Rest's mechanics are changed entirely instead of recovering Jigglypuff's health, the move launches foes that touch it. appearances are Sing, Rollout, Pound, and Rest. Jigglypuff's moves in its Super Smash Bros. Despite not being a lead character in the Pokémon franchise, game director Masahiro Sakurai selected it to appear due to its similarities to Kirby, which allowed the staff to reuse the model and many animations as a base for Jigglypuff. Jigglypuffs are referred to as an "it" but the character can be either male or female. It is one of the two original representatives of the Pokémon franchise in the Super Smash Bros. Jigglypuff is a playable character in all five Super Smash Bros. Outside of the main series, Jigglypuff has appeared in Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Conquest, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, the Pokémon Ranger games, and the Pokémon Rumble games. Since Pokémon X and Y, it is a dual Normal/Fairy type. It later appeared in several sequels, including Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, a pre-evolution, Igglybuff, was introduced, which evolves when it reaches a certain point of happiness. When a Jigglypuff is exposed to a Moon Stone, it evolves into Wigglytuff.
Jigglypuff first appears as one of the 151 species of Pokémon in the Pokémon Red and Blue Versions. Game Freak's staff have noted Jigglypuff as both one of their and the public's favorite Pokémon, in terms of both anime and video game appearances. They sing without pausing to take a breath, so if the opponent is resistant to sleeping, they potentially run out of air. They can easily adjust the wavelength of their voices to that of the brain waves of a sleeping being, allowing for their pleasing melody to put its audience to sleep. Before beginning to sing, they mesmerize the opponent with their soft, glowing eyes and, if they inflate themselves, they can sing for longer periods of time. Jigglypuff are characterized by putting their enemies to sleep by singing a lullaby. An exact limit to the size it can grow to in this manner is unknown. It can inflate its body like a balloon (usually when it becomes angry this is accompanied by a distinctive "honk" sound), or flatten its body, much like fellow Nintendo character Kirby. Known as the Balloon Pokémon, Jigglypuff is shaped like a round ball with pink skin, large blue or green eyes, pointy ears, and a tuft of fur on its forehead. It has a pre-evolution, Igglybuff, which evolves when it reaches a certain point of happiness. Deciding to use a name better suited for its jelly-like appearance, the species was renamed "Jigglypuff", a combination of the words "jiggly" and "puff". Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. Its Japanese name "Purin", derives from the Japanese loanword for custard or pudding. Jigglypuff ("Catu" in South America) was one of 151 different Generation I Pokémon designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori, for the first-generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue. It also has appeared as a playable character in every entry of the Super Smash Bros. It has been featured in several forms of merchandise, including figurines, plush toys, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Since it appeared in the Pokémon series, Jigglypuff has received generally positive reception.
The character has been featured in a recurring role in the anime series and served as the focus for several printed adaptions of the franchise. Its English name is a combination of the words "jiggly" and "puff", intended to relate to its jelly-like appearance. Known as the Balloon Pokémon, Jigglypuff evolves from Igglybuff when it reaches a certain point of happiness, and evolves into Wigglytuff when exposed to a Moon Stone. Jigglypuff is also very well known for singing a lullaby in the Pokémon anime series. In the live-action musical Pokémon Live!, Jigglypuff is portrayed by Leah Smith.
Jigglypuff is voiced by Rachael Lillis in English and by Mika Kanai in Japanese.
Jigglypuff first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Jigglypuff ( / ˈ dʒ ɪ ɡ l i p ʌ f/ JIg-lee- PUF), known in Japan as Purin ( プリン), is a Pokémon species.