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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Jessie|
pokemonname=Wobbuffet|
jtrainername=ムサシ|
jpokemonname=ソーナンス|
tmtrainername=Musashi|
tmpokemonname=Sonans|
image=[[File:Jessie Wobbuffet.png|250px]] |
caption=Jessie's Wobbuffet |
epnum=EP146|
location=[[Johto]]|
gender=Unknown<!--Please do not put Wobbuffet's gender as male, gender differences do not apply for this Pokémon as it appeared before Generation IV.--> |
ability=Unknown |
epname=Tricks of the Trade|
type1=Psychic|
traded=yes|
tradeep=EP146|
tradename=Tricks of the Trade|
oldtrainer={{jo|Benny}}|
newtrainer=[[Jessie]]|
tradedfor={{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}|
prevonum=202|
noevo=incap |
current=[[Party|With Jessie]]|
enva1=[[Kayzie Rogers]]|
java1=[[Yūji Ueda]]|
}}

'''Jessie's Wobbuffet''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのソーナンス''' ''Musashi's Sonans'') was the only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} obtained by [[Jessie]] during her travels through [[Johto]].

==History==
===Original series===
[[File:Wobbuffet initial appearance.png|thumb|170px|left|Wobbuffet's first appearance, under the ownership of Benny]]
=====With Benny=====
Wobbuffet originally belonged to a Trainer named {{jo|Benny}}. In ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'', Benny was searching for someone to trade Wobbuffet with for a stronger Pokémon at the [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] in [[Palmpona]]. Benny was not successful at first, though a Trainer with a {{p|Stantler}} seemed to his offer, but then bailed for a {{p|Hoothoot}} at the last minute. Jessie's Poké Ball containing her {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} then accidentally fell into the machine instead when she crashed into it. Unbeknownst to her, Lickitung got swapped for Wobbuffet.

=====With Jessie=====
[[File:Jessie Lickitung Wobbuffet trade.png|thumb|200px|right|Jessie was unaware that her Lickitung had been traded to Benny for his Wobbuffet]]
Later, after the trade had commenced, Jessie wanted to send out her Lickitung to battle {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, but to her surprise, Wobbuffet appeared instead. [[James]] then immediately looked up its moves for Jessie. Even though Wobbuffet had no offensive attacks, it managed to counter {{AP|Chikorita}}'s attacks back to her. Wobbuffet was blasted off along with the [[Team Rocket trio]] by {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}}. 

Since the episode ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]'', Wobbuffet had its place in the {{motto|Team Rocket motto}}, first before Meowth (which usually left him very upset) and some episodes later, right after {{MTR}}. It could often be heard crying out subsequent to the "Team Rocket is blasting off again!" line, even if it was not out of its Poké Ball when the team was sent blasting off. Wobbuffet was thus somewhat a fourth team member.

When Wobbuffet popped out of its Poké Ball in ''[[EP171|Power Play!]]'', and redirected {{MTR}}'s attack back to himself, Jessie had the idea of building the Robo-Mecha Wobbuffet where it would counter any attack back to the user similar to Wobbuffet's {{m|Counter}}.

In ''[[EP173|Wobbu-Palooza!]]'', Ash, his friends and Team Rocket came across a festival honoring Wobbuffet. Jessie's Wobbuffet popped out of its Poké Ball much to the villagers's excitement. The [[Wobbuffet Festival crashers]] then showed up to attack the Wobbuffet and Jessie sent out her Wobbuffet to battle them. Jessie's single-handedly took out the Wobbuffet Festival crashers's Pokémon with the use of Counter and Mirror Coat.

In ''[[EP174|Imitation Confrontation]]'', Wobbuffet battled [[Duplica]]'s {{p|Ditto}}, '''Mini-Dit'''. Mini-Dit {{m|transform}}ed into Wobbuffet and used the same moveset to battle Wobbuffet and Arbok. Wobbuffet ended up losing to its miniature counterpart, however.

In ''[[EP192|The Wayward Wobbuffet]]'', Wobbuffet was tasked with guarding the Poké Pod containing Ash's Pikachu. During the chase to get the Pod, Wobbuffet, along with the Pod and the key to it, was separated from Jessie and went on an action-packed adventure. It bumped into a thief named [[Goneff]] who was not happy with Wobbuffet bumping into his vehicle. However, Goneff took Wobbuffet hostage. Team Rocket then dug a hole and headed to the warehouse Goneff was hiding from underground to rescue Wobbuffet. Ash and his {{AP|Totodile}} went with them only for Totodile to get badly hurt by Golem. When Golem was about to finish off Totodile, Wobbuffet jumped in the way and sent Golem flying to its Trainer. Ash was then able to get the Poké Pod back but Wobbuffet still had the key as it flew away along with the Team Rocket trio on the Wobbuffet-shaped balloon. Ash sent out {{AP|Noctowl}} to get the key from Wobbuffet, however. Noctowl was successful and Pikachu was freed from the Poké Pod.

===Advanced Generation series===
[[File:Team Rocket Wobbuffet pose.png|thumb|200px|right|Team Rocket joking with Wobbuffet in the {{series|AG}}]]
====Hoenn====
In ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]'', Wobbuffet was sent out to battle [[Rico]]'s {{p|Tyranitar}}. It was getting ready to counter Tyranitar's {{m|Hyper Beam}} but fainted as Hyper Beam was too strong.

In ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]'', Wobbuffet put on the disguise of a maid which made a humongous Claydol fall in love with it. This was part of a plan to get this dangerous Claydol back inside its stone Poké Ball. When Wobbuffet's disguise was revealed, Claydol was angry, but Claydol was returned to its stone Poké Ball before Wobbuffet was hurt.

====Kanto Battle Frontier====
Wobbuffet participated in its first Contest onscreen in ''[[AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle]]''. Jessie planned for it to use the countering technique against [[Harley]]'s {{p|Ariados}}. However, this backfired, as Ariados's {{m|String Shot}} manipulated it into a puppet. Since then, it was used in other Contests, but would usually cause the elimination of Jessie for one reason or another.

Wobbuffet ran away from the group in ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' after a fake ghost made by some Ghost Pokémon scared it off. While it was running away it saw a {{p|Kirlia}} dancing and fell in love with it. When Team Rocket caught Pikachu and Kirlia, Wobbuffet jumped into the mecha after it and broke the Kirlia and its Psychic Pokémon friends free from Team Rocket's capture. Entirely thanks to Wobbuffet, Team Rocket's plan was completely ruined.

[[File:Jessilina Wobbuffet.png|thumb|220px|Jessilina with her Wobbuffet]]
===Diamond & Pearl series===
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Jessie relied on Wobbuffet more often in [[Pokémon Contest]]. However, it often did not do well similar to the ones in Kanto.
In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'' Jessie choose Wobbuffet for the appeals round in the [[Wallace Cup]]. After being sent out Jessie had Wobbuffet run straight towards her and use Counter, which sent her flying sky high. The judges were not impressed by this which caused Jessie to lose.

===Best Wishes series===
[[File:Wobbuffet Comeback BW142.png|thumb|250px|right|Wobbuffet popping out behind, and reuniting with Jessie, James, and Meowth]]
Following the Team Rocket trio's journey in Sinnoh, Jessie was forced to leave Wobbuffet at [[Team Rocket HQ (anime)|Team Rocket's headquarters]] as it is not a Pokémon native in the [[Unova]] region and would attract attention. 

Since then, Wobbuffet made appearances along with {{MTR}} in the [[Pikachu shorts]], [[PK23]], ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Senerade]]'' and [[PK25]]. Strangely, the three of these shorts take place during the {{series|BW}}, which Wobbuffet is normally absent from for the aforementioned reasons. It should be noted, however, that these shorts call into question their [[canon]]icity with the main anime series altogether.

Wobbuffet's only appearance in a ''Best Wishes'' series episode was in [[BW142]]. After returning to [[Kanto]] and giving away their Unova Pokémon to {{an|Giovanni}}, the Team Rocket trio walked through a corridor only for Wobbuffet to pop up, surprising them. Wobbuffet was later seen with Team Rocket as they eavesdropped on Ash in his house in [[Pallet Town]], marking its return to Jessie's team.

===XY series===
Wobbuffet reappeared as a member of Jessie's team in the XY series, where it was shown to be much more competent in battle. In ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]'', Wobbuffet was used in a battle against Pikachu, where it almost defeated Pikachu by returning his {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack right back at him with {{m|Mirror Coat}}. However, a wild {{AP|Froakie}} came in and defended Pikachu from a reflected {{m|Electro Ball}}. Froakie helped defeat Wobbuffet by using its Frubbles to knock Wobbuffet on its back due to its inability to reflect moves that aren't attacks. Wobbuffet was soon blasted off by Pikachu, Froakie, and [[Clemont's Bunnelby]].

==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:Jessie Wobbuffet love.png|thumb|200px|left|Wobbuffet [[AG146|in love]]]]
Wobbuffet was used occasionally for battles. {{p|Wobbuffet}}'s knowledge of moves like {{m|Counter}} and {{m|Mirror Coat}} came in handy, since Team Rocket often found itself on the receiving end of powerful attacks. 

Wobbuffet usually served as a comic relief character. It would emerge from its [[Poké Ball]] frequently as a running gag, and often at inappropriate times. Team Rocket have also had [[Team Rocket's mechas|various vehicles and robots]] based on it.[[File:Wobbuffet pop out.png|thumb|250px|right|Wobbuffet popping out of its Poké Ball]]

Even though Jessie often seemed annoyed with Wobbuffet, she was shown to truly care for it. This is showcased in a handful of episodes, including ''[[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]'', in which Wobbuffet temporarily went missing. Jessie was very worried and desperately went searching for it on the island. Another instance was in ''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]'' where Jessie was upset at [[James]]'s idea to send Wobbuffet to {{an|Giovanni}} since they couldn't tell it apart from [[Narissa]]'s {{p|Ditto}}.

Wobbuffet also seems to care for Jessie deeply and see her as a motherly figure. This can be seen in ''[[EP192|The Wayward Wobbuffet]]'', when it was lost and imagined a cloud in the shape of Jessie, childishly clapping with joy after noticing it. Even so, its loyalty has sometimes been in question, such as in ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', where it temporarily left the group to hang out with some {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon and even single-handedly stopped Team Rocket's plan to steal Pokémon.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|psychic||Jessie Wobbuffet {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Mirror Coat|1=Counter|2=Bide}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Mirror Coat|1=Counter|2=Bide}}}}
{{anmov|fighting|Counter|EP146|Tricks of the Trade}}
{{anmov|normal|Bide|EP167|A Hot Water Battle|x=yes}}
{{anmov|psychic|Mirror Coat|EP189|Freeze Frame}}
{{anmov/f|psychic|x=yes}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Jessie Wobbuffet AP.png|thumb|left|Jessie's Wobbuffet in the Ash and Pikachu manga]]
===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===
Jessie's Wobbuffet first appears in ''[[SP06|After the Missing Rucksack!!]]'' of the Ash and Pikachu manga.
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==Trivia==
[[File:Jessie and Wobbuffet.png|thumb|200px|right|Jessie and Wobbuffet]]
* Wobbuffet was the first traded Pokémon to become an important part of the main cast.
* For [[DP024]], [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Jessie's Wobbuffet. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: きがつけば　なのりもやってる　ソーナンス
* Until [[Duplica]] pointed out the existence and effect of {{m|Mirror Coat}} to Jessie, she always told Wobbuffet to use {{m|Counter}} to deflect attacks. Depending on the move, Wobbuffet would "do what it had to do to defend itself". After this, due to Jessie having trouble distinguishing the two moves, she would instead commonly tell Wobbuffet to counter ''that attack'', seemingly letting it decide what to do itself.
* Wobbuffet spent 511 consecutive episodes as a part of Jessie's party, making it the Pokémon to have spent the most time on a main character's party before leaving, more than two [[Advanced Generation series|complete]] [[Diamond & Pearl series|series]] together, and spending the third-most time as a main cast member, after {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{MTR}}.
* Wobbuffet has appeared at least once in every series so far.
* Wobbuffet is the only Pokémon Team Rocket obtained in the original series to still be owned.

==Related articles==
* {{Animespecies|Wobbuffet}}
* {{Cat|Episodes focusing on Team Rocket}}

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