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REMEMBER: Nintendo's affiliates' official stance is that Jigglypuff, like other Pokémon, go by gender-neutral pronouns. Be sure to use "it" instead of "he" or "she".

'''Jigglypuff''' ({{ja|プリン|Purin}}, ''Purin''), is a creature from the {{uv|Pokémon}} series. It debuted in the series' [[bulbapedia:Generation I|first generation]], and is considered part of the "[[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#"Perfect-attendance crew"|perfect-attendance crew]]" throughout the entire ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series.

Jigglypuff first appears as one of the 151 species of Pokémon in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Red and Green Versions|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green'']], and has appeared in all subsequent mainline installments (though it was absent from [[bulbapedia: Pokémon Sword and Shield|''Pokémon Sword'' and ''Shield'']], until a post-release update). It is characterized by its round, pink body, cat-like ears, swirling tuft of hair, and large, glassy eyes. Initially, Jigglypuff was solely a Normal-type Pokémon, but in Generation VI, it gained the then-new Fairy type as its secondary type. The {{s|bulbapedia|Pokédex}} categorizes Jigglypuff at #039 as the "Balloon Pokémon".

The Pokédex also provides additional biological info about the Jigglypuff species. After it mesmerizes its foe with its large, round eyes, it sings its lullaby until the foe sleeps, and does not stop to breathe until the foe is fully asleep; it can perform longer with its single breath if it inflates its body with air beforehand. Its vocal chords can freely adjust the wavelength of its voice, and it sings at precisely the right wavelength to make its foes most drowsy. The sound waves of its singing voice match the brain waves of someone in a deep sleep. Nothing can avoid falling asleep after hearing a Jigglypuff's song, but some are more naturally resistant to the effects than others and take much longer to sleep. This effectively endangers a singing Jigglypuff's life because it cannot breathe.

Jigglypuff's somewhat feminine appearance and voice may lead others to refer to it as "she". Indeed, while there are both male and female Jigglypuff within the ''Pokémon'' universe, females are more common than males, with 75% of all Jigglypuff being female. However, per The Pokémon Company's stance on referring to Pokémon with gender neutral pronouns regardless of gender differences, the Jigglypuff in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is referred to as "it".

Jigglypuff is one of the four secret characters in ''Super Smash Bros.'' Despite not being a lead character in the ''Pokémon'' franchise, Jigglypuff was a desirable choice for the game for two primary reasons: its popular appearance in the anime at the time (a trait shared with [[Mewtwo]], who was also intended to appear in ''SSB''), and its physical similarities to [[Kirby]], which allowed the staff to reuse his animations as a base. Owing to this, Jigglypuff is considered a kind of [[semi-clone]], though later installments would fully declone it from Kirby.

Jigglypuff has three [[trophy|trophies]] in its name, just like all the other playable characters; the original trophy, the Smash Red trophy, and the Smash Blue trophy. Its original trophy reads as follows:

;'''Jigglypuff'''

:''This Balloon Pokémon invites its opponents in close with its big, round eyes and then puts them to sleep with a soothing lullaby. It puffs itself up when angry, and while it may look adorable, it's not to be trifled with: it knows several powerful techniques. Jigglypuff evolves into Wigglytuff after exposure to a Moon Stone.''

:*''Pokémon Red & Blue'', 09/98 (GB)

;'''Jigglypuff [Smash]'''

:''Jigglypuff's normal attacks are weak, and because of its light weight it's easily sent flying. However, with its incredible midair agility, it seems to dance when airborne. Rollout is a powerful speed attack, but be careful not to fly off the edge. Pound does serious damage, and it can also help as a recovery move.''

:*''B: Rollout''

:*''Smash B: Pound''

;'''Jigglypuff [Smash]'''

:''Jigglypuff can put its enemies to sleep if they are in range of its Sing attack, although the attack does not work on airborne foes. Rest puts Jigglypuff into a deep sleep, but at the instant it drops off, an intense energy force radiates out of the exact center of its body. If this force comes in contact with an enemy, look out! Rest is Jigglypuff's wild card.''

:*''Up & B: Sing''

:*''Down & B: Rest''

 

Jigglypuff Trophy Melee.png|Jigglypuff [Classic Mode] trophy

[[File:Jigglypuff SSBB.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Jigglypuff, as it appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

[[File:Jigglypuff - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|left|100px|Jigglypuff trophy in ''Brawl''.]]

:''A Balloon Pokémon. It invites opponents in close with its big, round eyes, then puts them to sleep with a sleepy song. The secret to the song's unfailing efficacy is Jigglypuff's ability to sing on the wavelength that will make its opponent the sleepiest. It also uses Attract to infatuate opponents who touch it. It uses a Moon Stone to evolve into Wigglytuff.''

{{trophy games|console1=GB|game1=''Pokémon Red/Blue''|console2=DS|game2=''Pokémon Diamond/Pearl''}}

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! Character(s)

| {{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=16px}}

[[File:Jigglypuff SSB4.png|thumb|right|Jigglypuff, as it appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]

Jigglypuff is ranked 55th on the current ''SSB4'' [[tier list]] in the G tier, a slight drop from its already poor standing in ''Brawl''. Despite its reputation as a bottom tier character in ''Brawl'',  Jigglypuff was nerfed in the transition. While its combo ability was restored and [[Rest]] and back aerial were given extra KO power, Jigglypuff's recovery, aerials and already poor grounded game were nerfed, its poor endurance has been reduced further thanks to ''SSB4'''s weaker shields and the addition of [[rage]], and its edgeguarding ability was nerfed indirectly due to the addition of ledge-trumping. While many veterans have had their recoveries buffed, Jigglypuff's recovery was nerfed, due to its shorter jumps and the lower momentum given by [[Pound]]. Lastly, Jigglypuff has received no direct changes whatsoever in game updates, despite the fact that every other character on the roster received changes of some kind. As such, its tournament status remains very poor like in ''Brawl'', having little to no tournament representation and overall poor results.

:{{Flag|North America}} ''This Normal/Fairy-type Pokémon is best known for its soothing singing, which can put foes to sleep. In Smash Bros., it fights best in the air and can even jump six times in a row. The downside, though, is that Jigglypuff's so light, most opponents could launch it in their sleep!''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''This Normal- and Fairy-type Pokémon is best known for its soothing singing, which quite often puts foes to sleep. In this game, Jigglypuff fights best in the air, and can even jump six times in a row. The downside, though, is that Jigglypuff's so light, just about any opponent could launch it in their sleep!''

:'''Jigglypuff (All-Star)'''

:{{Flag|North America}} ''Jigglypuff's down special Rest sends this Pokémon into a deep sleep that damages and launches any foe it's touching upon napping. They'll even take damage after being hit! It's a pretty challenging move to land, though, and it leaves Jigglypuff wide open to revenge. Be careful when you use it.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''When you use the Rest down special, you go into a deep sleep, as you'd expect. But if anyone is touching you when you do it, you'll inflict a lot of damage and launch them directly upwards. They even continue to take damage afterwards. It's not easy to pull off, though, and falling asleep leaves you open to attacks, so be careful.''

 

JigglypuffTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS)

JigglypuffTrophyWiiU.png|Classic (Wii U)

JigglypuffAltTrophy3DS.png|Alt. (3DS)

JigglypuffAltTrophyWiiU.png|Alt. (Wii U)

*Jigglypuff is the first character who cannot experience [[helpless]]ness from its own moveset; in Jigglypuff's case, it originally couldn't render itself helpless in ''64'', but become possible due to addition of [[Rollout]] and the [[air dodge]] in ''Melee'', but both no longer leaves it helpless as of ''Brawl''. From ''Smash 4'' onward, however, it can once again be rendered helpless by touching red trampoline from [[Pac-Jump]].

*Until ''SSB4'', Jigglypuff had green eyes, the same color as its {{s|bulbapedia|shiny}} coloration, instead of the normal blue color seen in its official artwork. This also matches the recurring Jigglypuff character from the anime.

*Jigglypuff is the only playable Pokémon in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to undergo a {{S|bulbapedia|type}} change, as it has been reclassified as a dual {{s|bulbapedia|Normal|type}}/{{s|bulbapedia|Fairy|type}}-type Pokémon as of [[bulbapedia:Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'']].

*Of the four unlockable characters featured in ''SSB'', Jigglypuff spent the longest time as an unlockable character throughout the series until the release of {{forwiiu}}, where it finally became a starter character.

*Jigglypuff and [[Zero Suit Samus]] are the only characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to receive new special moves invoking helplessness in subsequent installments of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, despite debuting in the series without any. After its debut in ''SSB'', [[Rollout]] took the place of [[Pound]] as its neutral special (with Pound being relegated to being its side special) in ''Melee''. Rollout renders Jigglypuff helpless after usage in the air, though this property has been removed as of ''Brawl''.

*Jigglypuff was considered being cut in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/08/17/sakuraibrawlquestions/</ref>, and [[Ness]] was considered being replaced by [[Lucas]] in ''Melee'', making them the only known members of the "Original 12" that were considered being cut at certain points in the development of subsequent games in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

*Prior to ''Brawl'', Jigglypuff was the only playable character in the series to use a different voice actor between regions (barring Smash Taunts).

*Jigglypuff has the slowest falling speed in every ''Smash'' game to date.

*Despite having slightly slower air speed than [[Yoshi]] in every game but ''Melee'' by default, Jigglypuff has the fastest air acceleration by default in every game but ''Brawl''.

*Jigglypuff is one of two Pokémon playable in ''Super Smash Bros.'' to not be programmed into the base release of ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Sword and Shield}}'', the other being [[Greninja]]. However, Jigglypuff was added as part of ''{{s|bulbapedia|The Isle of Armor}}'' expansion, while Greninja is still absent from the games.

*Jigglypuff is the only Pokémon fighter with a gender ratio of 25% male and 75% female.

*Jigglypuff is the only member of the "[[Veteran#"Perfect-attendance crew"|perfect-attendance crew]]" to have one KO scream when KO'd.

**This only applies in the Western versions as it has two voice clips in the Asian versions.

*Jigglypuff is the lightest fighter among the "Original 12".