Jynx

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Jynx is an Ice/Psychic type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Human Shape Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	124
Type	Ice Psychic
Species	Human Shape Pokémon
Height	1.4 m (4′07″)
Weight	40.6 kg (89.5 lbs)
Abilities	1. Oblivious 2. Forewarn Dry Skin (hidden ability)
Local №	124 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 153 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 124 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 155 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 084 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos) 110 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 124 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 014 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield	2 Special Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	159
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Human-Like
Gender	0% male, 100% female
Egg cycles	25 (6,169–6,425 steps)

Base stats

HP	65	240	334
Attack	50	94	218
Defense	35	67	185
Sp. Atk	115	211	361
Sp. Def	95	175	317
Speed	95	175	317
Total	455	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Jynx.

Oblivious ability Forewarn ability Dry Skin ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2				½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2	2	2		2	2

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2				½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2	2	2		2	2

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2.5	0			½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2	2	2		2	2

Evolution chart

#238
Smoochum
Ice · Psychic

(Level 30)

#124
Jynx
Ice · Psychic

Jynx changes

In Generation 3, Jynx does not have the Forewarn ability.
In Generation 1, Jynx has a base Special stat of 95.
In Generations 1-4, Jynx has a base experience yield of 137.
In Generations 2-7, Jynx has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Red Blue	It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
Yellow	Appears to move to a rhythm of its own, as if it were dancing. It wiggles its hips as it walks.
Gold	It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
Silver	It speaks a language similar to that of humans. However, it seems to use dancing to communicate.
Crystal	It has several different cry patterns, each of which seems to have its own meaning.
Ruby Sapphire	JYNX walks rhythmically, swaying and shaking its hips as if it were dancing. Its motions are so bouncingly alluring, people seeing it are compelled to shake their hips without giving any thought to what they are doing.
FireRed	It speaks using a language that sounds human. Research is under way to determine what is being said.
LeafGreen	It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
Emerald	A JYNX sashays rhythmically as if it were dancing. Its motions are so bouncingly alluring, people seeing it are compelled to shake their hips without noticing.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.
HeartGold	It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
SoulSilver	It speaks a language similar to that of humans. However, it seems to use dancing to communicate.
Black White Black 2 White 2	Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.
X	It wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
Y	It speaks using a language that sounds human. Research is under way to determine what is being said.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Jynx walks rhythmically, swaying and shaking its hips as if it were dancing. Its motions are so bouncingly alluring, people seeing it are compelled to shake their hips without giving any thought to what they are doing.
Ultra Sun	It sways its hips to a rhythm all its own. The precise movements of Jynx living in Alola are truly wonderful.
Ultra Moon	Its strange cries sound like human language. There are some musicians who compose songs for Jynx to sing.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Appears to move to a rhythm of its own, as if it were dancing. It wiggles its hips as it walks.
Sword	In certain parts of Galar, Jynx was once feared and worshiped as the Queen of Ice.
Shield	The Jynx of Galar often have beautiful and delicate voices. Some of these Pokémon have even gathered a fan base.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.

Moves learned by Jynx

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Sword/Shield

Moves learnt by level up

Jynx learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Copycat	Normal	—	—
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Powder Snow	Ice	40	100
1	Sweet Kiss	Fairy	—	75
12	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
16	Covet	Normal	60	100
20	Sing	Normal	—	55
24	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
28	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
34	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
40	Lovely Kiss	Normal	—	75
46	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
52	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
58	Blizzard	Ice	110	70

Egg moves

Jynx learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Jynx gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Wish	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Jynx is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Recycle	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
72	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Jynx learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Copycat	Normal	—	—
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Powder Snow	Ice	40	100
1	Sweet Kiss	Fairy	—	75
12	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
16	Covet	Normal	60	100
20	Sing	Normal	—	55
24	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
28	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
34	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
40	Lovely Kiss	Normal	—	75
46	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
52	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
58	Blizzard	Ice	110	70

Egg moves

Jynx does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Move Tutor moves

Jynx can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Expanding Force	Psychic		80	100
Triple Axel	Ice		20	90

Moves learnt by TM

Jynx is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
04	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
17	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
18	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
51	Icicle Spear	Ice	25	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
63	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
64	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
69	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
72	Magic Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
87	Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100
91	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Jynx is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
14	Metronome	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
34	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
64	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Jynx sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal									—
Shiny	—							—	—

See all Jynx sprites

Where to find Jynx

Red Blue	Cerulean City
Yellow	Trade/migrate from another game
Gold Silver Crystal	Ice Path
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Cerulean City
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl	Evolve Smoochum
Platinum	Snowpoint Temple
HeartGold SoulSilver	Ice Path, Seafoam Islands
Black White	Giant Chasm
Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Frost Cavern
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Seaward Cave, Poké Pelago
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Seafoam Islands
Sword Shield	Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Evolve Smoochum
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Not available in this game

Answers to Jynx questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Jynx
Japanese	ルージュラ (Rougela)
German	Rossana
French	Lippoutou

Name origin

jinx: curse or bad luck