Jigglypuff (SSBU)
| Jigglypuff in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
|---|---|
 
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| Universe | Pokémon |
| Other playable appearances | in SSB in Melee in Brawl in SSB4 |
| Availability | Unlockable |
| Final Smash | Puff Up |
| “ | Jigglypuff can jump 5 times in the air and can move faster in the air than on the ground. Use Jigglypuff's great aerial ability to overwhelm your opponent! If you manage to land the down special Rest, you can powerfully launch your opponent. | ” |
| —Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site | ||
Jigglypuff (プリン, Purin) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Jigglypuff is classified as fighter #12.
As with previous games, Rachael Lillis's portrayal of Jigglypuff from 64 has been repurposed for the English version of Ultimate; Mika Kanai, Jigglypuff's voice actress from previous games and the Pokémon anime, reprises her role in the Japanese version with new voice clips. Virginie Demians and Dina Kuerten's portrayals of Jigglypuff from Brawl were repurposed for the French and German versions, respectively.
How to unlock
Complete one of the following:
- Play VS. matches, with Jigglypuff being the 15th character to be unlocked.
- Clear Classic Mode with Kirby or any character in his unlock tree, being the second character unlocked after Ness.
- Have Jigglypuff join the player's party in World of Light.
With the exception of the third method, Jigglypuff must then be defeated on Saffron City.
Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4
Jigglypuff is infamous for being one of the worst characters in the two previous games, especially in SSB4, where it's widely accepted to be the very worst. Because of this, Jigglypuff has been significantly buffed in the transition to Ultimate.
Most notable direct changes are to its aerial attacks, having greatly reduced landing lag. This combined with its even higher airspeed allows Jigglypuff to flow its aerial attacks into another, significantly improving its combos and damage output. In addition, Pound has less endlag than in SSB4 giving it combo potential as well as helping with vertical recovery, and Rest is now interruptible significantly earlier, being 20 frames fewer than previous games, and an additional 25 frames earlier if it connects. In addition, Sing is notably faster with more range, along with being much harder to mash out of, potentially making it a viable tool for the first time in the series, although it still remains very risky and easily punishable.
Some of the biggest buffs to Jigglypuff, however, come from the reworked game mechanics in Ultimate. Changes to air dodges greatly improve Jigglypuff's ability to use its aerial kit much more efficiently, and notably regaining its strong edgeguarding capabilities. This combined with its improved aerials and mobility allows Jigglypuff to perform techniques like its renowned Wall of Pain more effectively. In addition, Jigglypuff arguably benefits the most from the weakening of the rage mechanic, which slightly improves Jigglypuff's otherwise abysmal endurance.
However, Jigglypuff did receive some minor nerfs in return. Its already terrible grab game was made even worse in Ultimate, as its grab is even slower and some throws deal less damage. While the changes to air dodges overall benefit Jigglypuff, they also make Jigglypuff more vulnerable in the air and makes its ability to avoid juggling even worse. In addition, being unable to pass through other fighters while running means that Rest is much harder to land via running into opponents, limiting its options slightly.
In addition, while Jigglypuff's combo and aerial game are significantly improved, many of its primary flaws that existed in previous games before SSB4 are still present in Ultimate. Jigglypuff is still extremely light and floaty, making it very easy to KO, especially vertically. Furthermore, while improved somewhat, Jigglypuff still has a poor ground game, with poor range, terrible ground mobility, no projectile and one of the worst grab games of any character (now being even worse than in SSB4), with slow, short-reaching grab and throws that are incapable of KOing or comboing. In addition, even with buffs, Rollout still has the same issues as before, being a very gimmicky move, and while Sing is significantly improved, it is still situational. Finally, Ultimate includes significantly more viable swordfighters and zoners compared to previous games, both archetypes that Jigglypuff still struggles against, meaning that Jigglypuff still suffers from numerous unfavorable matchups.
Overall, Jigglypuff's buffs greatly outweigh its nerfs, and in result is significantly more effective than in Brawl and SSB4, becoming once again a proper glass cannon. However, it still notably falls behind when compared to its appearance in Melee. While Jigglypuff's positive traits have been notably improved from its previous appearances, they still aren't nearly as ridiculous as in Melee, while its drawbacks still remains mostly the same compared to its previous appearances. Because of this, Jigglypuff has somewhat mixed competitive reception. While it's no longer considered to be one of the worst characters in the game, many top professional players still rank Jigglypuff as a low-tier or mid-low tier character. While significantly better than in SSB4, Jigglypuff's tournament representation in Ultimate is still rather low. However, Arika has achieved moderately decent results in Japan, and Hungrybox, while not taking Ultimate as seriously, has had close games with other top professional players. This indicates that Jigglypuff might have at least some kind of potential, so its viability is up to debate.
Aesthetics
As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Jigglypuff's model features a more subdued color scheme. It more closely resembles its appearance in recent mainline Pokémon titles as a result. Only its irises have retained some of their vibrancy, and they are more detailed than they were previously.- Jigglypuff is slightly more expressive, using a wider variety of expressions rather than simply smiling or looking surprised.
- The animation where Jigglypuff looks back is an idle pose rather than being a part of its main animation, although it reuses its idle animation from past games when holding a small item.
- Jigglypuff's ears fold slightly inward when using Rollout or Rest.
- Jigglypuff has an altered airdodge animation, where it poses more gracefully during the ending lag.
- Side taunt is much faster; over twice as fast. Up taunt is also slightly faster.
- Jigglypuff has two new victory poses. In one, it jumps twice, spins around, and assumes a pose similar to its render from SSB4. In the other, it runs into the scene, does a backflip, and assumes a pose similar to its official art from Pokémon Yellow Version. It retains the victory pose where it falls asleep.
- Jigglypuff has new walking animations. Its slow walking animation is now a tiptoe similar to its running animation, while its standard walking animation faces more toward the screen.
Attributes
Like all characters, Jigglypuff's jumpsquat animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 6).- Jigglypuff runs faster (1.155 → 1.271).
- Jigglypuff's initial dash is faster (1.4 → 1.65).
- Jigglypuff walks slightly faster (0.7 → 0.735).
- Jigglypuff's air speed is faster (1.269 → 1.332).
- Jigglypuff's traction is higher (0.0718 → 0.087), but is much lower relative to the roster, going from the second highest traction in SSB4 to being tied for the 65th–66th highest traction in Ultimate.
- Jigglypuff's full hop grants slightly less height. This makes it more reliable for hitting opponents at ground level, but reduces its utility for vertical followups.
Forward roll grants less intangibility (frames 4-17 → 4-15).- Back roll has slower startup with less intangibility (frames 4-17 → 5-16), and more ending lag (FAF 31 → 36).
- Spot dodge has less startup (frame 4 → 3) and ending lag (FAF 29 → 27).
- Spot dodge grants less intangibility (frames 4-19 → 3-17).
- Air dodge grants more intangibility (frames 4-29 → 4-32).
- Air dodge has significantly more ending lag (FAF 35 → 75), becoming the slowest air dodge in the game by a wide margin. This makes it much more punishable, and removes its former ability to bait approaches in combination with Jigglypuff's floatiness and fast aerial movement.
- The changes to air dodges significantly improve the effectiveness of Jigglypuff's aerial attacks, making them much harder to avoid. Thanks to this, Jigglypuff regains a large part of its edgeguarding capabilities.
- Additionally, the reintroduction of directional air dodges further improve Jigglypuff's recovery, granting it additional distance after having used up all jumps.
- The homogenisation of fall speeds during vertical knockback significantly improves Jigglypuff's survivability, but makes it considerably more susceptible to combos.
- Jigglypuff arguably benefits most from the weakening of the rage mechanic, increasing its endurance.
Ground Attacks
- Neutral attack:
- The first hit transitions into the second hit faster (frame 9 → 7).
- The second hit launches at a lower angle that is consistent throughout (55°/65° → 361°), and has more base knockback (22 → 50), increasing its efficiency in keeping opponents away.
- Both hits have a higher hitlag multiplier (1× → 1.3× (hit 1), 1.7× (hit 2)), giving opponents more time to SDI the first hit and DI the second hit.
- The first hit has altered angles (60°/78° → 361°/180°) and knockback (12 base/50 scaling → 18/20 base/25/20 scaling) to keep opponents close to Jigglypuff, akin to other neutral attacks. This allows it to connect better into the second hit, and restores its jab lock ability from previous games, but hinders its jab cancel setups.
- Forward tilt:
- Forward tilt has less ending lag (FAF 28 → 25). Combined with the increased shieldstun for tilt attacks, this makes it safer on shield.
- Jigglypuff's foot doesn't stretch as much during the attack, reducing its range.
- Up tilt:
- Up tilt has one frame more ending lag (FAF 24 → 25).
- Down tilt:
- Down tilt has increased knockback scaling (55 → 68), now allowing it to KO under 200% from the center of Final Destination.
- Dash attack:
- Dash attack's clean hit has increased base knockback (16 → 57), with its knockback scaling compensated (100 → 83). This improves its safety on hit at low percents, while keeping its KO ability at high percents.
- It has larger hitboxes (5u (clean)/4u (late) → 5.5u/4.5u) and better hitbox placement, giving it more range.
- It launches at a different angle (361° → 43°), removing its ability to lock opponents.
- The clean hit has a shorter duration (frames 5-9 → 5-7), with the late hit lasting longer instead (frames 10-20 → 8-20).
- The late hit has less knockback scaling (100 → 83).
- It has a new animation where Jigglypuff's face is angled toward the screen with its limbs more elegantly spread.
- Forward smash:
- Forward smash deals more damage (15% → 16% (clean), 12% → 14% (late)), with knockback scaling mostly compensated only on the clean hit (115 → 110), improving its KO potential.
- The animations of both the charge and execution of the move have changed. Jigglypuff charges it by holding its foot behind itself, then swiftly swings its foot around to execute a roundhouse kick, similar to Kirby.
- Up smash:
- Up smash deals more damage with no sourspot (14%/12% → 15%), and knockback scaling mostly compensated (105 → 100), making its KO ability more consistent.
- While the hitbox placement is better, the size of the hitbox has been reduced (7.2u → 6u).
- Down smash:
- Down smash has a longer hitbox duration (frames 14-15 → 14-16).
- The changes to the 0° launch angle cause the attack's angle to increase at higher percents.
- However, it has much greater knockback scaling (69 → 99), significantly improving its KO potential despite these changes.
Aerial attacks
- All aerials have less landing lag (15 frames → 9 (neutral, forward, up), 18 → 11 (back), 30 → 15 (down)).
- Neutral aerial:
- Neutral aerial's clean hit now uses an extended hitbox with better placement and horizontal reach (Z offset: 8u → 9u-10u).
- Forward aerial:
- Forward aerial has better hitbox placement and horizontal reach (Z offset: 9u → 10u).
- Back aerial:
- Back aerial has less startup lag (frame 12 → 10), with its total duration reduced as well (FAF 40 → 38).
- It auto-cancels earlier (frame 28 → 26).
- It turns Jigglypuff around after its use, even when landing with the move, akin to Marth's back aerial. This hampers its use as a neutral walling move, but increases its potential for combos and mixups into other moves.
- Up aerial:
- Up aerial has less ending lag (FAF 45 → 40).
- Down aerial:
- Jigglypuff can no longer jump out of a full hopped down aerial onstage due to its lower full hop height, making it harder to follow up.
Throws and other attacks
- Grabs:
- All grabs have more ending lag (FAF 27 → 33 (standing), 33 → 40 (dash), 32 → 35 (pivot)).
- Dash and pivot grabs have more startup (frame 8 → 9 (dash), 9 → 10 (pivot)).
- Pummel:
- Jigglypuff has a new pummel: it kicks opponents with one foot instead of slapping them.
- Pummel deals more hitlag (5 frames → 14), but has significantly less startup (frame 10 → 1) and ending lag (FAF 21 → 7), shortening its duration.
- It deals much less damage (3% → 1.3%).
- Forward throw:
- Forward throw launches at a more desirable angle for edgeguarding (55° → 50°), and has slightly more base knockback (100 → 103).
- The speed of back throw and up throw is no longer weight-dependent.
- Up throw:
- Up throw has less ending lag (FAF 42 → 38).
- It deals less damage (10% → 8%), although with its base knockback somewhat compensated (110 → 130).
- Down throw:
- Down throw's first hit deals more damage (4% → 6%; 10% → 12% total).
- It has more base knockback (100 → 105), and a lower launch angle (80° → 75°).
- Edge attack:
- Edge attack deals more damage (6% → 8%).
Special moves
- Rollout:
- Rollout deals more damage (6%-14% → 10%-20%), with its knockback not fully compensated (30 base/92/102 scaling → 60 base/60 scaling), increasing its KO potential.
- The aerial version launches at the same angle as the grounded version (90° → 30°), improving the move's gimping ability.
- Its rebound animation is much faster.
- It has greatly reduced ending lag on hit (FAF 73 → 53).
- When using an uncharged Rollout, Jigglypuff will only roll once, significantly speeding up the animation.
- Jigglypuff is able to move after hitting an opponent with Rollout in the air, like in Brawl, preventing it from self-destructing if the move is landed offstage.
- Additionally, Jigglypuff can grab ledges during this state.
- Grass terrain no longer allows for faster turning while using Rollout, but ice terrain still prevents turning.
- Rollout can no longer be held indefinitely, instead being unleashed automatically one second after it becomes fully charged.
An unknown bug may cause the rebound to send Jigglypuff much higher, cause it to fall slower, and prevent sideways movement.
- Pound:
- Pound has less ending lag (FAF 46 → 40), allowing for true combos into other moves, including Rest.
- It has more range when used in the air.
- Jigglypuff can no longer accelerate in the air during the startup of Pound, making consecutive Pounds to recover much less effective.
- Sing:
- All of Sing's hits have less startup lag (hit 1: frame 29 → 27, hit 2: 73 → 61, hit 3: 122 → 100).
- It has significantly less ending lag (FAF 180 → 150).
- It has slightly more range.
- It has more knockback scaling (30/10 → 40/30), putting opponents to sleep for longer as a result. Combined with its lower ending lag, opponents can no longer wake up before Jigglypuff can act.
- Jigglypuff can move slightly while using Sing in the air.
- Rest:
- Rest has significantly less ending lag, especially if it hits (FAF 230 → 210 (miss), 187 (hit)), reducing the risk of respawning opponents punishing Jigglypuff after getting KOed by the move.
- This makes it possible to recover back to the ledge after landing Rest offstage, albeit with significant risk of being edgeguarded.
- Its hitbox size has been increased (3.4u → 3.8u).
- Due to the altered jostle mechanics preventing characters from running through each other, Rest can no longer hit most characters out of a walk or run.
- Rest triggers Special Zoom upon connecting.
- Puff Up:
- Puff Up is much faster than the previous games. When it ends, Jigglypuff aesthetically "pops", and then deflates to normal size, mimicking a balloon. Jigglypuff additionally shrinks considerably faster at the end. It also has an angry expression while inflating, resembling the face the Jigglypuff from the anime makes when someone falls asleep after it sings.
- The damage of Puff Up, previously 17% in a single hit, has been split into two hits that deal 10% and 25% damage, respectively.
Update History
- Forward tilt has less ending lag (FAF 28 → 25).
- Down tilt deals more knockback.
- Up smash's sourspot deals as much damage as the sweetspot (13% → 15%).
- Back aerial has less startup lag (frame 12 → 10), with its total duration reduced as well (FAF 40 → 38).
- Forward throw launches at a more desirable angle for edgeguarding (55° → 45°).
- The Final Smash Meter version of Puff Up has a higher knockback multiplier (x0.815 → x0.92).
- Puff Up has a bigger pushbox while growing.
- Neutral attack 1 connects into neutral attack 2 more reliably.
- Neutral attack 2 has more range.
Moveset
- Jigglypuff can perform five midair jumps.
Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.
| Name | Damage | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral attack | 3% | Jigglypuff performs two alternating punches. Both hits can lock, but the second hit will fail at percentages greater than 3%. | ||
| 3% | ||||
| Forward tilt | 10% | A roundhouse kick. It can be angled, and can lock at low percents. | ||
| Up tilt | 9% (clean), 8% (late) | A scorpion kick. Unless the opponent has a tall hurtbox, this move will fail to hit anyone in front of Jigglypuff. Can combo into itself or an up aerial at low percents. | ||
| Down tilt | 10% | A crouching shin kick. Launches opponents at a semi-spike angle, making it a good tool for spacing. | ||
| Dash attack | Jiggly Ram | 12% (clean), 8% (late) | Leaps off the ground and attacks with a lunging headbutt. | |
| Forward smash | 16% (clean), 14% (late) | Holds its foot behind itself and then attacks with a lunging roundhouse kick. Can lock at low percentages. | ||
| Up smash | 15% | An upwards headbutt. | ||
| Down smash | Jiggly Split | 11% | A spinning split kick. Grants intangibility on Jigglypuff's feet (frames 10-12). Opponents with high damage are launched at a higher angle. | |
| Neutral aerial | 11% (clean), 6% (late) | A flying kick. It is a sex kick with a long-lasting late hitbox. One of Jigglypuff's best moves, as it is very safe and has decent knockback when sweetspotted. Commonly used to block opponents from reaching the edge. | ||
| Forward aerial | 9% (clean), 6% (late) | A dropkick. Somewhat weak knockback, but good for spacing. Has a lingering hitbox (though it does not as last as long as neutral aerial's hitbox), while its late hitbox can combo into Rest. Autocancels, but only if quickly inputted after a short hop. | ||
| Back aerial | 13% | A spinning back kick. This causes Jigglypuff to turn around, similar to Marth's back air. This move is Jigglypuff's slowest aerial, and it lacks a lingering hitbox unlike its other aerials, but has strong knockback and good range while still being reasonably quick, making it a potent finisher. | ||
| Up aerial | 9% | Waves its arm in an overhead arcing motion. Good for juggling, and can be used to initiate combos if it hits an opponent just before Jigglypuff lands. | ||
| Down aerial | 1.5% (hits 1-8), 2% (hit 9) | A diagonal corkscrew dropkick. Good out of shield option and somewhat effective as an anti-juggling option. It is slightly less unsafe than in the previous game with 15 frames of landing lag (halved from 30), but should still be used cautiously. | ||
| Grab | — | Reaches out. Its overall grab range is short, and possesses moderate endlag if whiffed. | ||
| Pummel | 1.3% | Kicks the opponent. | ||
| Forward throw | 5% (hit 1), 5% (throw) | Puffs up once to launch the opponent forward. Despite its moderate knockback, its KO potential is abysmal. Instead, it is much more effective for setting up edgeguards due to its low endlag. | ||
| Back throw | 10% | A German suplex. Like its forward throw, this move is useful for setting up edgeguards. | ||
| Up throw | 8% | Spins once to fling the opponent upward, leaving a trail of sparkles. Has high base knockback, but is offset by its low growth. | ||
| Down throw | 6% (hit 1), 6% (throw) | Pins the opponent to the ground and then rolls back and forth on their back, which launches them upward. | ||
| Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge |
— | — | ||
| Techs | — | — | ||
| Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front) |
7% | Spins around to kick in front of itself and behind itself. | ||
| Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back) |
7% | Kicks in front of itself and behind itself. | ||
| Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip) |
5% | Spins on the ground, kicking on both sides. | ||
| Edge attack Edge getups |
8% | Performs a flipping kick while climbing up the stage. | ||
| Neutral special | Rollout | 10% (minimally charged), 20% (fully charged) | Rolls forward to slam into the opponent. Its power, range, and speed can be increased by holding the special button. It cannot be held indefinitely, however, and will automatically release a little bit after it reaches max charge. When fully charged, it does quite a bit of shield damage. If not charged until Jigglypuff glows, it will harmlessly roll once. On the ground, Rollout's direction can be changed mid-roll, which deals no damage until the turn is complete; in the air, pressing left or right will alter Jigglypuff's roll speed. When Rollout is fully charged, Jigglypuff will voice its name and briefly flash. Hitting a non-shielding opponent will cause Jigglypuff to rebound, which renders it unable to do anything else, apart from shifting its direction, until it lands or is hit. It can, however, control its direction during the rebound. This makes Rollout dangerous to use off-stage or at an edge, since the rebound will cause Jigglypuff to spin helplessly as it descends to the lower blast line. It can grab edges during the rebound, but it's still unsafe, especially if Rollout is perfect shielded. | |
| Side special | Pound | 11% | Rears its arm back and then throws a punch, taking a step forward. Deals moderate knockback, though unable to KO at realistic percents. Its momentum moves Jigglypuff sideways (which can be slightly shifted upwards by pushing the control stick up immediately after the input), making it one of the two special moves it can use to recover. It also does a high amount of shield damage and has a surprisingly large, long-lasting hitbox that doesn't lose power. | |
| Up special | Sing | 0% | Sings a song that puts nearby opponents to sleep. The more damaged opponents are, the longer they will sleep, making them open for a followup attack, most notably Rest. Jigglypuff can sweetspot ledges during the entire move, allowing Sing to set up a punish from a ledge. However, the song is short-ranged, consists of three brief pauses, and leaves Jigglypuff itself slightly vulnerable to being attacked. Unlike typical up specials, Sing does not grant any vertical distance, but it does retain slight mobility . | |
| Down special | Rest | 20% (move), 1% (flower loop) | Falls asleep, dealing a single hard hit to any opponents directly touching Jigglypuff. It has almost no start-up lag (1 frame) and deals an extreme amount of vertical knockback if landed, and benefits from rage, due to possessing very high base knockback. It also puts a flower on the opponent's head that deals continuous damage. If Rest lands, Jigglypuff will be able to act as soon as its eyes open, making it somewhat hard to punish. It takes it slightly longer to act if it whiffs; after it opens its eyes, but before it shakes itself. Jigglypuff gains invincibility for a few frames when the move is used (before its eyes close) which can initially prevent counterattacks from hitting Jigglypuff, though this is detrimental due to the move's extreme ending lag. | |
| Final Smash | Puff Up | 10% (hit 1), 25% (hit 2) | Rapidly inflates itself to a gargantuan size and launches all opponents near it horizontally while saying "Jiggly!" before "popping" and quickly deflating back to its normal size. Jigglypuff's size is so great when inflating that its body completely takes up smaller stages and even some medium-sized ones, making it difficult to escape. There are two hitboxes, with the second one dealing more damage and knockback than the first. | |
Victory poses
- Jumps twice, twirls, and poses similar to its official SSB4 render.
- Runs into the scene, almost loses its balance, then backflips and poses. Its final pose is similar to its artwork in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.
- Sleeps and then suddenly wakes up, continuing to drift in and out of consciousness.
In competitive play
Notable players
Arika - Currently the best Jigglypuff player in the world. Placed 1st at Shullasmas SP1 and 33rd at Sumabato SP.
BassMage - The best Jigglypuff player in Arizona. Placed 5th at Ascension and Ascension III, as well as 9th at Ascension II. He is currently ranked 7th on the Arizona Power Rankings and has defeated Pandarian and Skylar.- Hungrybox - Placed 13th at Thunder Smash, 17th at Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition, and 25th at Smash Conference United. Has a win over Mr. Riddle.
Classic Mode: All Original, All 64
Jigglypuff fights the cast of the original Super Smash Bros.. The order of the battles are in the same order as the 1P Game from the original Super Smash Bros.
| Round | Opponent | Stage | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link  |
Hyrule Castle | Overworld Theme - The Legend of Zelda (64) | |
| 2 | Mario  |
Peach's Castle | Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. (64) | |
| 3 | Yoshi  and Samus  |
Super Happy Tree | Yoshi's Story (64) | |
| 4 | Kirby  and Fox  |
Dream Land | Gourmet Race (64) | |
| 5 | Pikachu  |
Saffron City | Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (64) | |
| 6 | Luigi  , Ness  , Captain Falcon  , and Jigglypuff  |
Battlefield | Final Destination - Super Smash Bros. | This battle is a free-for-all. If the player selects the 6th costume, the CPU Jigglypuff uses the default Jigglypuff  .
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| Bonus Stage | ||||
| Final | Giant Donkey Kong  |
Kongo Jungle (Ω form) | Jungle Level (64) | |
Note: Every stage (except for Battlefield, which was instead referred to as Duel Zone) and the tracks they play are all from Super Smash Bros.. Due to Planet Zebes and Sector Z being the only N64 stages that didn't return, Samus and Fox are paired with Yoshi and Kirby, respectively. Giant Donkey Kong is Jigglypuff's final boss instead of Master Hand (despite the fact that Master Hand was the final boss in the original Super Smash Bros.), most likely referencing his status as a unique mini-boss in the original 1P Game.
Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Jigglypuff has Pokémon Center - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue accompany the credits.
Role in World of Light
Although Jigglypuff does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, it was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.
Jigglypuff can be found in a green area at the east of a metropolis early by taking Sheik's route, and to reach it, the player must either cross a bridge or circle through a lake.
Fighter Battle
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Power | Stage | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | |
Jigglypuff | Shield | 3,300 | Mushroom Kingdom U (Ω form) | Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue |
Spirits
Jigglypuff's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Jigglypuff in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.
409. Jigglypuff
In Spirit battles
As the main opponent
| Spirit | Battle parameters | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Image | Name | Series | Enemy Fighter(s) | Type | Power | Stage | Rules | Conditions | Music |
| 23 |  |
Rock Mario | Super Mario series | •Metal Jigglypuff 
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4,200 | Mario Galaxy (Battlefield form) | N/A | •The enemy's neutral special has increased power •The enemy favors neutral specials •The enemy is metal |
Melty Monster |
| 65 |  |
Big Urchin | Super Mario series | •Giant Jigglypuff
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3,800 | Mushroom Kingdom U (Battlefield form) | •Item: Unira | •The enemy is giant •The enemy is easily distracted by items |
Ground Theme / Underwater Theme - Super Mario 3D Land |
| 80 |  |
The Odyssey | Super Mario series | •Giant Jigglypuff 
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4,400 | Rainbow Cruise | •Hard to Launch | •Timed battle •The enemy is hard to launch •The enemy shields often |
Fossil Falls |
| 188 |  |
Wind Fish | The Legend of Zelda series | •Giant Jigglypuff 
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13,800 | Temple (Battlefield form) | •Flowery •Hazard: Slumber Floor |
•The floor is sleep-inducing •You constantly take minor damage •The enemy is giant |
Tal Tal Heights |
| 337 |  |
Pitch | Kirby series | •Jigglypuff
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1,800 | Green Greens (hazards off) | N/A | •Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Fletchling) •The enemy loves to jump |
Forest Stage |
| 338 | ChuChu | Kirby series | •Jigglypuff
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2,400 | Dream Land | •Hazard: Sticky Floor | •The floor is sticky | Planet Popstar | |
| 344 | Gryll | Kirby series | •Jigglypuff
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1,700 | Green Greens (Battlefield form) | •Item: Warp Star | •The enemy is easily distracted by items | Green Greens (Melee) | |
| 429 | Clefairy | Pokémon series | •Jigglypuff 
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1,800 | Magicant | •Hazard: Screen Flip | •The screen will suddenly flip after a little while | Pokémon Center - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue | |
| 449 | Chansey | Pokémon series | •Jigglypuff
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3,800 | Pokémon Stadium | •Health Recovery | •Stamina battle •The enemy is healed after a little while |
Pokémon Center - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue | |
| 452 | Goldeen | Pokémon series | •Jigglypuff Team  (×4)
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1,400 | Delfino Plaza | •Hazard: High Gravity | •All fighters have reduced jump power •Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Goldeen) |
Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue | |
| 469 | Bellossom | Pokémon series | •Jigglypuff
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1,800 | Yoshi's Island (Battlefield form) | •Item: Lip's Stick | •Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Bellossom) •The enemy is easily distracted by items |
Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Silver Medley | |
| 481 |  |
Miltank | Pokémon series | •Jigglypuff
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1,700 | Gaur Plain (Battlefield form) | N/A | •The enemy's neutral special has increased power •The enemy favors neutral specials |
Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Silver Medley |
| 536 | .png) |
Meloetta (Aria Forme) | Pokémon series | •Jigglypuff (×4)
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9,500 | Prism Tower (Battlefield form) | •Hazard: Slumber Floor | •The floor is sleep-inducing •The enemy favors neutral specials •Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Meloetta) |
N's Castle |
| 808 |  |
Winged Pikmin | Pikmin series | •Tiny Jigglypuff Team (×12)
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2,000 | Garden of Hope (Ω form) | •Item: Screw Attack | •Timed Stamina battle •The enemy favors neutral air attacks •Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd |
Garden of Hope (Original) |
| 850 | Celeste | Animal Crossing series | •Jigglypuff
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3,800 | Smashville | N/A | •The enemy favors down specials | Outdoors at 7 p.m. (Sunny) / Main Street - Animal Crossing: New Leaf | |
| 863 |  |
Lottie | Animal Crossing series | •Jigglypuff
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1,700 | Tomodachi Life | •Item: Hammer | •The enemy starts the battle with a Drill •The enemy is easily distracted by items |
House Preview |
| 964 |  |
Tatsu | Xenoblade Chronicles series | •Jigglypuff Team (×4)
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2,500 | Gaur Plain (Battlefield form) | •Assist Trophy Enemies (Riki) | •Hostile assist trophies will appear | Gaur Plain |
| 970 |  |
Tora | Xenoblade Chronicles series | •Jigglypuff  •Daisy 
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3,400 | Gaur Plain | N/A | •Stamina battle •The enemy's shield has extra durability |
Battle!! - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 |
| 1,182 |  |
Starly | The Legendary Starfy series | •Jigglypuff
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3,800 | Tortimer Island (Battlefield form) | •Temporary Invincibility | •The enemy will occasionally be invincible after a little while | Tortimer Island Medley |
| 1,196 | The Chorus Kids | Rythm Heaven series | •Jigglypuff (×3)
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9,100 | Wii Fit Studio | N/A | •The enemy favors up specials •The enemy is giant •The enemy has increased attack power |
Monkey Watch | |
| 1,258 |  |
Mallo | Pushmo | •Jigglypuff
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9,100 | Paper Mario | •Sudden Final Smash | •The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash when the enemy's at high damage •The enemy favors grabs and throws |
Welcome Center |
As a minion
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| No. | Image | Name | Series | Enemy Fighter(s) | Type | Power | Stage | Rules | Conditions | Music | Character |
| 198 | Darunia | The Legend of Zelda series | •Donkey Kong  •Jigglypuff (×8)
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1,400 | Gerudo Valley (Battlefield form) | •Hazard: Lava Floor | •Defeat the main fighter to win •The floor is lava •The enemy starts the battle with a Hammer |
Hidden Mountain & Forest | Goron | |
| 690 | Ball | Game & Watch series | •Mr. Game & Watch  •Pac-Man  •Jigglypuff •Kirby 
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3,900 | Flat Zone X (hazards off) | •Item: Balls | •The enemy favors grabs and throws •The enemy's throwing type items have increased power |
Flat Zone 2 | Ball | |
| 948 | Ghosts | Pac-Man series | •Kirby  •Jigglypuff •Squirtle  •Pac-Man 
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3,500 | Pac-Land (Battlefield form) | •Assist Trophy Enemies (Ghosts) | •Hostile assist trophies will appear | PAC-MAN | Pinky | |
| 1,153 |  |
Lip | Panel de Pon series | •Mii Swordfighter  (Lip Wig, Lip Outfit)•Jigglypuff
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9,200 | Garden of Hope | •Flowery •Item: Lip's Stick |
•Defeat the main fighter to win •You constantly take minor damage •The enemy starts the battle with a Lip's Stick |
Lip's Theme - Panel de Pon | Watabou the Fluffy or Furifuri the Rabbit |
Alternate costumes
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Gallery
Artwork of all playable Pokémon characters and Poké Ball Pokémon, as posted by the official Pokémon Twitter account.
Jigglypuff's fighter card.
Taunting on Green Greens.
Putting Ganondorf to sleep with Sing on Town and City.
A giant Jigglypuff using its neutral attack on Toon Link, Pit, and Marth on The Great Cave Offensive.
Jigglypuff riding a Warp Star on Green Greens.
Using Rollout alongside Kirby who uses his Jigglypuff Copy Ability on Onett.
Jigglypuff using Rollout beside Togedemaru on Wii Fit Studio.
Jigglypuff, Ridley, Ice Climbers, and Zelda on Summit.
Character Showcase Video
Trivia
- Jigglypuff is the only character who travels to Super Happy Tree in Classic Mode.
- Jigglypuff is the only unlockable character to be fought in a Smash 64 stage.
- Ultimate is the first game since Smash 64 to have Jigglypuff's stock icon not include its entire body.
- Jigglypuff is unlocked in Kirby's Classic Mode column, likely referencing how the two are pink puffballs. It can be unlocked by clearing Classic Mode as Kirby or Ness, both of which are Smash 64 veterans.
- Jigglypuff is the only Pokémon veteran that appeared in both Brawl and Smash 4 but is absent in the World of Light opening cutscene.
- Jigglypuff's Classic Mode is the only one not to go any stages outside of Smash 64, and one of the few whose boss round does not feature a designated boss, instead fighting characters who are otherwise playable (in this case, Giant Donkey Kong).
- Jigglypuff is the only Pokemon character who does not face Master Hand as their final boss in Classic Mode.
