Is Jynx Good in Crystal Playthrough?
In-game trade in Goldenrod or catch one in Ice Path later. Ice/Psychic coverage is strong against Clair, Lance, and Will at the E4. Jynx is fast and hits hard from the special side. Crystal's move tutor adds MoveIce Beam for a stronger Ice option than its natural movepool provides.
Falkner's typing presses Smoochum's defenses.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Jynx resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Jynx resists most of Clair's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Jynx resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Jynx resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Gift Smoochum
Smoochum is given to you as a gift on Route 34 at Lv 5. Hatch Odd Egg received from Day-Care Man (random). Hatch the Odd Egg received from the Day-Care Man on Route 34. The Egg randomly hatches into one of seven baby Pokemon, with a 14% chance of being Shiny.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM33IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 21PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15Prize for defeating Pryce
- LV 37PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- LV 49IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Smoochum to Jynx
Smoochum evolves into Jynx at Level 30. Your Smoochum should hit Level 30 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30NormalLovely KissPower —Accuracy 75%PP 10
- LV 41NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- LV 57IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Jynx in Crystal
Jynx keeps to the Ice Path, sitting at rare-to-uncommon odds in the low-to-mid 20s. That frozen cave is the single place it turns up in Crystal.
Wild Jynx may be holding when caught:
1 location to catch Jynx1 location to catch Smoochum
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7Catch Smoochum at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Jynx.
Badge 1Where To Catch Jynx in C
Smoochum gets you Jynx sooner: pick up it on Route 34 (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Jynx first appears at Ice Path (after Badge 7).
- Step 2Jynx ✓Ice Path - B3FLv.22-26CaveRate 10%Morning/dayIce Path - B2FLv.22-24CaveRate 5%Morning/dayIce Path - B1FLv.22CaveRate 1%Morning/dayor evolve from Smoochum (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Crystal for Jynx.
How to Get Shiny Jynx in Crystal
Jynx traces back to Smoochum, so hatch a shiny Smoochum from the Odd Egg at 1 in 7 and evolve it rather than hunting Jynx itself. Compare Shiny Jynx odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Jynx Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Odd Egg, about 1 in 50 on each try.
Odd Egg: Accept the Odd Egg from the Day-Care Man on Route 34. Each baby has its own shiny chance of 1 to 3 percent, fixed when you take the egg, so save first and reset until it hatches shiny.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 6-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 15-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 35-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 114-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Crystal shiny odds for Jynx.
Jynx Weakness
Jynx is weak to Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. Jynx's special bulk (base 95 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Jynx Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Jynx
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x111-132%KO Iron Tail 2x103-121%KO Rollout 2x32-39% Fury Cutter 2x11-14% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x104-124%KO Iron Tail 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x96-113%KO Iron Tail 2x132-156%KO Bite 2x32-39% | ||
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x118-139%KO Iron Tail 2x146-172%KO Bite 2x34-40% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x104-124%KO Iron Tail 2x113-133%KO Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Sneasel DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sneasel builds →Shadow Ball 2x90-107%KO Iron Tail 2x113-133%KO Feint Attack 2x26-32% Fury Cutter 2x13-16% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x134-158%KO Fire Punch 2x19-23% Feint Attack 2x16-19% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x26-32% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Venomoth builds →Thief 2x22-26% Leech Life 2x29-34% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Pinsir builds →Thief 2x16-19% Fury Cutter 2x25-29% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Graveler builds →Rock Throw 2x87-103%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Scyther builds →Pursuit 2x16-19% Fury Cutter 2x22-26% | ||
Jynx Evolutions
Evolved from Smoochum. Jynx is the final form in this two-stage line. A small partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+30 over Smoochum), and Jynx peaks at 455 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Jynx to get Smoochum eggs (with patience) using 15 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Meditate.
C Jynx Best Moveset
MoveLovely Kiss at 75%% accuracy sleeps threats before they act, and 115 Sp. Atk fires MoveIce Beam and MovePsychic for dual TermStab that hits nearly everything without being resisted. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Sleeps and attacks from two premium offensive types with the speed to do both first.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Lovely Kiss
- Psychic
- Thief
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Jynx learns Blizzard and Ice Punch naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Ghost and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
20 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It has several different cry patterns, each of which seems to have its own meaning.
Jynx Crystal Guide
Yes. Wild Jynx in Crystal can hold Ice Berry (25%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Ice Berry.
In Crystal, Jynx plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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