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==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
===NPC appearances=== | ===NPC appearances=== | ||
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]]: Wobbuffet and {{p|Wynaut}} send the {{player}} 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 | * [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]]: Wobbuffet and {{p|Wynaut}} send the {{player}} 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 [[gender differences#Wobbuffet|lipstick]]) once again joins Wynaut, only this time, they're running a shop in the [[Spinda's Café]], called the [[Spinda's Café#Recycle Shop|Recycle Shop]]. Unlike the first game, it no longer says its name, and instead says "That's right!". | * [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]: Wobbuffet (confirmed to be female by its [[gender differences#Wobbuffet|lipstick]]) once again joins Wynaut, only this time, they're running a shop in the [[Spinda's Café]], called the [[Spinda's Café#Recycle Shop|Recycle Shop]]. Unlike the first game, it no longer says its name, and instead says "That's right!". | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Wobbuffet is likely based on a {{wp|punching bag}}; that is, when it is hit, it bounces back. Alternatively, it may be based on the concept of {{wp| | Wobbuffet is likely based on a {{wp|punching bag}}; that is, when it is hit, it bounces back. Alternatively, it may be based on the concept of {{wp|karma}} as it can only cause damage if it is attacked first. Wobbuffet may also be based on an {{wp|Okiagari-koboshi}} 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 ''{{wp|Hayashiya Sanpei I|Sanpei Hayashiya}}'', 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." | Given that Wobbuffet often touches its hand to its forehead, it may also be based on the late Japanese comedian 林家三平 ''{{wp|Hayashiya Sanpei I|Sanpei Hayashiya}}'', 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." | ||