Ruff Puff

Template:Species-infobox Ruff Puffs are cloud enemies that appear in the Paper Mario series. They attack by bonking people in the head in the first game and slamming into them in the latter two. A Ruff Puff's signature move is its ability to charge up for electric attacks. Ruff Puffs are the followers of Huff N. Puff, and so along with the giant cloud they invaded Flower Fields in the original Paper Mario. The name "Ruff Puff" comes from a corruption of the word "rough", while the "puff" part of their name refers to the fact that they are puffy clouds.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they appear inside Riverside Station, and are the only Puff to not also appear in the Rogueport Pit of 100 Trials. Ruff Puffs appeared in the Overthere Stair in Super Paper Mario. Ruff Puffs also appear in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario enemy
Ruff Puff
		Max HP	10	Attack	4	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Flying	Level	19
		Strong	Electric	Weak	None	Moves	Inverted Thump (4)
		Sleep?	50%, 0	Dizzy?	100%, 0	Shock?	40%, 0
		Shrink?	75%, 0	Stop?	80%, -1	Fright?	40%
		Air Lift?	90%	Hurricane?	90%	Coins	2 + 0-2
		Items	Thunder Rage	Run	30	Location(s)	Flower Fields
Tattle	This is a Ruff Puff. Ruff Puffs are nasty little cloud henchmen of Huff N. Puff. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 Ruff Puffs float in the air, so a Jump attack or something similar may be best. Of course, I'd be more than happy to give 'em a Headbonk! It's your call, Mario.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Ruff Puff
	Max HP	7	Attack	4	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Riverside Station	Role	Common	Level	23
	Sleep?	75%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	70%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	75%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	70%
	Gale Force?	95%	KO?	95%	Moves	Slam (4), Shocking Charge (Electric), Thunder Attack (4 to Mario and Partner, Piercing), Fly to Hover (Moves closer to ground, does not count as turn), Hover to Fly (moves higher in the air, does not count as turn)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 3	Items	Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Mr. Softener, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Super Shroom, Thunder Rage, Volt Shroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 68	Log	A relative of the Dark Puff... or perhaps just a different-colored one. It charges up and shocks you with lightning.
	Tattle	This is a Ruff Puff. Don't confuse them with Dark Puffs... Although I don't think the world would end if you DID confuse them, but anyway... Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. They swoop at you or charge themselves with electricity before unleashing lightning. Oh, and if you touch them while they're charged, you'll get a shock!

Super Paper Mario enemy
Ruff Puff
	Max HP	15	Role	Common	Location(s)	Overthere Stair (7-3), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 75)
	Attack	4	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 7-3: Found on the left of cloud 34.
	Score	600
	Card description	This little thundercloud is darkening a sky near you! Looks a little like cotton candy, but don't bite!
List of Catch Cards     116      117      118	Tattle	That's a Ruff Puff. It floats in the sky, like a little grumpy thundercloud... Max HP is 15 and Attack is 4. It will shock you if you get too close... You'd better keep your distance until you see an opening to attack... Do you think it's related to the cloud Lakitu rides around on?

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クモクモーン[?] Kumokumōn	From 「雲」 kumo, meaning cloud.
Chinese	云雾怪[?] Yúnwù Guài	Cloud Monster
German	Schniffi[?]	pun on the German word schniefen (means sniffle) or the word schnaufen (means puffing)
Italian	Nuvolino[?]	Little Cloud
Spanish	Ruff Puff[?]	-

Trivia

• Ruff Puffs appeared in the sixth chapter of both of their consecutive games. Flower Fields for the first game and Riverside Station in the sequel.