Who said?

[4urentertainment]

EVERYBODY, calls Jigglypuff a "her" as in "she" as in a "female" But who said that the jigglypuff in brawl IS a female? There's a male and a female of it. Here is the Male picture:

and the female:

Although I have failed to see any difference between the two pictures, I still say who said that Jigglypuff is a female? Even Sakurai addresses "her" as an it. (if u say its a girl because of its girly voice, all jigglys have that voice...)

So in conclusion, I would like to know why you call it a girl, and if u do, how about some proof of it? How do you know it't not a boy?

 

[Phampy]

Most Jigglypuffs are girls and its alternate outfits aren't very masculine. A hibiscus (at least that's what I assume it is), the female PKMN trainer's hat, and the blue bonnet seem pretty girly to me. The green sleepy hat is arguable.

 

[TheStig]

actually Jigglypuff is neither, as you pointed out

quote from Smash Dojo:

"Jigglypuff has neither a long reach nor a lot of power to its attacks. On top of that, it’s not a particularly fast runner and is extremely easy to KO because of how light it is."

 

[Cero]

no one really knows why people naturally assume Jiggz is a female PKMN in brawl...
well-ok, it's understandable some people would conclude that Jiggz is a female (her natural pink color, her cutesy voice, and some of her alts are all heavy persuasions)
but now people have started referring to Ivysaur as a "she"? now COME ON!

people have to realize that when they're playing with any of the PKMN in any of the smash games, that they're purely only playing with the representations of those specific PKMN species

whether or not the PKMN be boy or girl doesn't matter. it isn't a factor...

 

[Jigglymaster]

The offical prima guide for Brawl refers Jigglypuff to an it.

 

[HiddenBowser]

Dude chill out, Jiggs is a girl.

And I'm better than you, so my opinion means more. XD jk

 

[Heavenly Spoon]

Well, most of her... his... its costumes are girlish:
- Blue costume: Yellow's hat from the original Pokémon manga, Yellow's a girl
- Red costume: Traditional Japanese flower worn by Japanese girls, I think
- Alt Costume: The hat from the female trainer in FR/LG
- Melee blue costume: Girly big blue ribbon ... my old costume :'(
- Melee Alt Costume: The crown of a princess... unless it's The King playing, of course.

The green ones are pretty masculine, though:
- Green costume: Kirby's sleep-ability, kirby's male, kinda, I think
- Melee green costume: uber-cool headband, rambo-style.

So I think we can conclude that all of the jigglies except for the green ones are female. And I guess the regular one is undecided. It was shown in all the screenshots on the dojo, which means Saku was referring to it... "it" still doesn't feel right, though.

 

[Yukiwarashi]

Jigglypuff is always a girl. Hell, in the original SSB she wore a bow on her head, did she not? And she has the female Pokemon Trainer's hat, just like how Pikachu wore Red's (and he's obviously a boy, the shape of his tail gives it away).

 

[mr_kennedy44]

The regular and green costumes (sleeping cap and headband) could be considered male Jigglypuff. Everything else are female. That's just my opinion though. On a side note I wish Jigglypuff still had the green headband, it's what i used in melee.

 

[sonic boy]

well it does have the hats from the females in the pokemon games....while pikachu has the males hats...like ash's hat...

 

[Dark Crimson]

Yeah, Sakurai refers to Jigglypuff as an it.

 

[bluebolt]

she/he has 75% chance of being female lol

 

[Starry Might]

I consider "Smash Bros." Jigglypuff to be female.

As for the whole "it" thing...Pokemon have always been referred to as "its", even after the introduction of gender WAAAAY back in the "Gold"/"Silver"/"Crystal" era!

Personally, I refer to a Pokemon by whatever gender he/she/it is.

EDIT: In the case of Legendaries, though, I consider most of them to be male.

 

[Yukiwarashi]

The regular and green costumes (sleeping cap and headband) could be considered male Jigglypuff. Everything else are female. That's just my opinion though. On a side note I wish Jigglypuff still had the green headband, it's what i used in melee.

Why would a Jigglypuff change gender because of a hat? Pikachu and the others don't. Jigglypuff is definitely female.

 

[Looper]

it's up to you whether jigglypuff is a girl or a boy. i like to think that every jigglypuff and pikachu playing in smash are entirely different ones, because there is not just one, which is why i find it proper to refer to jigglypuff and pikachu in general as its - much like the dojo does.

 

[HiddenBowser]

Jiggs is female, pika is male.

 

[Mada90]

In the other character boards people is developing metagames,we are still talking about rest getting nerfed and stuff like this.No wonder Puff is considered a low tier character in brawl.

 

[Espy Rose]

Jeez, not this crap again.

In the Pokemon Games, Jiggs are more likely to be female than male (I believe the ratio is 3:1 or 9:1).

So yes, you can address it as an it. You can also say he, or she, and it would still be correct. It's all up to personal preference.

I see it as accurate to call Sleepy Cap Jiggs as a Male, and all other Jiggs as a Female, just because it is very close to the actual Ratio in the games (4:1).

Regardless, I personally always refer to Jiggs as Female.