Is Jynx Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Ice Path encounter right before Blackthorn City. Ice/Psychic with AbilityOblivious preventing infatuation or AbilityForewarn revealing the opponent's strongest move. Ice coverage handles Clair's Dragon gym directly. Available right when Ice matters most.
Jynx resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Jynx's weaknesses hard.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge'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 trades roughly evenly with Sabrina'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
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.
Catchable
Catch Jynx in Ice Path (walking, Lv 22, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 22NormalLovely KissPower —Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 33IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 39NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Jynx in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Jynx hides at two areas, rare to uncommon, with the level range jumping from the low 20s into the 40s. Some encounters lock to certain times of day, so the clock matters when you go hunting.
Wild Jynx may be holding when caught:
Aspear Berry (always) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to defrost it.2 locations to catch Jynx
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Jynx in HGSS
- Step 1Breed Smoochum from Jynx
Breed from Jynx at the Day Care.
- Step 2Jynx ✓Ice Path - 1FLv.22CaveRate 10%DayIce Path - B1FLv.22CaveRate 10%DayIce Path - B2FLv.23CaveRate 10%DayIce Path - B3FLv.23CaveRate 10%Dayor evolve from Smoochum (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Jynx.
How to Get Shiny Jynx in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Jynx haunts the Ice Path and Seafoam Islands, but a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Jynx odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Jynx Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Jynx Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Jynx
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x168-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x69-82% Thief 2x56-67% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO Payback 2x48-56% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x156-185%KO Pin Missile 2x20-24% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x109-128%KO Shadow Claw 2x71-84% Rock Tomb 2x50-60% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x148-174%KO Pursuit 2x50-60% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x102-121%KO Iron Tail 2x123-145%KO Bite 2x75-89% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x56-67% Shadow Ball 2x38-44% Payback 2x53-63% Rock Tomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x93-110%KO Iron Tail 2x129-152%KO Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Bite 2x78-92% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x102-121%KO Iron Tail 2x110-130%KO Feint Attack 2x67-79% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Absol builds →Bite 2x131-154%KO Iron Tail 2x144-169%KO Shadow Claw 2x100-118%KO Fire Blast 2x53-63% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x97-115%KO Iron Tail 2x144-169%KO Bite 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x44-51% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x104-123%KO Flash Cannon 2x48-56% Rock Slide 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Jynx Evolutions
Evolved from Smoochum. Jynx is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent 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 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Fake Out, Ice Punch, Meditate and 4 more.
HGSS Jynx Best Moveset
Ice/Psychic special attacker at 115 Sp. Atk and 95 Speed, fast and powerful from the special side. The moveset fires special Ice and Psychic damage with MoveLovely Kiss for 75% accuracy sleep. 65 HP and 35 Defense collapse to any physical contact.
Best Build
Jynx best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Psychic
- Lovely Kiss
- Blizzard
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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. Ghost and Normal coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Blizzard and Ice Beam.
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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
It speaks a language similar to that of humans. However, it seems to use dancing to communicate.
Jynx HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Jynx in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Aspear Berry (always). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Aspear Berry.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jynx plays as a wallbreaker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Modest is the go-to nature for Jynx. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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
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