Special
Wallbreaker
455Average
95Moderate
CTier

Jynx punches above its weight class thanks to Dry Skin. It heals from Water moves but takes extra Fire damage, which is enough to make up for stats that don't impress on their own. Its typing leaves 6 weaknesses to cover, which limits where it can switch in safely.

Sp. Atk leads and Defense gets almost nothing. That's Jynx's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

Base Stats
455Above
HP65
C
Attack50
D
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk115
B
Sp. Def95
B
Speed95
B
Total455
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Jynx yields +2 SpA
HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.4m / 4'07"•40.6kg / 89.5 lbs•159Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.

Black / White

Jynx Weakness

Fragile

Jynx is weak to Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type moves. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Jynx's special bulk (base 95 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireBugRockGhostDarkSteel
½xResisti
IcePsychic
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Water
STAB (6)i
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFightingPoison
6Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Scorei-10
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
ObliviousPrevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
ForewarnReveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.
Dry SkinHACauses 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Dry Skin grants Water immunity

Evolved from Smoochum. Jynx is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+30 over Smoochum), and Jynx peaks at 455 total stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Smoochum
#238Smoochum
30
Level 30
Jynx
#124Jynx
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Smoochum
IcePsychic
Jynx
IcePsychic
HP
45
65+20
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
15
35+20
SP.ATK
85
115+30
SP.DEF
65
95+30
SPE
65
95+30
BST
305D-Tier
455C-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding
Challenging

Breed with Jynx to get Smoochum eggs (with patience) using 53 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Captivate, Fake Out, Ice Punch and 5 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
♀100.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
8moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar
12 of 53·

Focus Sash guarantees Jynx survives one hit from full HP. That's enough to deal early damage and fire off Psychic before going down. Dryskin and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs maximize first-turn impact.

Best Build

Special Sweeper
Ability
Dryskin
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Nature
Hasty+SPE
EVs

Best Jynx Moveset

  • PsychicSTAB
  • BlizzardSTAB
  • Ice BeamSTAB
  • Focus Blast

Recommended Teammates

Abomasnow
AbomasnowGood
Reuniclus
ReuniclusDecent
Tentacruel
TentacruelDecent

Egg moves make a real difference. Jynx gets Captivate and Fake Out exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Blizzard and Dream Eater.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Lick
2010030Ghost
Lv 1
Lovely Kiss
—7510Normal
Lv 1
Pound
4010035Normal
Lv 1
Powder Snow
4010025Ice
Lv 5
Lick
2010030Ghost
Lv 8
Lovely Kiss
—7510Normal
Lv 11
Powder Snow
4010025Ice
Lv 15
Double Slap
158510Normal
Lv 18
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Lv 21
Heart Stamp
6010025Psychic
Lv 25
Mean Look
——5Normal
Lv 28
Fake Tears
—10020Dark
Lv 33
Wake-Up Slap
6010010Fighting
Lv 39
Avalanche-4
6010010Ice
Lv 44
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Lv 49
Wring Out
—1005Normal
Lv 55
Perish Song
——5Normal
Lv 60
Blizzard
120705Ice

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
120705Ice
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM04
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM49
Echoed Voice
4010015Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
8010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM56
Fling
—10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM79
Frost Breath
609010Ice
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM07
Hail
——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9510010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM66
Payback
5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM12
Taunt
—10020Dark
TM19
Telekinesis
——15Psychic
TM46
Thief
6010010Dark
TM41
Torment
—10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Captivate
—10020Normal
Egg
Fake Out+3
4010010Normal
Egg
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Egg
Meditate
——40Psychic
Egg
Miracle Eye
——40Psychic
Egg
Nasty Plot
——20Dark
Egg
Wake-Up Slap
6010010Fighting
Egg
Wish
——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Jynx can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Rem
Copycat
——20Normal
Rem
Lucky Chant
——30Normal
Rem
Psychic
9010010Psychic
Rem
Sing
—5515Normal
Rem
Sweet Kiss
—7510Normal

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 3
Counter-5
—10020Fighting
Gen 3
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Gen 3
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting
Gen 4
Endure+4
——10Normal
Gen 4
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
Gen 4
Headbutt
7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Gen 3
Metronome
——10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
——10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
Gen 4
Secret Power
7010020Normal
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
—10020Fighting
Gen 4
Water Pulse
6010020Water

Smoochum doesn't appear in the wild, so the 2-stage path to Jynx starts at the nursery. Catch Jynx first, breed for Smoochum, then evolve through the chain.

Where To Catch Jynx in Black & White

The path to Jynx starts with Smoochum at Lv. 48-60 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Smoochum
    Step 1Breed Smoochum from Jynx

    Breed from Jynx at the Day Care.

  2. Jynx
    Step 2Jynx ✓
    Giant Chasm - Cave
    BlackGrassLv.48-50UncommonPostIceAny
    EASY
    Giant Chasm - Cave
    WhiteGrassLv.48-50UncommonPostIceAny
    EASY
    Giant Chasm - Inner Cave
    BlackGrassLv.58-60UncommonPostIceAny
    EASY
    Giant Chasm - Inner Cave
    WhiteGrassLv.58-60UncommonPostIceAny
    EASY
    or evolve from Smoochum (Step 1)

  • Dry Skin changes the entire equation for Jynx. The 455 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a wallbreaker.

  • Jynx's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Pinsir (Bug), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Smoochum evolves into Jynx at level 30. Jynx is the fully evolved form. It sits at 455 BST in its evolved form.

  • Dry Skin is what you want on Jynx. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Oblivious, Forewarn) work on paper but Dry Skin is what makes Jynx worth using.

  • Base 95 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Jynx is a special attacker with base 115 Sp. Atk. Best used as a wallbreaker.

  • Jynx appears in 19 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

One of the original 151, Jynx has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.