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* Wobbuffet is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect [[Meister|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
* Wobbuffet is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect [[Meister|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
* If the opponent does not attack Wobbuffet, Wobbuffet cannot harm the opponent except with {{m|Struggle}} (itself unusable unless Wobbuffet has run out of moves).
* If the opponent does not attack Wobbuffet, Wobbuffet cannot harm the opponent except with {{m|Struggle}} (itself unusable unless Wobbuffet has run out of moves).
** It is also the only Pokémon that is able to have evolved that can't learn any [[TM]]s nor [[HM]]s.
** Before [[Generation VI]], it was also the only Pokémon to have evolved that can't learn any [[TM]]s nor [[HM]]s.
* Wobbuffet was banned from many unofficial tournaments until Generation V, due to its unique moveset and Ability, {{a|Shadow Tag}}, making it somewhat difficult to counter.
* Wobbuffet was banned from many unofficial tournaments until Generation V, due to its unique moveset and Ability, {{a|Shadow Tag}}, making it somewhat difficult to counter.
* Before [[Generation IV]], Wobbuffet could not damage a {{t|Ghost}}- or {{type|Dark}} Pokémon (without the use of Struggle) that uses an attack of its own type because all Ghost moves were physical (the Ghost type is immune to {{m|Counter}}) and all Dark moves were special (the Dark type is immune to {{m|Mirror Coat}}). It is still not possible for Wobbuffet to counter the Ghost/Dark typed {{p|Sableye}} or {{p|Spiritomb}} without the assistance of another Pokémon using moves such as {{m|Foresight}} and/or {{m|Miracle Eye}} first.
* Before [[Generation IV]], Wobbuffet could not damage a {{t|Ghost}}- or {{type|Dark}} Pokémon (without the use of Struggle) that uses an attack of its own type because all Ghost moves were physical (the Ghost type is immune to {{m|Counter}}) and all Dark moves were special (the Dark type is immune to {{m|Mirror Coat}}). It is still not possible for Wobbuffet to counter the Ghost/Dark typed {{p|Sableye}} or {{p|Spiritomb}} without the assistance of another Pokémon using moves such as {{m|Foresight}} and/or {{m|Miracle Eye}} first.