What does Igglybuff evolve into?

Igglybuff becomes Jigglypuff by leveling up, then Wigglytuff using a Moon Stone. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

Where can you catch Igglybuff?

Igglybuff is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

What games is Igglybuff in?

Igglybuff is available in Platinum. Across the full series, it appears in 18 games total.

Should I use Igglybuff?

In Platinum, Igglybuff does the job early-game if you need a normal type on your team. Evolve it into Jigglypuff before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Igglybuff - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Igglybuff's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 HP EV, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP90

Attack30

Defense15

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def20

Speed15

Total210

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate170 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.0 kg

Base XP42

Abilities

Cute Charm

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

Competitive

Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Friend GuardHANot in game

Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It has a soft and bouncy body. Once it starts bouncing, it becomes impossible to stop.

Platinum

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.

Igglybuff Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Igglybuff in Platinum (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 425-500%KO Close Combat 2x 340-400%KO Focus Blast 2x 125-147%KO Brick Break 2x 213-251%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 352-415%KO Focus Blast 2x 145-171%KO Cross Chop 2x 235-276%KO Submission 2x 188-222%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 235-276%KO High Jump Kick 2x 204-240%KO Focus Blast 2x 165-195%KO Drain Punch 2x 119-140%KO View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 238-280%KO Focus Blast 2x 167-196%KO Brick Break 2x 120-142%KO Revenge 2x 97-115%KO View Croagunk builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 264-311%KO Focus Blast 2x 114-135%KO Drain Punch 2x 133-156%KO Brick Break 2x 133-156%KO View Riolu builds →

Platinum Evolution

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

3 Forms

#174Igglybuff

High Friendship

#039Jigglypuff

Moon Stone

#040Wigglytuff

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Igglybuff

Normal

Jigglypuff

Normal

Wigglytuff

Normal

115+25

140+25

ATK

45+15

70+25

DEF

20+5

45+25

SP.ATK

45+5

85+40

SP.DEF

25+5

50+25

SPE

20+5

45+25

BST

210D-Tier

270D-Tier+60

435C-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Platinum Igglybuff Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Stall teams hate this. Igglybuff can spread damage across 12 types, with Ground and Psychic punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Last Resort and Double-Edge keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 1

Sing

——5515Normal

Lv 5

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 9

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 13

Sweet Kiss

——7510Normal

Lv 17

Copycat

———20Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Egg

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Egg

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Egg

Present

——9015Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Platinum Igglybuff Locations

Igglybuff tops out at moderate rates across 1 locations in mid-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.

Best Locations to Catch Igglybuff in Platinum

Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon

Grass Lv.16-18 Forest

RareMid

Igglybuff Guide

Igglybuff becomes Jigglypuff by leveling up, then Wigglytuff using a Moon Stone. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Igglybuff is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.
Igglybuff is available in Platinum. Across the full series, it appears in 18 games total.
In Platinum, Igglybuff does the job early-game if you need a normal type on your team. Evolve it into Jigglypuff before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Igglybuff first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Infernape FireFighting	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 41 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 363-427%KO Close Combat 2x 292-344%KO Focus Blast 2x 255-300%KO Brick Break 2x 182-215%KO View Infernape builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 425-500%KO Close Combat 2x 340-400%KO Focus Blast 2x 125-147%KO Brick Break 2x 213-251%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 369-435%KO Focus Blast 2x 218-256%KO Brick Break 2x 185-218%KO Revenge 2x 150-176%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Gallade PsychicFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 53 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 425-500%KO Close Combat 2x 340-400%KO Focus Blast 2x 176-207%KO Brick Break 2x 213-251%KO View Gallade builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Igglybuff Focus Punch 2x 235-276%KO High Jump Kick 2x 204-240%KO Focus Blast 2x 165-195%KO Drain Punch 2x 119-140%KO View Medicham builds →