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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#040 Wigglytuff

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  • SpeciesBalloon Pokémon
  • Japanese namePukurin
  • PronunciationWIG-LEE-TUFF
  • Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
  • Weight26.0 lb 11.70 kg
  • Gender♂ 25% · ♀ 75%
Wigglytuff official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Combination of WIGGLY and TOUGH (as a rubber balloon). -TUFF may come from TUFT (“small patch of hair”, like on Wigglytuff’s forehead.)

Evolution

  1. IgglybuffReach Happiness QuotaJigglypuffMoon StoneWigglytuff
Wigglytuff in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Wigglytuff as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue The body is soft and rubbery. When angered, it will suck in air and inflate itself to an enormous size.
Yellow Its body is full of elasticity. By inhaling deeply, it can continue to inflate itself without limit.
Stadium Its soft and supple skin allows it to expand like a balloon. If it gets angry, it inhales and inflates itself steadily.
GoldStadium 2 Their fur feels so good that if two of them snuggle together, they won’t want to be separated.
Silver It has a very fine fur. Take care not to make it angry, or it may inflate steadily and hit with a Body Slam.
Crystal The rich, fluffy fur that covers its body feels so good that anyone who feels it can’t stop touching it.

Where to find Wigglytuff

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Unknown Dungeon NA Few/Evolve
Red NA Few/Evolve
Yellow Celadon City (Game Corner) NA Purchase/Evolve
Gold Must Evolve from Jigglypuff with a Moon Stone Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓ ✓
Yellow ✓ ✓
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
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.

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
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y G/S/C Move Type Kind
* * Sing Normal Status
* * Defense Curl Normal Status
— — Pound Normal Physical
* * Disable Normal Status
— — Rollout Rock Physical
* * Doubleslap Normal Physical
— — Rest Psychic Status
— — Body Slam Normal Physical
— — Double-Edge Normal Physical
* = These are the moves Wigglytuff will have if caught in the wild or bought at the game corner. * = These are the moves Wigglytuff will have if caught in the wild or bought at the game corner. * = These are the moves Wigglytuff will have if caught in the wild or bought at the game corner. * = These are the moves Wigglytuff will have if caught in the wild or bought at the game corner. Physical

“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, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM01Dynamicpunch
  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Ice Punch
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM40Defense Curl
  • TM41Thunderpunch
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM48Fire Punch
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM04Strength
  • HM05Flash

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM01Mega Punch
  • TM05Mega Kick
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM11Bubblebeam
  • TM12Water Gun
  • TM13Ice Beam
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Submission
  • TM18Counter
  • TM19Seismic Toss
  • TM20Rage
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM24Thunderbolt
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Teleport
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Thunder Wave
  • TM46Psywave
  • TM49Tri Attack
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM04Strength
  • 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 R/B/Y rank
HP 140 453-483 5/4599.28% 3/4299.59%
Attack 70 208-238 22/4948.01% 22/4546.02%
Defense 45 158-188 40/5521.19% 35/4418.41%
Speed 45 158-188 36/4721.19% 33/4218.41%
Special Attack G/S/C 75 218-248 19/4661.79% —
Special Defense G/S/C 50 168-198 32/4124.20% —
Special R/B/Y 50 168-198 — 21/2924.20%
Total 425 G/S/C
350 R/B/Y
1363-1543
1145-1295
33/8755.96% 28/6551.99%

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