Jigglypuff

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is one of the original Pokémon, appearing in the anime series as well as video games. Jigglypuff are well known for their ability to sing a mysterious melody – containing, as is customary in all Pokémon vocalization, only the word "Jigglypuff" – that instantly puts opponents and passers-by to sleep. The Pokémon's English name is likely a combination of the words "jiggly," referring to its motion, and "puff," referring to its buoyancy. Its Japanese name probably derives from the Japanese word for pudding.

Biology

Jigglypuff is a Normal-type Balloon Pokémon. Its body is globular, pink, and accented with stubby limbs, a tiny tuft of curly hair, and enormous blue eyes. Jigglypuff's most popular attack is to sing its opponent to sleep; it is believed to have a well-controlled breath, to the extent that full inflation of its own body is possible. Some of the video game's Pokédex entries indicate that looking into the eyes of a Jigglypuff will cause it to sing its lullaby. Jigglypuff evolves from Igglybuff through happiness, and to Wigglytuff with the use of a Moon Stone.

In the video games

Pokémon series

Jigglypuff can be found on Route 3 in the Pokémon Red and Blue versions of the game, on Routes 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the Yellow version, on Routes 3, 4, and 46 in Gold and Silver versions, on Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, 34, and 35 in the Pokémon Crystal version, and on Route 115 in the Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire versions.

Super Smash Bros. series

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Jigglypuff is an unlockable character (unlocked by completing the Single-Player mode) and appeared in both games, with four special (B) moves:

• Sing (Up+B) - Puts opponents to sleep to make them vulnerable. In Melee, the time they sleep is directly proportional to how much damage they've incurred.
• Pound (B or Smash+B in Melee) - Does 10-15% damage. Has high priority.
• Rollout (Charge B in Melee) - A powerful attack that knocks opponents off the stage.
• Rest (Down+B) - One of the most powerful non-charge attack in Smash games so far, but very difficult to connect. Sends opponents flying off the screen at 40%+, while Jigglypuff goes to sleep for four seconds unless hit by an attack. Jigglypuff sleeps whether the attack connects or not. It remains unconfirmed whether or not Jigglypuff will appear in Super Smash Bros Brawl.

In the Smash Bros. series, Jigglypuff was voiced by Rachael Lillis in English and by Mika Kanai in Japanese, which marks Jigglypuff as one of 4 characters in the game with an English voice artist, the others being Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach. Jigglypuff is also unique in that its voice can be changed by changing the language setting and a broken shield leads to instant death.

In the anime

In the Pokémon anime series, Jigglypuff is a recurring character who aspires to be a great singer after the inspiration of Ash Ketchum and company. Unfortunately, every potential audience falls asleep before the song finishes. Because of this, Ash Ketchum and his companions often find themselves running away from Jigglypuff, who obviously isn't pleased with the fact that everyone falls asleep whenever it sings. It keeps with it a black marker, its "microphone," (which had once belonged to Misty) and uses it to scribble on anyone who dares to fall asleep while it's performing. Only on two occasions has Jigglypuff believed that anyone had heard its song to the end: in the first, Jigglypuff realizes that Misty's Psyduck was sleeping with its eyes open, and in the second, a Whismur had heard the song the first time, but fell asleep later. Another Jigglypuff (In the episode Rough, Tough, Jigglypuff) had a Loudred listen to its song, but it didn't care as this Jigglypuff was using Sing for an attack.

This recurring gag with Jigglypuff was also used in Hey You Pikachu! on the Nintendo 64. A similar Jigglypuff also appeared in the US stage musical Pokémon Live! Prior to the storyline depicted in the musical, a Pokémon Trainer who happened to be deaf had caught Jigglypuff. When Ash and friends confront this trainer, he sends out Jigglypuff, who succeeds in putting the heroes to sleep. Since the trainer is deaf, he obviously cannot hear the song and is therefore immune to its effects.

In the US version of the Pokemon anime, Jigglypuff is voiced by Rachael Lillis, who is also the voice actress of Misty and Jessie.

In other media

Jigglypuff has had sizable roles in most of the various Pokémon manga series. Jigglypuff also features prominently in many of the Pokémon chapter books, which generally follow the anime series closely. The Pokémon Magical Journey manga series has a Jigglypuff as one of the main characters. Jigglypuff is introduced to the series in a volume called Cooking With Jigglypuff (ISBN 156931456X).

Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby (ISBN 156931442X) is part of the Pokémon Tales series for very young children. Written by Megumi Hayashibara and illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, it tells the story of a female Jigglypuff who wants to make the other Pokémon happy by singing for them. But, as usual, her song puts them to sleep, and this makes her very sad. Her friend, a Bulbasaur, helps her resolve the situation.

As one of the most popular Pokémon, Jigglypuff has been made into several different toy and plush forms, as well as other items. These include:

• A four-inch action figure by TOMY Toys
• A small beanbag plush toy by Hasbro
• A Halloween costume by Disguise Costumes
• A six-inch plush Christmas Jigglypuff
• An articulated action figure by Hasbro, packaged in a set with a similar figure of Togepi.

In addition, Jigglypuff is often featured on products where a scene of several Pokémon are shown. An example of this is the full-sized Pokémon 747 airplane by Boeing. Jigglypuff appeared on the starboard nose of the original white 1998 airplane, and above the starboard wing of the 1999 blue airplane. Jigglypuff was also on the nose of the international version of the plane. Model-sized versions of all the Pokémon airplanes have also been made. A compilation of Pokemon anime episodes, including "The Song of Jigglypuff" in which Jigglypuff is introduced, is available on both VHS and DVD. The compilation is entitled "Jigglypuff Pop."

In January 2006, a man on American Idol performed Jigglypuff's signature song in his audition. This shocked quite a few people, for the strangeness of the choice as well as the fact that an older person was familiar with Pokémon.

Jigglypuff has appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in many sets, including the Jungle series. Jigglypuff also has a promotional card.

References

• Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum,

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

[Ultimate Pokémon Network] Retrieved May 31, 2006.

External links

• [Official Pokémon website]
• [Bulbapedia] (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Jigglypuff as a species.
• [Serebii.net]’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Jigglypuff
• [Pokémon Dungeon] Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• [PsyPoke] Pokédex entry
• [Smogon] Pokédex entry
• *[WikiKnowledge.net’s] entry for Previously hosted by Wikibooks

 

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