Dropset

In all major Puyo entries since Puyo Puyo Fever, a dropset is a character's sequence of piece shapes in certain game modes. In classic game modes, drops were only made up of 2 Puyo, arranged vertically. In modes that use dropsets, the drops can be made up of up to 4 Puyos.

Dropsets are featured in the following game modes:

• Fever
• Transformation
• Searchlight
• Slot
• Pair Puyo
• Party
• Endless Tiny Puyo

Non-Stop Fever and Mini Puyo Fever use unique preset dropsets regardless of character. Quartet and Fusion have their own version of dropsets that are different from all other modes.

Arrangements

Dropset arrangements in Puyo Puyo are very particular. Drops are always either monochromatic or dichromatic. The dropset can specify up to 5 different types of arrangements.

• 2 puyo, in an I arrangement; The bottom puyo is the first color, the top is the second color.
• 3 puyo, in an L/J arrangement; Can be configured in the following ways, determined by the dropset:

• With the vertical stretch of 2 puyo as the first color, and the remaining puyo as the second color
• With the horizontal stretch of 2 puyo as the first color, and the remaining puyo as the second color
• Only in Fever 1 & 2 can this be a monochromatic set. In 15th onwards, they will always be 2 + 1 dichromatic.

• 4 puyo, in an O arrangement; can be configured in the following ways, determined by the dropset:

• Monochromatic: A 2x2 blob. Instead of rotating, the rotation buttons cycle colors.
• Dichromatic: The bottom horizontal stretch is the first color, and the top horizontal stretch is the second color.

Special Note: The Dichromatic block never chooses the same colors (for obvious reasons.) This is in contrast to other drops, as other drops, as specified by the dropset, are monochromatic or dichromatic at random. In Tetris 2's Party Mode, the Single Color Puyos powerup makes it possible to receive Dichromatic blocks with both sides having the same color.

Puyo Puyo Fever 1/2

In Puyo Puyo Fever and Puyo Puyo Fever 2, the behavior of L vs. J is slightly more complicated than in future games. Fever 1 and 2 do not make a distinction between the L and J pieces at the character selection screen. If one were actually use the character in a match, there is a specific preset number and placement of L and J pieces within the characters dropset.

Another mechanic present in only Fever 1 and 2 is L and J piece cycling. After every 16 pieces, characters with odd numbers of Giant Puyo will have their L pieces become J pieces, and J pieces become L pieces for the next 16 drops. Characters with even numbers of Giant Puyo, on the other hand, will only use their designated dropset.

List of Dropsets

Certain characters that do not appear after Puyo Puyo Fever 2 have the aforementioned L vs. J present in the dropset as one big trio.

Dropset	Users	Dropset Debut
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 16 0 0 0 32	Arle, Dark Arle	• Puyo Puyo (1991) • Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 3 1 2 41	Schezo, Ragnus	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 0 2 2 40	Rulue	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 8 6 1 1 42	Accord, Ecolo (7), Ex, Alex	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 4 2 1 42	Klug (20th onwards), Possessed Klug (20th)	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 4 2 1 42	Klug (Fever to 7), Ciel	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 4 2 1 42	Lemres, Hartmann	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 4 2 0 40	Suketoudara, Hed	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 8 4 2 2 44	Paprisu	Puyo Puyo Champions August Update
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 8 6 1 1 42	Lidelle, Draco (7), Ess, Penglai	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 8 4 2 2 44	Feli, Angelic Feli, Sultana	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 7 7 1 1 43	Ecolo (20th onwards), Unusual Ecolo	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 4 1 1 40	Draco (20th onwards)	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 13 1 1 1 37	Dapper Bones, Skeleton T, Ally	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 1 1 2 39	Donguri Gaeru, Maguro (7), Ai	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 0 2 1 32	Tartar (predates 15th)	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 4 2 1 42	Ocean Prince, Zed, Serilly	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 8 4 2 2 44	Zoh Daimaoh, Rafisol	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 6 4 3 3 48	Carbuncle	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 6 4 3 3 48	Baldanders	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 3 2 2 43	Yu (& Rei), Ringo (7), Jay & Elle, Harpy	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 4 2 1 42	Ringo (20th onwards), Tee	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 11 2 1 2 40	Maguro (20th onwards)	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 2 1 1 38	Risukuma (20th onwards)	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 0 0 1 28	Hoho (predates 15th)	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 2 3 1 42	Akuma	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 0 1 1 26	Frankensteins (predates 15th)	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 1 2 1 39	Dark Prince, Yellow Satan	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 0 2 1 32	Popoi (predates 15th)	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 7 5 2 2 45	Possessed Klug (Non 20th)	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 9 0 3 2 38	Gogotte (predates 15th)	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 2 1 1 38	Amitie	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 11 3 1 1 39	Raffina	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 11 2 1 2 40	Sig	Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 11 3 1 1 39	Witch	Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 13 1 1 1 37	Onion Pixie, Risukuma (7), O	Puyo Puyo Fever
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 8 3 3 2 45	Nasu Grave	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 0 3 3 44	Marle	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 4 1 1 40	Squares	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 10 4 2 0 40	Sonic	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 January Update
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 12 2 1 1 38	Legamünt	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 March Update
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 11 4 1 0 38	Rozatte	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 March Update
Pieces Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Puyo 11 2 1 2 40	Meena	Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop Version 1.5.0

Character Types

Each character has a specific title given to them on the character select screen that describes the playstyle they're most suited for. These titles are named differently in each game, but are generally consistent with each character for the most part.

Puyo Puyo Fever

Title	Character(s)
Well-Balanced Player	Amitie, Arle
Build Up to Fever	Oshare Bones, Ocean Prince
Likes Large Chains	Klug
Keep the pressure on!	Dongurigaeru, Tarutaru, Frankensteins
Loves Chains	Rider
Constant Fever	Onion Pixy, Yu, Hohow Bird, Popoi
Only does Big Chains	Raffine, Accord
Well-Balanced Player?	Carbuncle

Puyo Puyo Tetris / Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Title	Character(s)
Balanced!	Ringo, Sig, Witch, Draco, Tee, Ai, Lemres, Ally, Serilly, Ragnus, Rozatte
Throws Garbage!	Arle, Carbuncle, Risukuma, Schezo, Ess, Jay & Elle, Klug, Feli, The Ocean Prince, Yu & Rei, Harpy
Helps Themself!	Amitie, Maguro, Suketoudara, O, Zed, Raffina, Rulue, Sonic, Lidelle, Legamünt
Special Type!	Dark Prince, Marle, Ecolo, Ex, Squares, Ms. Accord, Rafisol, Possessed Klug

Puyo Puyo Champions

Title	Character(s)
Uses Small Chains!	Arle, Penglai, Ally, Draco, Dark Prince
Strongly Balanced!	Amitie, Hartmann
Reverses Fever!	Ringo, Hed, Sig, Suketoudara, Witch, Harpy, Serilly
Aims for Fever!	Sultana, Risukuma, Paprisu
Aims for Big Chains!	Schezo, Ciel, Alex, Rafisol
Attacks Fast!	Maguro, Ragnus
Big Chains or Nothing!	Rulue, Raffina, Carbuncle

Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop

Title	Character(s)
Well-Balanced	Amitie, Lemres
Chain Lover	Arle, Draco, Lidelle, Ally, Dark Prince
Fever Table-Turner	Ringo, Suketoudara, Witch, Ocean Prince, Yu & Rei, Sig
Big Chain Obsessive	Raffina, Rulue, Carbuncle
Big Chain Lover	Klug, Schezo, Ms. Accord, Ecolo, Rafisol
Fever-Focused	Feli, Risukuma
Pressure Dropper	Maguro, Meena

Notes/Trivia

• Arle's dropset solely consists of pairs, a reference to how previous Puyo rulesets worked. This gives her the smallest dropset in every game with Fever mode.
• Carbuncle & Baldanders tie for the largest dropset. Their dropsets are mostly the same, with a few swapped placements of their 4 Puyo.
• Counting Yu, Rei, Jay and Elle separately, the dropset attached to the most characters is Yu's at 6. When stacked, they tie with Accord's and Lidelle's at 4.
• No new dropsets were introduced between 20th and the 2020 Champions patch, meaning there was a 9 year gap from the last new dropsets. Arle's is technically the oldest, coming from 1991.
• Popoi's dropset has not been used in 18 years, and is ongoing, being the longest period in which a dropset went unused.
• Currently, both Puyo Puyo Tetris (Ringo & Tee) games and Puyo Puyo Champions (Schezo & Ragnus, Suketoudara & Hed) are the only installments where two unrelated characters have totally identical dropsets. Dark Arle in 7 and the 20th alternate characters are still connected to the characters they share the dropset of.
• The following characters have went from sharing a dropset with somebody else, to having their own: Ringo, Maguro, Risukuma, Ecolo, and Draco. All of these characters made their Fever-era debut in 7, and recieved new dropsets in 20th as the characters they borrowed from were present. In addition, Klug's dropset was slightly altered.
• Possessed Klug is the only character in the series to be introduced with an original dropset, then end up getting said Dropset replaced with the one of another character (Klug), then regain the original Dropset back in another game.
• Marle, Squares, Sonic, Legamünt and Rozatte have the only dropsets that cannot be used in Fever mode, as it does not exist in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Their dropsets are instead exclusive to Party mode and Endless Tiny Puyo Mode.
• Meena’s dropset is the first in the series to start off with a dichromatic piece.