Jumpluff (Pokémon)

Jumpluff ワタッコ Watacco

Artwork from HG/SS

Types Species  Grass  Flying  Cottonweed Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Chlorophyll or Leaf Guard 1,059,860 Pokédex National #189 Johto #069 Hoenn #334* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 2'07" 6.6 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Fairy, Plant 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 3 Exp. 176 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Jumpluff (Japanese: ワタッコ Watacco) is a dual-type Grass/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves from Skiploom starting at level 27. It is the final form of Hoppip.

Biology

Physiology

Its body is blue and round with cotton puffs on each side of the body on the ends of what appear to be its arms, and one on its head, the one on its head has two tiny green leaves poking out of the top. It has feet and a small tail. Its Generation II Sugimori artwork featured it to have a spot on its belly.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Jumpluff can use its fluffy cotton spores to float through the air. These spores can control its flight even in the extremely high winds of a hurricane.

Behavior

Jumpluff drifts on seasonal winds and can use its cotton spores to masterfully manoeuvre itself around the globe. It will spread spores as it floats around to create offspring Jumpluff descends to the ground when it encounters cold air currents while it is floating.

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Jumpluff in the anime

Many Jumpluff made a short appearance in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.

Jumpluff's debut was in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.

Officer Jenny had a Jumpluff in An Egg-Sighting Adventure!. Jenny used this Jumpluff to dust for footprints left by the criminals who supposedly stole Ash's egg.

Tammy had three Jumpluff in I Politoed Ya So!.

A Jumpluff was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

A Jumpluff was used by a Coordinator in the Contest in DP146.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Eusine owns a Jumpluff which he uses to fly to different places. Another Jumpluff appears in the FRLG saga owned by Orm from The Three Beasts Rocket Trio.

In the TCG

Main article: Jumpluff (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: A Jumpluff seeks the help of Shiftry to rescue its friend, another Jumpluff who is trapped in the Silent Chasm. Shiftry fails and the player has to go to the rescue. For the rest of the main game, they are seen around Pokémon Square. Shortly after the end credits, both Jumpluff fly away on the winds.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Jumpluff is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Beau Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	It's simply sublime to ride the winds on journeys to wherever!
26%-50% HP	Oh? I see my HP's gone down to half already.
1%-25% HP	I'm run-down... I haven't the strength to ride the winds...
Level Up	Leveled up! I'll ride the winds higher!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: H

Evolution

Unevolved Hoppip  Grass  Flying

Level 18 →

First evolution Skiploom  Grass  Flying

Level 27 →

Second evolution Jumpluff  Grass  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 189 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 189 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Jumpluff images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• At 6.6 lbs, Jumpluff is the lightest Pokémon that has undergone two evolutions.
• Jumpluff is one of ten non-Bug, Flying-type Pokémon that cannot learn Fly.
• Jumpluff is the only non-starter Grass-type that has undergone two evolutions and does not use an evolutionary stone to undergo the second one.
• In Pokémon Colosseum, the shadows of Jumpluff's spores are square. In addition, the spores are always facing the same way relative to the camera, and as such, the player is the only able to see one side of them.
• Jumpluff's Silver Pokédex entry states that it uses spores to produce offspring, despite the fact that Pokémon breed to produce eggs.

Origin

Jumpluff appears to be based on the final stage in the lifespan of a dandelion. Its movements in Pokémon Battle Revolution gives it a look of a cheerleader.

Name origin

Jumpluff's name is a combination of jump and fluff. Its Japanese name is based on 綿 wata, cotton and 根っ子 nekko, root. Jumpluff's evolutionary line's names are a reference to the phrase, 'Hop, Skip and Jump'.

In other languages

• German: Papungha
• French: Cotovol - From cotton and vol (flight).
• Korean: 솜솜코 Somsomko

External links

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