Is Smoochum Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Ice/Psychic with AbilityForewarn. Jynx at 30 is the goal. Double evolution from baby stage makes it a slow investment. Jynx handles Drayden through Ice if you get there.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Smoochum 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.
How to Get Smoochum in Black 2 & White 2
Smoochum can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Smoochum from Crystal, Diamond & Pearl, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Smoochum in B2W2
Step 1Smoochum ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Route 34 · Hatch Odd Egg (random). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Lake Acuity · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Snowpoint Temple. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Frost Cavern · Horde battle. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Seaward Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Frostpoint Field · Normal Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Jynx
Smoochum Weakness
Type-wise, Smoochum takes extra damage from Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. Smoochum's special bulk (base 65 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 Smoochum Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Smoochum
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x139-165%KO Bite 2x92-110%KO | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magnemite builds →Magnet Bomb 2x92-110%KO | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x141-167%KO Rollout 2x56-67% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x144-171%KO Bite 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x111-130%KO | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x247-292%KO Bite 2x154-182%KO | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x214-253%KO Rock Tomb 2x96-113%KO Thief 2x78-92% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x217-257%KO Bite 2x134-158%KO | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x293-346%KO Smack Down 2x124-146%KO Thief 2x100-118%KO | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x333-392%KO U-turn 2x129-153%KO Rock Tomb 2x93-111%KO Thief 2x75-89% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x107-127%KO | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x362-427%KO Rock Tomb 2x101-120%KO Pursuit 2x81-96% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x246-289%KO Bite 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x491-578%KO U-turn 2x193-227%KO Rock Slide 2x205-242%KO Thief 2x111-131%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x129-153%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x297-350%KO Rock Slide 2x185-219%KO Thief 2x100-119%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x74-88% Magnet Bomb 2x117-138%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x372-438%KO Rock Slide 2x155-183%KO Pursuit 2x84-100%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x505-595%KO U-turn 2x197-233%KO Rock Slide 2x210-248%KO Thief 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x204-241%KO U-turn 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x457-538%KO Night Slash 2x178-210%KO Shadow Claw 2x178-210%KO Rock Slide 2x191-224%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x217-256%KO Shadow Ball 2x147-173%KO Thief 2x53-64% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x134-158%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x503-593%KO U-turn 2x196-231%KO Rock Slide 2x210-248%KO Thief 2x112-133%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x202-239%KO Silver Wind 2x102-120%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x457-539%KO Night Slash 2x178-210%KO Shadow Claw 2x178-210%KO Rock Slide 2x190-225%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x215-253%KO Shadow Ball 2x143-170%KO Thief 2x54-64% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x773-909%KO Assurance 2x172-203%KO Fire Blast 2x75-88% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x240-283%KO Bug Buzz 2x155-183%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x256-301%KO Shadow Ball 2x147-173%KO Payback 2x69-81% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x233-274%KO Flash Cannon 2x133-157%KO Ancient Power 2x67-79% Crunch 2x162-191%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x534-629%KO Stone Edge 2x297-350%KO U-turn 2x208-245%KO Payback 2x149-176%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona can KO Smoochum with Fire Blast (228-269%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (878-1034%). Chandelure's Flamethrower also KOs at 197-232%.
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain52-61% Fire Blast 2x228-269%KO | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake439-517%KO Stone Edge 2x878-1034%KO Megahorn 2x703-827%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x175-206%KO Energy Ball66-77% Flamethrower 2x197-232%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Weavile builds →Ice Shard62-73% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Metagross builds →Earthquake190-224%KO Bullet Punch 2x229-270%KO | ||
Smoochum Evolutions
This is the baby stage. Smoochum grows into Jynx at level 30. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
B2W2 Smoochum Best Moveset
85 Sp. Atk fires Ice/Psychic TermStab at pre-evolution levels from 65 Speed. AbilityForewarn reveals the opponent's strongest move. The moveset answers Dragon and Fighting types at low tiers but can't survive return hits at 45/15 HP/Defense. Jynx one evolution away.
Best Build
Smoochum best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Psychic
- Blizzard
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Captivate and Fake Out give Smoochum options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Blizzard and Dream Eater. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
Smoochum Black 2 & White 2 Guide
No. Smoochum isn't catchable in Black 2 & White 2. Obtain one in Black or White, then trade it over.
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Smoochum through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Jynx as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Smoochum spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 7LGPE
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