Puff Up

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Puff Up is Jigglypuff's Final Smash. Jigglypuff inflates to an extremely large size (the size of an entire small custom stage), then creates a "push" while it shouts its name. This "push" does no damage but has large horizontal knockback. Immediately, after this, Jigglypuff stops inflating, and so the elasticity causes it to become hard and rigid, yet insanely bouncy. Thus straight after the "push" and while it deflates, any character touching it will succumb to a "hit", doing 18% damage and twice the knockback of the push - almost always an OHKO. The attack loses potency on the large stages (i.e. Temple and New Pork City) because it is very easy to simply run away and let Jigglypuff waste the attack. On Medium-sized stages, Jigglypuff can still KO players by trapping them near the edge and then Puffing Up. Jigglypuff's maximum size before the "push" can be increased by holding down the Final Smash Button.

Puff Up is a deadly move on a small stage. On stages such as as Shadow Moses Island with walls on either sides, 72% damage can be dealt, as 18% is taken each time an enemy collides with Jigglypuff, right until it is normal size again, and you can't control yourself while you're being launched around! After the hit you start blinking orange which means if Jigglypuff uses Sing you will sleep longer than usual.

On stages with walls, like Custom stages, you might want to trap the opponent and deal high damage to him/her.

However, for better success, on stages such as Battlefield, Final Destination, Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Stadium 2, Use 2/3 jumps to get under the middle of the stage.... then see where the enemy can run.

Avoiding

However, avoiding this final smash is quite easy: cliffhanging and then dropping off just before the "hit", and then jumping back on, works well. To prevent this, Jigglypuff users should either short hop before using the final smash, as this causes Jigglypuff's legs to dangle when it grows and so its legs can hit people cliffhanging.

Also, if playing as Fox/Falco/Wolf, and on a larger stage, Jigglypuff tries to trap that player off on one side of the stage before using Puff Up, he/she can use Fox/Bird/Wolf Illusion, and as long as the normal distance of the attack would take the player beyond the centre of Jigglypuff, he/she will appear on the other side, and are able to escape.

Glitch

There is also a glitch in the game where the terrain in some stages (mainly Bridge of Eldin) touches Jigglypuff and knocks it out of the move yet it remains the same size it was when it was forced out of the Final Smash. Also, if Yoshi (or Kirby with Yoshi's ability) uses his Egg Lay on Jigglypuff after this, or Jigglypuff picks up a Super Mushroom, its size doubles, allowing Jigglypuff to become the biggest character in the game. Its size resets when it uses the Final Smash again or dies.

Trophy Info

Jigglypuff's Final Smash. It wills its body to get bigger and bigger and bigger. It can't move, and it can't attack--all it can do is get bigger while everyone else looks on. However, it's invulnerable, and it overpowers all attacks to gradually push its opponents off the screen. It's a very simple technique, but how it's used determines its effectiveness.

Trivia

The Final Smash will hurt Jigglypuff's allies even if Friendly Fire is Off.
Puff Up is not an actual attack in the Pokémon games. (Though is certainly similar to Jigglypuff's Expand move on some Pokémon cards.)
On the Spear Pillar stage, on the top section, it is easy to avoid Puff Up, but is very effective on the bottom section in the middle, where it takes up the whole stage.
Jigglypuff's size before using the final smash affects the size it grows to. In giant mode, it grows to a size where only its face is visible on screen.
As a pun on its enormous size, this glitch Jigglypuff is often called "Gigapuff" or "Gigalypuff" by fans.

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Jigglypuff's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Pound	Rollout
Side Special	—	Pound
Up Special	Sing
Down Special	Rest
Final Smash	—		Puff Up