, mate the male offspring with a female from Jigglypuff Family.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank
HP	90	353-383	14/4577.31%
Attack	30	128-158	45/496.68%
Defense	15	98-128	53/553.59%
Speed	15	98-128	46/472.87%
Special Attack	40	148-178	37/4615.87%
Special Defense	20	108-138	41/413.59%
Total	210	933-1113	83/872.87%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library