What is Wigglytuff weak to?

In Gold & Silver, Wigglytuff's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Wigglytuff?

In Gold & Silver, Jigglypuff evolves into Wigglytuff using a Moon Stone. Wigglytuff is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Igglybuff . It sits at 435 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Wigglytuff?

In Gold & Silver, Wigglytuff can work for a story run. 435 BST is average, but normal typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

For Gold & Silver, we rate Wigglytuff C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. At 435 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Thunder Wave with Leftovers is the standard set.

What are Wigglytuff's strengths?

Wigglytuff's best stat is HP at base 140. normal typing is straightforward. Pure normal type with same-type attack bonus on normal moves.

Wigglytuff - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Raw HP carries Wigglytuff's bulk more than the defenses do. Defense barely registers. But that HP pool covers for it. A tough to catch Balloon Pokemon that yields 3 HP stat exp on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP140

Attack70

Defense45

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def50

Speed45

Total435

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging50 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.0 m

Weight12.0 kg

Base XP218

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Cute Charm

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

Competitive

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

FriskHA

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

Their fur feels so good that if two of them snuggle together, they won’t want to be separated.

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.

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

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Wigglytuff in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Machamp's Earthquake hits Wigglytuff for 40-47%.

Machamp Fighting	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Cross Chop Rock Slide Earthquake CurseSetup Damage vs Wigglytuff Rock Slide 30-36% Earthquake 40-47% View Machamp builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

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 435 total stats. 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

Easy

Breed with Wigglytuff to get Igglybuff eggs easily using 16 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Feint Attack, Perish Song, Present.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Wigglytuff Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Thunder Wave
PsychicCoverage
Ice Beam
RolloutCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SteelixGood

HoundoomGood

RaichuDecent

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Wigglytuff cleanly, with Hyper Beam and Strength anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Disable

D—5520Normal

Lv 1

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM48

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

A7510015Ice

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

A9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM04

Rollout

A309020Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM41

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM07

Zap Cannon

D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Egg

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Tutor Moves

Wigglytuff can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Wigglytuff in Gold & Silver

Grab Jigglypuff from the locations below, it shows up in the wild. Drop it at the nursery to hatch Igglybuff. From there, level the baby through the remaining stages to Wigglytuff.

How to Obtain Wigglytuff in Gold & Silver

Igglybuff is your first catch on the way to Wigglytuff. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 3-6 across 8 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Breed Igglybuff from Jigglypuff
Breed from Jigglypuff at the Day Care.
Friendship
Step 2Catch or Evolve Jigglypuff
Route 3
GoldGrass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Route 3
SilverGrass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Route 4
GoldGrass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Route 4
SilverGrass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Route 46
SilverGrass Lv.3-4 Route
5%Early
Night
Route 46
GoldGrass Lv.3-4 Route
5%Early
Night
Route 46
SilverGrass Lv.3-5 Route
RareEarly
Morning/day
Route 46
GoldGrass Lv.3-5 Route
RareEarly
Morning/day
or evolve from Igglybuff (Step 1)
Moon Stone
Step 3Wigglytuff ✓

Wigglytuff Guide

In Gold & Silver, Wigglytuff's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Gold & Silver, Jigglypuff evolves into Wigglytuff using a Moon Stone. Wigglytuff is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Igglybuff. It sits at 435 BST in its evolved form.
In Gold & Silver, Wigglytuff can work for a story run. 435 BST is average, but normal typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
For Gold & Silver, we rate Wigglytuff C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. At 435 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Thunder Wave with Leftovers is the standard set.
Wigglytuff's best stat is HP at base 140. normal typing is straightforward. Pure normal type with same-type attack bonus on normal moves.

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

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