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.

Platinum

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 IV 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. A decent partner pool 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 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Fake Out, Ice Punch, Meditate and 3 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
♀100.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
6moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar
12 of 39·

double STAB gives Jynx answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs with Forewarn mean every prediction that lands hits hard.

Best Build

Special Revenge Killer
Ability
Forewarn
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Nature
Modest+SPA
EVs

Best Jynx Moveset

  • PsychicSTAB
  • Lovely Kiss
  • BlizzardSTAB
  • Ice BeamSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Abomasnow
AbomasnowGood
Weavile
WeavileGood
Heatran
HeatranDecent

Egg moves make a real difference. Jynx gets Fake Out and Ice Punch exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 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
Mean Look
——5Normal
Lv 25
Fake Tears
—10020Dark
Lv 28
Wake-Up Slap
6010010Fighting
Lv 33
Avalanche-4
6010010Ice
Lv 39
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Lv 44
Wring Out
—1005Normal
Lv 49
Perish Song
——5Normal
Lv 55
Blizzard
120705Ice

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM72
Avalanche-4
6010010Ice
TM14
Blizzard
120705Ice
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM04
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM78
Captivate
—10020Normal
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM60
Drain Punch
751005Fighting
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM58
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
8010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM56
Fling
—10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM01
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
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
TM83
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
TM66
Payback
5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM67
Recycle
——10Normal
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM48
Skill Swap
——10Psychic
TM82
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM12
Taunt
—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM41
Torment
—10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
——5Psychic
TM03
Water Pulse
6010020Water

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Fake Out+3
4010010Normal
Egg
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Egg
Meditate
——40Psychic
Egg
Miracle Eye
——40Psychic
Egg
Psych Up
——10Normal
Egg
Wish
——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
Tutor
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Tutor
Icy Wind
559515Ice
Tutor
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Tutor
Signal Beam
7510015Bug
Tutor
Snore
4010015Normal
Tutor
Trick
—10010Psychic
Tutor
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic

Reminder Moves

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

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 3
Counter-5
—10020Fighting
Gen 3
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Gen 3
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting
Gen 3
Mega Kick
120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Gen 3
Metronome
——10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
——10Normal
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
—10020Fighting

decent spawn rates for Jynx across 5 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Jynx in Platinum

The path to Jynx starts with Smoochum at Lv. 47-51 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Smoochum
    Step 1Catch Smoochum
    Snowpoint Temple - 1F
    GrassLv.47-49UncommonPostIce
    EASY
  2. Jynx
    Step 2Jynx ✓
    Snowpoint Temple - B1F
    GrassLv.47-49UncommonPostIce
    EASY
    Snowpoint Temple - B2F
    GrassLv.48-50UncommonPostIce
    EASY
    Snowpoint Temple - B3F
    GrassLv.48-50UncommonPostIce
    EASY
    Snowpoint Temple - B4F
    GrassLv.49-51UncommonPostIce
    EASY
    Snowpoint Temple - B5F
    GrassLv.49-51UncommonPostIce
    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.