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Wigglytuff's name is a combination of ''wiggly'' and ''tuff'', referring to its wobbly shape and either its toughness or the tuft of hair on its head.
Wigglytuff's name is a combination of ''wiggly'' and ''tuff'', referring to its wobbly shape and either its toughness or the tuft of hair on its head.


Pukurin may be from ぷくぷく ''pukupuku'' (cute and chubby, puffed up) and  プリン ''purin'' (pudding).
Pukurin may be from ぷりぷり ''puripuri'' (in a huff) and くりくり ''kurikuri'' (big and round). It may also be a corruption of プリン ''purin'' (pudding), as well as a combination of 風船 ''fūsen'' (balloon) and 膨れる ''fukureru'' (to expand or inflate).


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=normal|type2=fairy
{{Other languages|type=normal|type2=fairy
|ja=プクリン ''Pukurin''|jameaning={{tt|ぷくぷく ''pukupuku''|cute and chubby, puffed up}} and {{tt|プリン purin|Pudding}}.
|ja=プクリン ''Pukurin''|jameaning={{tt|ぷりぷり ''puripuri''|in a huff}} and {{tt|くりくり kurikuri|big and round}}. It may also be a corruption of {{tt|プリン purin|pudding}}, as well as a combination of {{tt|風船 fūsen|balloon}} and {{tt|膨れる fukureru|to expand or inflate}}.
|fr=Grodoudou|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|gros|fat or large}}'' and ''doudou'', a word for a teddy or a doll that babies use for comfort
|fr=Grodoudou|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|gros|fat or large}}'' and ''doudou'', a word for a teddy or a doll that babies use for comfort
|es=Wigglytuff|esmeaning=Same as English name
|es=Wigglytuff|esmeaning=Same as English name
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