Wigglytuff resembles a pink blob with stubby arms and legs. There is a fluffy, curled tuft of fur on its head, and it has long, rabbit-like ears and large, blue eyes. A layer of tears covers its eyes, quickly washing away any debris. It is covered in pink fur with a white underbelly and ear tips. This fine layer of fur is so soft that those who touch it, including other Wigglytuff, will not want to stop. Its body is soft and rubbery, allowing it to inflate by inhaling.
Wigglytuff can inflate itself up to 20 times larger. While it is inflated, it is able to move by bouncing or floating. It competes with other Wigglytuff to see which one can inflate itself the most. Wigglytuff can be found in vivid green plains and grassy fields.
In the main series
Major appearances
Guildmaster Wigglytuff made an appearance in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness special. He assigned a mission to save Shinx's brother to Team PokéPals. Wigglytuff also sometimes falls asleep with his eyes open. He reappeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness alongside his guild, during the planet's paralysis.
Wigglytuff belonging to Nurse Joys of Kalos first appeared in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!. These Nurse Joys use Wigglytuff instead of Chansey and Audino as nurses.
Other
In Lights, Camera, Quacktion!, Cleavon Schpielbunk was going to have a Wigglytuff have the starring role in his movie, "Pokémon in Love", alongside Misty's Psyduck.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Wigglytuff owned by Neesha was one of the Pokémon that was captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Wigglytuff clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns.
Harley was revealed to own a Wigglytuff in Thinning the Hoard!, where he used it along with Cacturne in a two-on-two Contest Battle against May's Munchlax and Eevee in the Kanto Grand Festival. Unlike most Wigglytuff, Harley's Wigglytuff wears a rather sinister expression, possibly reflecting its Trainer.
Minor appearances
A Wigglytuff appeared in The Power of One.
A Wigglytuff appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure as one of the wild Pokémon that helped the Trainers' Pokémon and Elekid save the Exeggcute nests and Togepi during a storm.
A Wigglytuff appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
A Wigglytuff appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, where it participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Wigglytuff appeared in A Claim to Flame!, under the ownership of a Trainer. It battled in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference.
A Wigglytuff appeared in Pros and Con Artists!, under the ownership of a Coordinator competing in the Fallarbor Contest.
A Wigglytuff appeared in PK13.
A Trainer's Wigglytuff appeared in SS027.
A Wigglytuff appeared in SS028.
A Wigglytuff made a cameo appearance in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! and Lumiose City Pursuit!.
A Trainer's Wigglytuff appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic!.
Multiple Wigglytuff that were each under the ownership of a Nurse Joy appeared during a flashback in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.
A Wigglytuff appeared in Till We Compete Again!, where it was on a video screen in the Lumiose City airport.
Two Trainers' Wigglytuff appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
In Pokémon Origins
A Wigglytuff appeared File 3: Giovanni, under the ownership of a Lass.
- Wigglytuff and its evolutionary relatives share their category name with Qwilfish and Drifloon. They are all known as the Balloon Pokémon.
- Wigglytuff has the highest base HP of all Fairy-type Pokémon.
- In its earlier appearances, Wigglytuff's white stomach did not always extend above its mouth; however, it always does this in modern appearances.
Origin
Wigglytuff appears to be based on a balloon. Its ears resemble that of a rabbit.
Name origin
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 ぷりぷり puripuri (in a huff) and くりくり kurikuri (big and round), or from ぷくぷく pukupuku (cute and chubby; puffed up). 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).