Wobbuffet (Pokémon)

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Wobbuffet (Japanese: ソーナンス Sonans) is a introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 15.
==Biology==
Wobbuffet is a tall, cyan with a soft body. Its eyes usually appear scrunched, and it has a jagged upper lip. The female Wobbuffet has a red marking on its mouth that resembles lipstick, while the male does not. It has flat arms that are wider towards the tip and four stubby legs at the base of its body. There are two eyespots on its black tail. Its eyespots are revealed to be capable of blinking and looking around using its tail in the Pokémon Stadium series. Wobbuffet is very protective of its tail, to the point where it will suddenly turn uncharacteristically aggressive if the tail is attacked.
Wobbuffet is usually a docile Pokémon that will never attack first. However, when it is attacked, it will inflate its body and initiate a counter-strike. When two or more of this Pokémon meet, they will attempt to outlast each other in a battle of endurance. However, since neither is able to attack, they may compete to see which can last without food. Because of its overprotective nature regarding its tail and hatred of light, Wobbuffet lives in dark . As mentioned in , Wobbuffet is known to keep its tail hidden even while it sleeps.Sleep Style Dex However, it will drop its guard when deeply asleep, exposing its tail completely.
Prior to Generation V, Wobbuffet and its pre-evolved form, , were the only known Pokémon that could have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Wobbuffet evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Wobbuffet and send the on a mission into the Uproar Forest. As thanks for completing it, they help to remodel the rescue base. Notably, the Wobbuffet is the only Pokémon in the entire game that doesn't speak in a way the player can understand, as it only says its own name, though in the later game Explorers of Sky, it does not speak this way.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Wobbuffet (confirmed to be female by its lipstick) once again joins Wynaut, only this time, they're running a shop in the Spinda's Café, called the Recycle Shop. Unlike the first game, it no longer says its name, and instead says "That's right!".
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Wobbuffet is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	A Hot Water Battle
===Side game data===
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Party hat				
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Jessie's Wobbuffet=====
Jessie has a Wobbuffet, originally owned by a named , that frequently emerges from his to shout his name or cause what Jessie considers to be trouble. Ever since she accidentally traded her for him in Tricks of the Trade, which is also the species debut, he has appeared in almost every episode in the overall animated series, excluding most of . She rarely uses Wobbuffet in , but when she does, the results are generally good. On the other hand, Jessie's few attempts at using Wobbuffet in Contests have all had negative results.
During Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Wobbuffet was left at prior to Jessie, James and 's departure to the Unova region. He was later reunited with Jessie when the trio returned to Kanto, and he was the only one of Jessie's Pokémon to accompany her to the Kalos and Alola regions, as well as her worldwide travels in .
=====Other=====
Wobbu-Palooza! featured a town in which everyone owned a Wobbuffet, including the local Officer Jenny.
In A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, Dr. White's female Wobbuffet became the love interest of Jessie's own Wobbuffet.
A Wobbuffet belonging to an alternate world version of Jessie appeared in The Gates of Warp! and Showdown at the Gates of Warp!.
====Minor appearances====
The Mirror World has a counterpart for Jessie's Wobbuffet, appearing with Mirror Jessie at the end of The Cave of Mirrors!.
A Trainer's Wobbuffet appeared in A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?.
A Wobbuffet appeared in a fantasy in A Talent for Imitation!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Trainer's female Wobbuffet appeared in Buddy.
A Wobbuffet appeared in a flashback in Assistant, under the ownership of a .
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Wobbuffet briefly appeared under the ownership of a in Ecruteak City.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Like in the animated series, Jessie owns a Wobbuffet.
===Movie adaptations===
Jessie also owned a Wobbuffet in the movie adaptations.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Wobbuffet appeared in PMDP20.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Wobbuffet debuted in Absolutely Azumarill, under the ownership of Mirei.
A Wobbuffet appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A 's Wobbuffet appeared in The Final Dimensional Duel II.
A Wobbuffet appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Wobbuffet appeared in GDZ67, under the ownership of a .
===Pokémon Journeys===
Jessie's Wobbuffet debuted in Flash of the Titans!.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Wobbuffet figure has been released.
* : 
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Melee/Brawl===
When released from a , Wobbuffet will stand on the stage in one place. Anyone attacking or running into it will be damaged by its , apart from the player who threw the Poké Ball, who will only be knocked back.
Wobbuffet is also a Poké Float in Melee. It appears on its side and never fully reveals itself. When it first appears, it will quickly return off-screen but will then come back and remain to allow for fighting to take place on top of it.
====Melee trophy information====
A Patient Pokémon, Wobbuffet lives in darkness to hide its mismatched black tail. Even for a stoic Pokémon, this creature is a testament to self-control; it will not actively attack an opponent. Its and moves are solely used for reflecting attacks directly back at its antagonist.
====Brawl trophy information====
A Patient Pokémon. A nocturnal, cave-dwelling creature, Wobbuffet is calm and collected, but it will fight back viciously if its black tail is attacked--this hints at something secretive about its tail. If Wobbuffet is put into battle, the opponent cannot run away or switch. Females have lipsticklike markings around their mouths.
=== Pokémon Channel ===
A Wobbuffet appears as a host in the channel Quiz Wobbuffet. It also hosts a "Present Quiz", where the player can earn money for answering questions correctly.
There is also a Wobbuffet Punching Bag that Pikachu can punch. It can be purchased on the Shop 'N Squirtle channel.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Wobbuffet appears as a .
==Trivia==
* Wobbuffet has the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Wobbuffet is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect foreign Pokédex entries for in .
* If the opponent does not attack Wobbuffet, Wobbuffet cannot harm the opponent except with (itself unusable unless Wobbuffet has run out of moves) or through the use of a Z-Move or a Max Move.
* Before Generation IV, Wobbuffet could not damage a - or Pokémon (without the use of Struggle) that uses an attack of its own type because all Ghost-type moves were physical (the Ghost type is immune to ) and all Dark-type moves were special (the Dark type is immune to ). It is still not possible for Wobbuffet to counter the Ghost/Dark typed or unless another Pokémon uses , , or first or the Pokémon is holding a Ring Target, or if is passed onto Wobbuffet.
* In Generation III, if two Wobbuffet with Leftovers are facing each other in a Single Battle, the battle will become endless as all of Wobbuffet's moves do not directly damage the opponent, and the player cannot switch to their other Pokémon due to . Even if the Wobbuffet use , the damage will be healed quickly by Leftovers. Shadow Tag and Struggle were both changed in Generation IV, likely as a direct response to this scenario.
* Wobbuffet was designed by Hironobu Yoshida.Drill Dozer interview by Gpara (Japanese)
* Wobbuffet's English name was suggested by Jeff Kalles, who assisted in the naming of many Generation II Pokémon.Tweet by Jeff Kalles (@Sellak). Posted on August 26, 2021.
===Origin===
Wobbuffet may be based on a ; that is, when it is hit, it bounces back. Alternatively, it may be based on the concept of as it can only cause damage if it is attacked first. Wobbuffet may also be based on an doll, a Japanese traditional doll with squinted eyes that stands back upright when pushed over.
Given that Wobbuffet often touches its hand to its forehead, it may also be based on the late Japanese comedian 林家三平 , who was famous for repeatedly touching his hand to his forehead while saying one of his trademark lines, そうなんす、奥さん Sō nansu, okusan ("That's the way it is, ma'am").
====Name origin====
Wobbuffet may be a combination of wobble and buffet (to strike repeatedly). It might also incorporate a corruption of "What about that?".
Sonans is homophonous with the interjection そうなんす Sō na-n-su, which roughly means, "That's the way it is." It is played off by its pre-Evolution, , whose Japanese name, Sohnano, is nearly homophonous with the phrase そうなの？ Sō na no?, meaning, "Really?" Together, they make for a potential perpetual conversation of, "Really?" followed by, "That's the way it is," and so on, as seen in Camp Pikachu.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
*Jessie's Wobbuffet
==References==
==External links==
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