Jigglypuff (Super Smash Bros.)

Jigglypuff is a playable Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series. It is a playable fighter in every installment since Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64, generally as an unlockable character.
==Appearances==
===Super Smash Bros.===
In Super Smash Bros., Jigglypuff is one of the four unlockable characters, unlocked by clearing 1P Game once, and then defeating it on the Saffron City. Jigglypuff is voiced by Rachael Lillis in English and Mika Kanai in the original Japanese, its respective voice actors in Pokémon media.
Added to the game due to its popularity, Jigglypuff was designed to have a moveset somewhat like Kirby's. Jigglypuff was also designed to be the weakest character in the game.nocturnal YL (October 13, 2015). News Flash! Smash Bros. Dojo: Jigglypuff. Source Gaming. Retrieved August 18, 2016. Jigglypuff is the lightest playable character; while it has up to five midair jumps, tied with Kirby for the most, Jigglypuff can also be launched the easiest. In addition, when Jigglypuff's shield breaks, it launches higher into the air than any other character, potentially KOing it. Jigglypuff also has a high air speed and the lowest falling speed, but also has low walking and dashing speeds. Its attacks are also slow and weak, although Jigglypuff can use its low-power aerial attacks to easily combo larger and heavier opponents such as Donkey Kong.
Jigglypuff's neutral special is Pound, in which it slaps its opponents. Its up special is Sing, which puts nearby opponents to sleep, and its down special is Rest, which sends any opponents close enough flying but puts Jigglypuff to sleep.
For unknown reasons, the Japanese version of the game has both "Purin!" and "Jigglypuff!" announcements.
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
Jigglypuff returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee as one of the eleven unlockable characters. Jigglypuff can be unlocked by clearing Classic or Adventure with any character (except Mario, unless Dr. Mario has already been unlocked), or by playing 50 Melee matches and then defeating it on Pokémon Stadium. The criteria for unlocking Jigglypuff in Classic Mode is the same as the sole criteria in Super Smash Bros..
Like other re-introduced characters, Jigglypuff's neutral special move, Pound, was made into its side special move, and its new neutral special move is Rollout, which allows Jigglypuff to charge an attack in which it rolls across the screen. Its air speed has been increased for this game, giving it the highest air speed of any character. All of Jigglypuff's jumps also now give height, though the height given decreases as it continues to jump.
Jigglypuff has been largely buffed from Super Smash Bros., and it is now ranked third on the tier list in S tier. This is the first game where Jigglypuff gets instantly KO'ed from a broken shield, as it is shot upwards at high speeds instead of being stunned.
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Jigglypuff returns as an unlockable character once again. It can be unlocked by clearing at least 20 Event Matches after finishing Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, playing 350 Brawl matches, or by having it join the party in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary. Similar to the previous game, Jigglypuff (along with Wolf and Toon Link) was nearly cut from the game due to time constraints.Soma (August 17, 2015). Sakurai answers some (old) questions– about Brawl! Source Gaming. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
While Jigglypuff's general moveset is unchanged, it has been given a Final Smash, Puff Up. During this, Jigglypuff becomes temporarily invulnerable and increases in size dramatically, bouncing players off of it at great speed. This attack may have served as the basis for Dynamax, introduced ten years later.
Jigglypuff only has five recolors in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, instead of the usual six. This is also shared with Pokémon Trainer, Lucario, and Sonic.
Jigglypuff ranks 36th out of 38 (in F tier) on the current tier list, suffering extreme nerfs from Melee. In fact, it is said that Jigglypuff suffered from the biggest tier drop from one of the best characters in Melee to a candidate for the worst character in Brawl. Due to the different mechanics, Jigglypuff's back and forward aerials are no longer as disjointed, its combo ability was more reliant on hitstun, and its approach capabilities are also poor as Kirby. As a result, Jigglypuff is considered non-viable in Brawl.
Jigglypuff was the 33rd character and final unlockable character to be introduced on Smash Bros. DOJO!!.
====Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary====
Like Toon Link and Wolf, Jigglypuff makes a rather minor appearance in The Subspace Emissary. After finding a red door in The Swamp stage, the player will be taken to Pokémon Stadium 2 and fight Jigglypuff in a one-stock match. Once defeated, it will join the player's party.
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U===
Jigglypuff returns once again as an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and for the first time as a default playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It can be unlocked in the Nintendo 3DS version by collecting 30 pieces of equipment, or by winning 120 matches, and is the only playable Pokémon character to be unlockable in the game. All of its moves and its Final Smash from Super Smash Bros. Brawl are kept in this game.
Jigglypuff was redesigned to have more similarity to its appearance in the Pokémon games, and it was given blue eyes for the first time in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Jigglypuff is ranked 55th on the current 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. However around the end of the games life span, Jigglypuff started to develop more and was able to place higher then alot of other low and mid tiers in tournaments. Due to this, many people think Jigglypuff should be replaced higher do to these impressive tournament results.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Jigglypuff returns as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Unlike in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Jigglypuff has reverted to being an unlockable character. Compared to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, it moves faster on the ground and in the air, and many of its attacks are more powerful. In addition, Jigglypuff makes an angry expression during its Puff Up move.
Throughout Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's lifespan, Jigglypuff got many updates, improving the character. Due to this and many different people pushing Jigglypuff at the top level. Jigglypuff is generally considered a mid tier due to its placement of 60/82 and some argue that it is even higher. 
===World of Light===
Jigglypuff is not seen when the fighters oppose Galeem for the first time. However, it is hit by one of Galeem's beams of light and imprisoned in the World of Light like the other non-DLC fighters (except for Kirby), and multiple puppet fighters of it are created. The Jigglypuff puppet 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. Once defeated, Jigglypuff is awakened, and it joins Kirby's team in the battle against Galeem and Dharkon.
===Classic Mode===
Jigglypuff fights the cast of the original Super Smash Bros.. The order of the battles starts off with Link, just like in 1P Game from the original Super Smash Bros.. Therefore, Jigglypuff's Classic Mode is a reference to the 1P Game from Smash 64 (as it fights the characters in the Original 12 from the original game).
All Original, All 64	All Original, All 64 	All Original, All 64	All Original, All 64 	All Original, All 64
Round 	Opponent(s) 	Stage 	Song 	Notes
1 	Link (green costume) 	Hyrule Castle 	Overworld Theme - The Legend of Zelda 	The enemy Link has his green costume equipped, referencing his appearance in the original Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, and by extension, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. If played on two-player mode, Link in his teal costume is the second opponent, referencing his appearance from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the basis of his design in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.
2 	Mario 	Peach's Castle 	Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 	
3 	Samus, Yoshi 	Super Happy Tree 	Yoshi's Story 	Samus is fought here due to her home stage from Super Smash Bros. (Planet Zebes) being cut.
4 	Kirby, Fox 	Dream Land 	Gourmet Race 	Similar to Samus, Fox also had his home stage from Super Smash Bros., Sector Z, cut, so he is fought here instead.
5 	Pikachu 	Saffron City 	Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue	
6 	Luigi, Ness, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff	Battlefield 	Final Destination - Super Smash Bros. 	This match is a Free-for-all. The enemy Jigglypuff has its pink costume equipped, referencing the bows it wears in its alternate costume. If the player selects the pink costume, the CPU Jigglypuff uses the default Jigglypuff costume. All four opponents are the unlockable fighters within Super Smash Bros..
Final 	Giant Donkey Kong 	Kongo Jungle (Ω) 	Jungle Level 	Giant Donkey Kong originally appeared as a boss in 1P Game of Super Smash Bros..
==Smash taunt conversations==
===Snake's codec===
*Snake: Aw, there's a big eyeball walking around here...
*Colonel: That's just Jigglypuff.
*Snake: Jigglypuff? Is that some kind of marshmallow?
*Colonel: Jigglypuff is a balloon-shaped Pokémon. It may be light and puffy and full of air, but its Sleep ability is devastating.
*Snake: Sleep...? What's so devastating about it going to sleep?
*Colonel: The instant it falls asleep, there's a huge buildup of energy in its center of gravity. If it hits you, it's lights out for sure.
*Snake: So it puts a lot of energy into sleeping? Sounds pretty irresponsible if you ask me.
*Colonel: Takes all kinds, Snake. Especially here in Brawl.
Note: Snake's comment about the marshmallow is a semi-accurate translation of the original comment in Japanese, in which he compares Jigglypuff to a dessert because Jigglypuff's Japanese name is "Purin," which is also the Japanese word for "pudding." Colonel also breaks the fourth wall, mentioning Brawl by name.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the codec remains unchanged, which causes the Colonel to still refer to the game as Brawl. This can be attributed to the Colonel's Japanese VA passing away, and as such the Colonel is never seen in a game ever since out of respect, as such the conversation is reused from Brawl. In the Japanese versions of these codecs, the characters do not refer to Brawl specifically, instead referring to the series in general through 大乱闘 (Dairanto, which roughly translates to Great Fray), which is used in the series' full name, 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ (Great Fray Smash Brothers).
===Palutena's Guidance (Pit)===
Like with Snake, Pit must use his down taunt for one frame to trigger this conversation regarding Jigglypuff, although Pit can only do so on Palutena's Temple:
*Pit: That's Jigglypuff, the Balloon Pokémon.
*Viridi: Look at the way it floats! It must be light as air.
*Palutena: Don't let its cuddly appearance fool you. It's one of the most aerodynamic fighters out there. And it has a deadly attack called Rest. When Jigglypuff lands the move, the effects can be devastating.
*Viridi: However, that move does render Jigglypuff vulnerable for a short period of time afterward.
*Palutena: So when you see Jigglypuff start to fall asleep, that's your cue to move in for the kill.
*Pit: Gotcha. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for when it nods off.
==Profiles==
===amiibo===
*This Normal- and Fairy-type Pokémon is best known for its soothing singing, which can make foes fall asleep. The secret to the song’s effectiveness is Jigglypuff’s ability to sing on the wavelength that will make its opponent the sleepiest. It also uses Attract to infatuate foes of the opposite gender.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Blog bio===
"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."
==Moves used==
==Gallery==
Jigglypuff (Super Smash Bros. Artwork).png|Super Smash Bros. artwork
Jigglypuff (Super Smash Bros. Melee Artwork).jpg|Super Smash Bros. Melee artwork
Jigglypuff (Super Smash Bros. Brawl Artwork).jpg|Super Smash Bros. Brawl artwork
Jigglypuff (Super Smash Bros. for 3DS - Wii U Artwork).png|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U artwork
Jigglypuff SSBU.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate artwork
Jigglypuff trophy SSBM.png|The Jigglypuff trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee
Jigglypuff (Smash) trophy SSBM.png|The Jigglypuff trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee (Smash)
Jigglypuff (Smash 2) trophy SSBM.png|The Jigglypuff trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee (Smash 2)
==Trivia==
*Jigglypuff can get KO'd by being sent high into air during a shield break.
**Surprisingly, other lightweights, like Kirby, don't suffer from this problem, even Pichu, which is lighter than Jigglypuff.
*Jigglypuff is referred to as female by most fans, unlike most other playable Pokémon, who are often referred to by male pronouns, likely due to its feminine appearance and high pitched voice.
**It is often referred to as puff, specifically its Melee incarnation.
*Jigglypuff's Sing is the only Up Special Move which doesn't help with vertical recovery, with Pound giving a minor jump as a substitute. This was also true for Yoshi's egg throw prior to Brawl.
* Jigglypuff is the first character who cannot experience helplessness(i.e. it is rendered incapable of any action) from its own moveset; in Jigglypuff's case, it originally couldn't render itself helpless in 64. In Melee, the addition of Rollout and the air dodge enabled it to become helpless, but both no longer leave it helpless as of Brawl. From Smash 4 onward, it can once again be rendered helpless by touching a red (almost used up) trampoline from Pac Man's Pac-Jump.
** 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, as Rollout renders Jigglypuff helpless after usage in the air in Melee (the game Rollout was added in). However, this property has been removed as of Brawl.
* Jigglypuff has significantly fewer voice clips in the English, French and German versions of Brawl, SSB4 and Ultimate compared to the Japanese versions. This is more noticeable in Smash 4 and Ultimate, for if one uses the Sound Test, the English versions of both games list only 18 of its voice clips compared to 26/27 in the Japanese versions respectively.
**Jigglypuff is the only character in Ultimate to receive new Japanese voice clips while reusing its English voice clips from previous installments. Most other characters either reuse old voice clips with new ones (e.g. Mario, Kirby) or have their voice clips recycled from either smash 4(e.g. Ness, Shulk) or their home series(e.g. Sonic).
*Jigglypuff's 4kids va (Rachael Lillis) is still used for its smash bros appearances although it is now voiced by Michele Knotz.
* Prior to SSB4, Jigglypuff had green eyes like its shiny form, instead of the blue eyes it normally has. Coincidentally, its likely basis had the same eye color.
* Jigglypuff is the only playable Pokémon in the Super Smash Bros. series to have undergone a type change, for it gained the Fairy type in Generation VI.
* Of the four unlockable characters featured in 64(Luigi, Ness, Captain Falcon and itself), Jigglypuff spent the longest time as an unlockable character throughout the series, as it wasn't a starter character until Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
** Jigglypuff is tied with Falco and Mr. Game & Watch for the most appearances as an unlockable character in the series, at five.
* Jigglypuff was considered to be cut in both Melee and Brawl, and Ness was considered being replaced by the protagonist of the in development Mother 3 protagonist Lucas in Melee, making them the only members of the "Original 12" that are known to have been considered being cut at certain points in the development of subsequent games in the Super Smash Bros. series.
* Jigglypuff is the only character in the Super Smash Bros. series to be fully decloned(from its parent, Kirby).
** Because of this, it has the most unlockable appearances of the characters that debuted in the original Super Smash Bros..
*Before 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 of all fighters 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 present in the base release of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the other being Greninja. However, Jigglypuff was added as part of The Isle of Armor DLC, while Greninja remained absent from the games even after its updates.
* Jigglypuff is the only Pokémon fighter with a gender ratio of 25% male and 75% female.
* In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Jigglypuff is the only returning Super Smash Bros. series fighter to not play a large role in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.
* Jigglypuff is the only member of the "perfect-attendance crew" to have only one KO scream when KO'd.
** This only applies in the Western versions of the game, however, as it does have two KO voice clips in the Asian versions.
* Jigglypuff is the lightest fighter among the "Original 12".
===Super Smash Bros.===
*Jigglypuff and Pikachu are the only neutral characters.
**They are also the first non-gendered characters.
*It has been confirmed that Jigglypuff was meant as a joke character.
**It is one of 2 joke Pokémon playables, the other being Pichu in Melee.
===Melee===
* Jigglypuff is the only character to go from a clone archetype to a completely unique character.
* Jigglypuff is one of the five secret characters, along with Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Young Link, and Pichu, to be seen in the opening movie.
* Jigglypuff is the only character who has a different voice actor when the language is switched to Japanese.
* Jigglypuff's and Mr. Game & Watch's stock icons show their entire body; they are the only characters in Melee to have this.
* After picking up a Metal Box, Jigglypuff's eyes disappear. This is due to its eyes being simple textures on its body's model instead of being modelled separately. It shares this trait with several other fighters including Pikachu, Kirby and the Ice Climbers.
* Jigglypuff and Luigi are the only unlockable veterans in Melee.
*A CPU Jigglypuff uses Sing after using up all of its mid-air jumps, which causes it to get KO'd if it attempts to recover.
===Brawl===
* In the American/PAL version of Brawl, Jigglypuff has only two KO screams — one for a Star KO and another for a normal KO. Jigglypuff is the only character in Brawl to have a single blast line KO clip.
* Jigglypuff's official artwork is nearly identical to its Melee official artwork. The only difference is that its arms are pointed slightly inward rather than outward like in Melee.
* In the Japanese version of Brawl, Jigglypuff has some additional voice clips that are removed in the American/PAL versions:
** Jigglypuff vocalizes when using its first jump.
** Jigglypuff contains two soft-damage yells and two hard-damage yells, the latter being used in Smash 4.
** Jigglypuff uses two different voice clips when getting KO'd past the blast lines.
* Most of Jigglypuff's voice clips were simple imports from Melee. One voice clip, involving it screaming "Jiggly!" was imported and can be heard in the sound test, but is not used by Jigglypuff at all in the game.
* Brawl is the only Super Smash Bros. game in which Jigglypuff does not have a bow as one of its costumes.
* Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch are the only veterans who can no longer become helpless via any of their special moves in their transitions from Melee to Brawl. Their helpless animations, which are carried over from Melee can be seen briefly during their air dodge animations.
* Jigglypuff and Luigi are the only characters that players are not forced to play as in single-player Event Matches.
* Jigglypuff, along with Diddy Kong, Pokémon Trainer, and the Ice Climbers, are the only characters in Brawl that do not clap in the Results screen after losing or at the No Contest screen.
* Jigglypuff is the only character to have a slightly different damage meter portrait than its official artwork. The official artwork has it standing upright while the damage meter portrait has it slightly tilted.
* Brawl is the first game in the Super Smash Bros. series in which Jigglypuff cannot be unlocked after completing Classic Mode (or its Smash 64 counterpart, 1P Game) with any character. This unlock criteria is instead given to Marth from Fire Emblem.
* Jigglypuff's trophy description states that it uses Attract to infatuate opponents who touch it, which is incorrect. Attract is a status move that causes infatuation, while Cute Charm is an ability that causes infatuation on physical contact, and one which Jigglypuff can have.
**That said, Jigglypuff can't legitimately learn Attract.
* Masahiro Sakurai stated that Jigglypuff, along with Toon Link and Wolf, were almost cut from Brawl due to time constraints and their late consideration for inclusion in the game, hence why they are excluded from and cannot be unlocked while playing through the main story of Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.
=== Super Smash Bros.4 ===
* Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is currently the only installment where Jigglypuff is a starter character. As a result, Jigglypuff had appeared in various official screenshots and videos (such as the October 2014 Wii U Direct) without acknowledgement before its official reveal.
* Jigglypuff was the last character overall to be fully confirmed on the SSB4 website before the initial release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and, by extension, the last of the "perfect-attendance crew" to be announced.
* Jigglypuff's official artwork pose is a mirrored version of its pose from its official artwork from Pokémon Red and Green Versions. SSB4 is also the first Super Smash Bros. game to not have Jigglypuff fully face the screen in its official art and is the first game to give Jigglypuff new character artwork.
* While Jigglypuff's textures are completely unique in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, its actual 3D model is very similar to its model used in Pokémon X and Y.
* While most fighter trophies are sorted by debut appearance and then by unlockability within the type sorting, Jigglypuff is different in that it is placed between the Brawl characters and the SSB4 characters in the list.
* If done with correct timing, Jigglypuff can avoid damage by using its down taunt, even though many attacks can still hit it. Also, if its down taunt is used next to a cannon in the stage builder, Jigglypuff will be launched by said cannon.
* Jigglypuff is the only starter character in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U to have a character-specific challenge that cannot be unlocked with a Golden Hammer.
* Jigglypuff is also the only non-DLC character in SSB4 to have only one blast line KO voice clip.
* Ness and Jigglypuff are the only members of the "perfect-attendance crew" to not appear in any of the newcomers' poster art.
* Jigglypuff's grab uses part of Rollout's sound normally, In fact, if one uses 1/2x or 1/4x speed in SSB4 and uses Jigglypuff's grab, the Rollout sound effect will play until Jigglypuff finishes its grab. If the Hold L speeds are used, this will continue until time is unpaused.
* This is the last Smash game where Jigglypuff's icon shows its whole body instead of just its face.
* Jigglypuff, Ganondorf and Zelda are the only three characters to be the lowest tiered characters in 2 games in a row.
===Ultimate===
* Jigglypuff is the only unlockable character in Ultimate to be fought on a Smash 64 stage (Saffron City).
* Ultimate is the first game since Smash 64 to have Jigglypuff's stock icon not include its entire body.
* Strangely, the second half of Jigglypuff's voice when it uses Sing is only present in the Sound Test when the language is set to Japanese.
** Additionally, its voice clip when falling asleep is not present in any language setting.
* Jigglypuff's route is one of only four whose route does not feature a designated boss at all (i.e. all opponents are otherwise playable), with the other three with the same attribute being Bayonetta, Terry, and Steve.
** Jigglypuff is the only first-party fighter with this attribute.
* Jigglypuff, Ike, Ganondorf, Yoshi, Mr. Game & Watch, Link, Ness, Lucas, and King Dedede are the only characters in Ultimate who have kept the same falling speed for three games in a row.
* Despite Jigglypuff fighting all 12 characters from the original Super Smash Bros, Master Hand does not appear as its final boss.
** Because of this Jigglypuff is the only Pokémon fighter not to face Master Hand.
* Excluding the Japanese version, Jigglypuff is the only vocal fighter who lacks any knockback voice clips.
* Jigglypuff's back aerial causes it to turn around after use. This makes it the only non-Fire Emblem fighter in the game with a back aerial of this type.
* Jigglypuff is one of the three fighters of the "perfect-attendance crew" to make no appearances in any CGI Trailer for Ultimate, the other two being Yoshi and Ness.
==References==
Category:Super Smash Bros.
Category:Normal-type Pokémon
Category:Fairy-type Pokémon
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