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jumpluff
#189

Jumpluff

Cottonweed Pokémon

GrassFlying

Blown by seasonal winds, it circles the globe, scattering cotton spores as it goes.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 55
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 95
Speed 110
Total 460

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

skiploom Skiploom Lv. 18
jumpluff Jumpluff Lv. 27

Moves

Details

Category Cottonweed Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 3.0 kg
Base Exp 207
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Fairy ,Plant

Sprites

jumpluff Front Front
jumpluff Back Back
jumpluff Front Shiny Front Shiny
jumpluff Back Shiny Back Shiny
jumpluff Official Art Official Art
jumpluff Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 2.4%
Offensive Utility
Moves
Seed Bomb / U-turn / Toxic
U-turn / Memento
Ability
Infiltrator
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Ability
Chlorophyll / Infiltrator
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While Jumpluff's very low base Attack doesn't scream "good offensive Pokemon", it is a fantastic Pokemon in the PU metagame for a variety of reasons. First, its great Speed and amazing movepool, which features options such as Sleep Powder, U-turn, and Swords Dance, make it a very versatile Pokemon that can provide tons of utility to nearly every team. Jumpluff can perform several important roles quite effectively. In addition to being a solid utility Pokemon in general, Jumpluff also makes for a great partner to the many threatening setup sweepers in PU thanks to its access to Sleep Powder and Memento, and it can even sweep itself with Swords Dance. However, Jumpluff's low base Attack, while somewhat mitigated by its high-Base Power STAB moves and decent coverage, makes it quite easy to switch into, especially after it has already put a foe to sleep. The Swords Dance set is easily checked by common Pokemon such as Floatzel, Zebstrika, and most Choice Scarf users. Jumpluff is also worn down quite quickly due to its Stealth Rock weakness, which can be difficult to account for in PU due to the metagame's limited number of options for entry hazard removal.

Most Used Moves

Seed Bomb
64.3%
U-turn
33.5%
Memento
18.9%

Most Used Items

Nothing
69.0%
Leftovers
12.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc