Is Wigglytuff Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Moon Stone evolution from Jigglypuff. High HP, low everything else. Wigglytuff doesn't threaten any Gym Leader or E4 member. Sinnoh has Lopunny, Staraptor, and Bibarel filling Normal roles already.
Roark's typing presses Jigglypuff's defenses.
Jigglypuff trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Jigglypuff's weaknesses hard.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's typing presses Wigglytuff's defenses.
Wigglytuff trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Wigglytuff trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Wigglytuff trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Wigglytuff resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Wigglytuff has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Wigglytuff trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Jigglypuff
Catch Jigglypuff in Trophy Garden (walking, Lv 16-18, rare). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 29NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 45NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 49NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Jigglypuff to Wigglytuff
Jigglypuff evolves into Wigglytuff with a Moon Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Crasher Wake.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
How to Get Wigglytuff in Diamond & Pearl
Catch a Trophy Garden Jigglypuff and use a Moon Stone to evolve it into Wigglytuff, which has no wild spot of its own. That stone evolution is the only Sinnoh path to the Balloon Pokemon.
Catch Igglybuff or Jigglypuff at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Wigglytuff.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Igglybuff
- 2
- 3Evolve WigglytuffUse Moon Stone
Badge 3How to Obtain Wigglytuff in DP
The path to Wigglytuff starts with Igglybuff at Lv. 16-18 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Jigglypuffor evolve from Igglybuff (Step 1)
- Step 3Wigglytuff ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Igglybuff egg.
How to Get Shiny Wigglytuff in Diamond & Pearl
Wigglytuff has to be evolved, so chain an Igglybuff in the Trophy Garden, then finish it with a Moon Stone. Compare Shiny Wigglytuff odds across every game
Shiny Wigglytuff Evolution
3 Forms
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Wigglytuff Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Wigglytuff already selected.
Wigglytuff Weakness
Wigglytuff is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. With 140 HP and balanced defenses, Wigglytuff can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Wigglytuff Weak Against
Good
Wigglytuff Evolutions
Getting Wigglytuff requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Igglybuff. Breed this form to get Igglybuff eggs (quick to hatch). HP grew the most through evolution (+50 over Igglybuff), and Wigglytuff peaks at 425 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wigglytuff to get Igglybuff eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Covet, Fake Tears, Feint Attack and 5 more.
DP Wigglytuff Best Moveset
140 HP is the highest among Normal types, and 85 Sp. Atk delivers decent special damage. Problem is 45 Defense crumbles to any physical hit, 45 Speed means going last, and the moveset struggles to hold together defensively despite that enormous HP pool.
Best Build
Wigglytuff best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Wish
- Seismic Toss
- Thunder Wave
- Pain Split
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Wigglytuff cleanly, with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
49 of 51 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its fine fur feels sublime to the touch. It can expand its body by inhaling air.
Wigglytuff Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Wigglytuff can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the normal typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Wigglytuff plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Calm is the go-to nature for Wigglytuff. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Wigglytuff has appeared in 21 games: nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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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