Wigglytuff No. 040 – Pokémon Jungle – Rare Holo – Old Back (JP)
Introduction
Lullaby and Do the Wave give Wigglytuff a distinctive pairing of sleep and group strength. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrates this 80 HP evolution of Jigglypuff. This is the Japanese Pokémon Jungle printing, identified by No. 040, with the original Pocket Monsters card back. The illustration is credited to Mitsuhiro Arita, with the condition of this individual copy detailed below. Its rarity and finish are recorded separately for clear identification.
Card Details
- Pokémon: Wigglytuff
- Set: Pokémon Jungle
- Japanese Set Name: ポケモンジャングル
- English Expansion Reference: Jungle — separate release and checklist
- Card Number: No. 040 (National Pokédex number)
- Rarity: Rare Holo
- Language: Japanese
- Card Back: Japanese Old Back
- Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
- Condition: Near Mint as recorded in the supplied inventory; physical condition awaits confirmation from individual front and back photographs.
- Finish: Holofoil
About the Pokémon
Wigglytuff is the Balloon Pokémon, recorded as No. 040 in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation I, associated with the Kanto generation of games. Its elastic body can expand considerably when it becomes angry. It evolves from Jigglypuff.
About the Expansion
Pokémon Jungle arrived in Japan on 5 March 1997 as the second main expansion. Its 48-card checklist expanded the original Kanto selection with Pokémon including Eevee's evolutions and Snorlax. These Japanese cards retain the original Pocket Monsters back and predate the differently structured English Jungle release of 1999.
Artwork & Collector's Notes
Mitsuhiro Arita is credited for this Pokémon Jungle illustration of Wigglytuff. The holofoil finish, original Pocket Monsters reverse and Japanese text identify this printing. The No. 040 identifier is a Pokédex number, not an English set checklist position.
Photographs: Actual-card photographs are pending.