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Wigglytuff

Base

Jungle Set · #16 · Rare Holo · 1999

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Market reference

$78.38

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Card facts

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Set position: 16 / 64
Release year: 1999
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Jigglypuff
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 40
Series: Base

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 3.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Wigglytuff plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
Its main attack (Do the Wave) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Jigglypuff; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Wigglytuff

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2.5 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:CColorlessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Jigglypuff

"The body is soft and rubbery. When angered, it will suck in air and inflate itself to an enormous size."

CLullaby

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

CCCDo the Wave — 10+

Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon.

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:P-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Unlimited Holofoil	$23.00	$38.30	$569.90	$43.74	—
1st Edition Holofoil	$66.99	$77.88	$693.80	$78.38	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€12.00
7-day average	€32.52
30-day average	€26.76
Low	€2.49
Trend price	€28.21
Low (excellent+)	€27.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€10.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€16.33
averageSellPrice	€24.09
Reverse holo 30-day	€15.88
Reverse holo trend	€13.79

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Wigglytuff is real?

Wigglytuff is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Wigglytuff worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Wigglytuff is $78.38; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Wigglytuff from?

Wigglytuff is from the Pokémon set "Jungle Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.

What rarity is Wigglytuff?

Wigglytuff is a Rare Holo card in the Jungle Set set.