Jigglypuff (anime)
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Jigglypuff (Japanese: プリン Purin) is a wild Pokémon which appears multiple times in the Pokémon anime. It is voiced by かないみか Mika Kanai in Japanese and Rachael Lillis in English.
In the anime
History
Jigglypuff's first appearance was in The Song of Jigglypuff, where it was found standing on a stump. Misty tried to capture it with her Staryu, but decided otherwise when she learned that the Jigglypuff could not sing. After Ash and his friends had thwarted Jessie, James, and Meowth's plan to capture Jigglypuff, they agreed to restore the Balloon Pokémon's voice. They succeeded when Brock gave it a piece of fruit which soothed its throat. Now capable of singing, it performed for them, putting everyone within hearing range to sleep. This upset Jigglypuff, which angrily dug into Ash's backpack and pulled out a marker which it used to draw on the faces of everyone who fell asleep. When Ash and his friends awoke, they saw that it was still unhappy. After a similar failure with their Pokémon (Psyduck appeared to have succeeded at first but was soon discovered to merely be sleeping with its eyes open), Ash and his friends promised to find someone who could listen to its song without falling asleep. Later, it sang for the people in Neon Town, putting the whole town to sleep (and scribbling on everyone's face afterward).
Jigglypuff would begin to follow the gang throughout their journey until during the Advanced Generation series. It set a goal to accomplish what it had failed to in the first episode: to have someone listen to its song in its entirety without falling asleep. This goal was explicitly mentioned by Meowth during a conversation between the two Pokémon in Tunnel Vision, when they made a short-lived agreement to pursue their dreams together. Jigglypuff became absorbed in its dream to become a famous singer, tending to shift between reality and fantasy. Because of this, it frequently went great lengths to protect its microphone-like marker.
Jigglypuff made yet another appearance in Riddle Me This where it sang most of its song, putting Gary and his cheerleaders to sleep. It appeared in the next episode, and many other episodes to come, following Ash and always looking for opportunities to Sing on a stage or for a crowd. It seems to have a desire to become a Pokémon diva of some sort, but currently its primary goal is to find someone who can listen to its song the whole way through. It came close to achieving this goal in A Pokéblock Party! when it met a Whismur whose Soundproof ability negated the effects of the song, though the friendship between the two was short lived because the Whismur ended up passing out from exhaustion, making Jigglypuff think its song had put its new friend to sleep.
Whenever someone falls asleep because of Jigglypuff's song, it is guaranteed they will have doodles drawn on their face with Jigglypuff's marker, but they will also generally wake up in a better mood than when they fell asleep. The full power of its song was proven in The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, when Jigglypuff awoke a giant Jigglypuff who was able to put two giant fighting Pokémon, Gengar and Alakazam, to sleep. It then pulled out a paintbrush and painted all over the Gengar and Alakazam's bodies, much like what the regular-sized Jigglypuff would do with its marker.
Jigglypuff is characterized by its sassy attitude and love of attention. In The Song of Jigglypuff, it secretly attacks Pikachu as an envious response to Ash's affection for his Pokémon. Similarly, in Same Old Song and Dance, it bullies two Igglybuff who perform with their Trainer Brittany. Jigglypuff is also quick-tempered, ending potential friendships with those who upset it (like with Meowth in Tunnel Vision).
Jigglypuff is perhaps best known, however, for its running gag. Whenever it saw that its song put its listeners to sleep, it would inflate angrily, making a distinctive "honk" sound, then doodle over the faces of its audience with its marker. However, there have been two instances in which characters have listened to a portion of its song without getting drowzy: the first being during Jigglypuff's first performance in The Song of Jigglypuff, and the second during its brief appearance in Case of the K-9 Capers, when Ash and his friends were trying to fight off a brainwashed Growlithe Squad. In A Pokéblock Party, its song is finally heard completely by a Whismur, though the Whismur would faint during Jigglypuff's second performance due to exhaustion from a previous unrelated battle.
Besides its marker, Jigglypuff also has a voice-changing microphone which it picked up in Case of the K-9 Capers, but it has yet to use it. It is assumed that this item was intended to be reused in a different plot but was abandoned, much like the GS Ball.
Jigglypuff appears only once in Advanced Generation series, in the episode A Pokéblock Party!. It has not appeared in Pokémon: Battle Frontier, except in the form of a karaoke mike in Caterpie's Big Dilemma, which had a miniature Jigglypuff on it complete with its own tiny marker. While a Jigglypuff appeared in Rough, Tough Jigglypuff, it was not this same Jigglypuff, having a different Japanese voice, different properties of its Sing attack, lacking a marker, and being able to use Flamethrower. Based on how scarcely it is seen at this point, the Jigglypuff which followed Ash through a large portion of his journey may have faded from the anime cast completely. However, it had been parodied, notably in Pikachu's Exploration Club, where a Marill frequently appeared, singing putting Meowth and Team Rocket's other Pokémon to sleep, and getting angry, causing it to puff up.
Moves used
| Move | First Used In | |
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| Sing | The Song of Jigglypuff | |
| Pound | The Song of Jigglypuff | |
| DoubleSlap | The Song of Jigglypuff | |
| Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case. | ||
In the games
A Jigglypuff—which may be this same Jigglypuff—appears in the Cave area of Pokémon Snap. It and two other Jigglypuff are being harassed by a trio of Koffing. They leave after being saved by the player, but return at the end of the course to Sing for the camera. The center-most one uses a marker as a microphone, and inflates itself in anger in the same manner if the Poké Flute is played over its singing.
Also, in Pokémon Yellow, there is a Jigglypuff at the Pewter Pokémon Center. If it is interacted with, it will sing its song, which will put Pikachu to sleep. Pikachu will remain where it is standing until the player leaves the center or if player talks to it. Nurse Joy will note the sleeping Pikachu if she is spoken to, and will not heal the players party until Pikachu is woken. If the player tries to deposit Pikachu in the PC, the PC will state there is "No response"
Jigglypuff is also present at the Pewter Pokémon Center in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. It doesn't sing in the Generation II games, and in the other games its song has no effect whatsoever. This may be because, unlike in Yellow, all six of the player's Pokémon are inside Poké Balls.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Jigglypuff.
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