Jumpluff
Jumpluff is a Grass/Flying-type Pokémon, the Cottonweed Pokémon, number 189 (#0189) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 3 kg.
Jumpluff is the Cottonweed Pokémon that rides the wind around the world on three cotton puffs. The Pokédex claims it keeps control of its fluff through the fiercest winds and can reach whatever corner of the world it chooses.
How to pronounce Jumpluff
Jumpluff is pronounced JUMP-luf. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Jumpluff said out loud:
In Japanese it is ワタッコ (Watacco).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Round and blue, Jumpluff is a plant Pokémon with beady red eyes, a tail and two tiny round feet. It has three cotton puffs, one on each arm and a third on its head. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 3 kg. Bulbapedia says inhaling the spores from its puffs can cause coughing and itching.
Behaviour
Jumpluff drifts on seasonal winds, and the Pokédex says it scatters cotton spores as it goes to make more offspring. Another entry says it rides warm southern winds across the sea and comes down when it meets cold air.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is grassland, and Bulbapedia says it is usually seen above open temperate grassland. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's North Province and West Province Area Three.
Powers
Jumpluff can have Chlorophyll or Leaf Guard, with Infiltrator hidden. It scatters Sleep Powder, Stun Spore and Cotton Spore, drains health with Giga Drain, and can swap out with U-turn. Its base Speed of 110 is the highest of any Grass type introduced in Generation II.
Name origin
Jumpluff may combine 'jump', 'fluff' and possibly 'plush', finishing the 'hop, skip and jump' set. The Japanese name is Watacco (ワタッコ), possibly from 綿 wata (cotton) and 根っ子 nekko (root).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia reads Jumpluff as the last stage of a dandelion's life cycle, the fluffy seed head, and says its pom-pom-like hands and its movements in Stadium 2 and Colosseum bring a cheerleader to mind. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Jumpluff evolves from Skiploom at level 27 and does not evolve further.
In the games
In the Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team games of the Mystery Dungeon series, a Jumpluff asks Shiftry to help save a friend trapped in the Silent Chasm, and the species first appeared in Gold and Silver. It is found in Paldea in Scarlet and Violet, and is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
In 'Hatch Me If You Can', a group of Jumpluff attacked Team Rocket when it tried to steal Ash's Larvitar. Ramos used a Jumpluff against Ash in a Gym battle in 'The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia notes that Jumpluff is the lightest Pokémon to have evolved twice, and the game data agrees.
- In Pokémon Colosseum the shadows of its spores are square and always face the same way, so players only ever see one side of them; Pokémon XD fixed this.
- Tammy's cheerleading squad in the anime episode 'I Politoed Ya So!' includes three Jumpluff.
- Bulbapedia suggests its pink Shiny colour may refer to its prototype design or to Hoppip.
Base stats
- HP: 75
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 70
- Sp. Atk: 55
- Sp. Def: 95
- Speed: 110
Jumpluff’s base stat total is 460. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Jumpluff weak to?
Jumpluff takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Fire (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
What does Jumpluff evolve from?
Jumpluff evolves from Skiploom at level 27.
Jumpluff is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff.
Abilities
- Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
- Leaf Guard: Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.
- Infiltrator (hidden ability): Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
Moves
Moves Jumpluff learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splash | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — |
| 8 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 10 | Fairy Wind | Fairy | Special | 40 |
| 12 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — |
| 12 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 12 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — |
| 15 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 |
| 20 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 24 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 30 | Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 |
| 35 | Cotton Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 39 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 |
| 43 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 49 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 |
| 55 | Memento | Dark | Status | — |
TM moves (40)
Jumpluff can learn 40 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Magical Leaf, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Bullet Seed, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Tailwind, Energy Ball, Encore, Helping Hand, Pollen Puff, Baton Pass, Grassy Terrain, Giga Impact, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Lunge, Double-Edge, Endeavor.
Egg moves (8), which Hoppip can hatch knowing:Cotton Guard, Encore, Grassy Terrain, Rage Powder, Seed Bomb, Strength Sap, Switcheroo, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy, Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 207.
Pokédex entries
Jumpluff rides warm southern winds to cross the sea and fly to foreign lands. The Pokémon descends to the ground when it encounters cold air while it is floating. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
Even in the fiercest wind, it can control its fluff to make its way to any place in the world it wants. (Crystal, Y)
Blown by seasonal winds, it circles the globe, scattering cotton spores as it goes. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X)
Drifts on seasonal winds and spreads its cotton-like spores all over the world to make more offspring. (Silver, SoulSilver)
Once it catches the wind, it deftly controls its cotton-puff spores-- it can even float around the world. (HeartGold)
Once it catches the wind, it deftly controls its cotton-puff spores to float, even around the world. (Gold, LeafGreen)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ワタッコ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Watacco |
| French | Cotovol |
| German | Papungha |
| Spanish | Jumpluff |
| Italian | Jumpluff |
| Korean | 솜솜코 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 毽子棉 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 毽子棉 |
Trivia
- Fastest Grass type in Gen 2: 110 Speed.
- Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
- Heavier than 10% of all Pokémon (3 kg).
- Base stat total 460, ranked #477 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #69 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Grass and Flying.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 38 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 59 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Jumpluff (Pokémon), Serebii: Jumpluff (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (JUMP-luf): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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