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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.
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.
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.
In Pokémon Special, 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.
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
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Jumpluff rides warm southern winds to cross the sea and fly to foreign lands. The Pokémon descends to the ground when it encounters cold air while it is floating.
Jumpluff rides warm southern winds to cross the sea and fly to foreign lands. The Pokémon descends to the ground when it encounters cold air while it is floating.
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Jumpluff appears to be based on the final stage in the lifespan of a dandelion. Its moving in Pokemon 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'.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.