Is Jynx Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Trade a Poliwhirl in Cerulean City for Jynx. Ice and Psychic is an excellent offensive combination in Gen 1. Jynx handles Lance's Dragons and threatens most of the late game. Physically fragile but fast enough to strike first. A strong trade if you have a spare Poliwhirl.
Brock's typing presses Jynx's defenses.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Jynx's defenses.
Jynx resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Jynx resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Trade
Jynx cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 30.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalLovely KissPower —Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 31IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- LV 58IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Jynx in Yellow
Jynx was cut from Yellow's wild, leaving no encounter to find. Bringing one over from Red or Blue is the only option.
Jynx cannot be caught in the wild in Yellow, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Yellow.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Jynx Weakness
Jynx is weak to Fire, Bug, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Jynx's special bulk (base 95 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Bug, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Jynx Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Jynx
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter | ||
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Vulpix (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x167-197%KO Fire Blast 2x37-44% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Graveler builds →Rock Slide 2x129-152%KO Fire Blast 2x37-44% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Jynx Evolutions
Jynx is an unusual case. This Ice/Psychic type doesn't evolve and can't breed despite having 435 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Jynx Best Moveset
Ice/Psychic coverage from 115 Special hits nearly everything without being resisted, and MoveLovely Kiss at 75%% accuracy puts threats to sleep before they act. MoveBlizzard at 90%% accuracy carries a permanent freeze chance (no thawing mechanism exists). Sleeps, freezes, and attacks from two offensive types that complement each other perfectly.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Lovely Kiss
- Blizzard
- Psychic
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Jynx learns Blizzard and Ice Beam naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Ghost 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.
- 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 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 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 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Appears to move to a rhythm of its own, as if it were dancing. It wiggles its hips as it walks.
Jynx Yellow Guide
No. Jynx isn't catchable in Yellow. Obtain it via the in-game trade in Red or Blue, then trade it over.
In Yellow, Jynx is one of the stronger picks around. It rates S-Tier for this generation, and the Ice/Psychic typing with 435 BST covers a lot of matchups.
In Yellow, Jynx plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Blizzard 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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