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 Scarlet & Violet. 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 Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 18 games total.

Should I use Igglybuff?

In Scarlet & Violet, Igglybuff does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Fairy 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

Support

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 CharmPopular

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

CompetitivePopular

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

Friend GuardHA

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

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

Its body has a faintly sweet scent and is bouncy and soft. If it bounces even once, it cannot stop.

Igglybuff Weakness

Type-wise, Igglybuff takes extra damage from Poison and Steel. Ghost and Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Igglybuff Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Ghost, Dragon

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Igglybuff in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Glimmora RockPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Sludge WaveLv. 50 VenoshockLv. 22 Acid SprayLv. 7 Damage vs Igglybuff Sludge Wave 2x 244-287%KO Venoshock 2x 168-198%KO Acid Spray 2x 105-124%KO View Glimmora builds →
Tinkaton FairySteel	B
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonLv. 31 Metal ClawLv. 8 Damage vs Igglybuff Flash Cannon 2x 125-147%KO Metal Claw 2x 94-111%KO View Tinkaton builds →
Klefki SteelFairy	B
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 36 Damage vs Igglybuff Flash Cannon 2x 139-164%KO View Klefki builds →
Grafaiai PoisonNormal	B
Available Moves Moves Gunk ShotLv. 51 Poison JabLv. 33 Poison FangLv. 14 Acid SprayLv. 5 Damage vs Igglybuff Gunk Shot 2x 270-318%KO Poison Jab 2x 181-213%KO Poison Fang 2x 114-135%KO Acid Spray 2x 71-84% View Grafaiai builds →
Dragalge PoisonDragon	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombLv. 52 Poison TailLv. 25 AcidLv. 1 Damage vs Igglybuff Sludge Bomb 2x 181-213%KO Poison Tail 2x 94-111%KO Acid 2x 82-96% View Dragalge builds →

Scarlet & Violet 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

NormalFairy

Jigglypuff

NormalFairy

Wigglytuff

NormalFairy

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

Scarlet & Violet Igglybuff Best Moveset

The special wall spread is where Igglybuff earns its spot. Eviolite for a bulk boost that only works before full evolution, Calm nature for the right lean, and Wish handles sustain. Competitive does the rest without needing a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Competitive

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Igglybuff

Calm+SPD

Igglybuff best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpA

SpD

Wall Moveset

ProtectFAST +4
WishRecovery
Alluring VoiceSTAB
Fire Blast

Recommended Teammates

MareanieDecent

NymbleDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Covet and Gravity give Igglybuff options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Last Resort and Double-Edge. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Copycat

B——20Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 4

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 8

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Lv 12

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

Lv 16

Disable

S—10020Normal

Lv 20

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM Moves

TM227

Alluring Voice

A8010010Fairy

TM66

Body Slam

B8510015Normal

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM79

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM55

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM19

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

TM204

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM37

Draining Kiss

A5010010Fairy

TM122

Encore

B—1005Normal

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM03

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

TM141

Fire Blast

A110855Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM178

Gravity

C——5Psychic

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM117

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TM34

Icy Wind

B559515Ice

TM75

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM139

Misty Terrain

C——10Fairy

TM202

Pain Split

C——20Normal

TM127

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM120

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM74

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM114

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM168

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM82

Thunder Wave

S—9020Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM147

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Covet

D6010025Normal

Egg

Gravity

C——5Psychic

Egg

Heal Pulse

S——10Psychic

Egg

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Egg

Perish Song

B——5Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Wish

A——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Igglybuff can't learn any Tutor moves

Scarlet & Violet Igglybuff Locations

Finding Igglybuff at low spawn rates takes patience. 22 spots are available in early-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Best Locations to Catch Igglybuff in Scarlet & Violet

Igglybuff's encounter pool splits between Violet and Scarlet. You've got 22 walking spots at Lv. 5-9 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

East Province (Area One) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Cave

1%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Cave

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Three) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Three) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

The Pokémon League - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9

1%Early

The Pokémon League - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Near Town

VioletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Near Town

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-9 Route

1%Early

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 Scarlet & Violet. 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 Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 18 games total.
In Scarlet & Violet, Igglybuff does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Fairy 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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