Is Igglybuff Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Breed from Jigglypuff or trade. Same multi-stage evolution problem as Cleffa. Wigglytuff at the end still can't compete with Slaking or any of Hoenn's native Normal powerhouses.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Igglybuff here.
Brawly's team hits Igglybuff's weaknesses hard.
Wattson's typing presses Igglybuff's defenses.
Igglybuff trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Igglybuff's weaknesses hard.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Wigglytuff's defenses.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Wigglytuff's defenses.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Wigglytuff's defenses.
Hatch
Hatch Igglybuff from an Egg you breed on Route 117.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
Evolve Igglybuff to Wigglytuff
Jigglypuff evolves into Wigglytuff with a Moon Stone. You can pick up the Moon Stone in Meteor Falls.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
How to Get Igglybuff in Ruby & Sapphire
Igglybuff comes from breeding, not catching, in Hoenn. Leave a traded Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff at the Day Care and you will get an Igglybuff egg.
Catch Jigglypuff at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Igglybuff.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Igglybuff
- 2
- 3
Badge 3How to Obtain Igglybuff in RS
- Step 1Igglybuff ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Jigglypuff with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Igglybuff egg.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Jigglypuffor evolve from Igglybuff (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Wigglytuff
How to Get Shiny Igglybuff in Ruby & Sapphire
Igglybuff hatches only from eggs, so breed a Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff and keep hatching until one comes out shiny. Compare Shiny Igglybuff odds across every game
Shiny Igglybuff Evolution
3 Forms
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Igglybuff Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Breeding, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Igglybuff in the Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Igglybuff Weakness
Type-wise, Igglybuff takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Igglybuff Weak Against
Good
Igglybuff Evolutions
Igglybuff is the baby form here. It evolves into Jigglypuff by leveling up, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Igglybuff Best Moveset
Baby pre-evolution stats with AbilityCute Charm for occasional infatuation. Nothing competitive. Wigglytuff at the end provides 140 HP and actual offensive numbers.
Best Build
Igglybuff best EVs are Sp. Def and Attack
Screens Setter Moveset
- Perish Song
- Counter
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Fake Tears and Feint Attack give Igglybuff options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Facade and Secret Power. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
IGGLYBUFF’s vocal chords are not sufficiently developed. It would hurt its throat if it were to sing too much. This POKéMON gargles with freshwater from a clean stream.
IGGLYBUFF has a soft and plushy body that feels very much like a marshmallow. From this body wafts a gently sweet fragrance that soothes and calms the emotions of its foes.
Igglybuff Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Igglybuff hatches from a Pokemon Egg in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire. Leave Jigglypuff at the Pokemon Day Care with a compatible partner Pokemon to receive an Egg that hatches into Igglybuff.
Game Availability
Igglybuff first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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