Types of Puyo

This is a list of all the Puyo types that appear throughout the Puyo Puyo series.

Colored Puyo

Colored Puyo are the Puyo that you play with. Under standard rules, you connect 4 Puyo of the same color to clear them and make a chain. Matches generally use 3, 4, or 5 different colors of Puyo, with 4 being the standard for competitive matches.

Nuisance Types

Nuisance Puyo

A Nuisance Puyo serves no purpose except to clog up your field and mess up your chains, hence the name Nuisance Puyo. Nuisance Puyo can be cleared by clearing a colored Puyo that touches the Nuisance Puyo (either horizontally or vertically, not diagonally).

Point Puyo

A Point Puyo is a Nuisance Puyo except clearing it will produce a point bonus for the chain. This bonus is 50 points in most games. In Puyo Puyo~n, the bonus varies and ranges from 50 to 500,000 (500K). In Puyo Puyo~n, the bonus that the Point Puyo produces is indicated on the Puyo. Point Puyo are usually colored differently to distinguish them from Nuisance Puyo or any of the other nuisance types. In Puyo Puyo Tsu, they have some purple in them. In Puyo Puyo~n they appear yellowish.

Hard Puyo

A Hard Puyo is a stronger version of a Nuisance Puyo. Clearing a Hard Puyo will turn it into a Nuisance Puyo which can then be cleared normally. In Puyo Puyo~n, there are varying strengths of Hard Puyo, which range from Hard-1 (Puyo must be cleared once before it turns into a Nuisance Puyo) to Hard-9 (Puyo must be cleared 9 times before it turns into a Nuisance Puyo). In Puyo Puyo~n, the strength of the Hard Puyo, when it needs to be cleared more than once, is indicated on the Puyo. Hard Puyo are square or rectangular in order to make them distinguishable from Nuisance Puyo or any of the other nuisance types.

Iron Puyo

An Iron Puyo is a Nuisance Puyo that can't be cleared. Iron Puyo only appear in Nazo Puyo games.

Miscellaneous Types

Sun Puyo

A Sun Puyo is a type of Puyo that plays a major role in Puyo Puyo Sun. Clearing a Sun Puyo increases the amount of Nuisance Puyo sent to your opponent, but provides no point bonus to your chain. Sun Puyo only appear in Puyo Puyo Sun, Puyo Puyo Box, and Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary and are used solely in the Sun rule.

Block Puyo

A Block Puyo is just that; it's a block. Block Puyo always stay in the position they are placed at and don't fall when there is space below it. Block Puyo only appear in the Nazo Puyo series and Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary's Block mode.