Is Smoochum Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground baby Ice/Psychic. Evolves into Jynx at level 30. Read the Jynx entry for what you're building toward.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Smoochum resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Smoochum's weaknesses hard.
Candice's team hits Smoochum's weaknesses hard.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Smoochum on Lake Acuity (walking, Lv 35, common). Swarm.
Your Smoochum should hit Level 30 before you reach Volkner, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Smoochum in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Smoochum starts showing up in late-game routes at high spawn rates across 10 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Smoochum in BDSP
Smoochum is your first catch on the way to Smoochum. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 35-63 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Smoochum ✓Lake AcuityLv.35GrassRate 40%Swarm activeDazzling CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameGlacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStargleam CavernLv.58-63CavePost-game
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 |
What is Smoochum Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Smoochum
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Geodude builds →Stone Edge 2x223-263%KO Fire Blast 2x45-55% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x45-55% Thief 2x50-60% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x153-180%KO Iron Tail 2x100-120%KO Payback 2x55-65% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x123-147%KO Shadow Ball 2x74-88% Thief 2x86-102%KO | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Geodude builds →Stone Edge 2x230-272%KO Fire Blast 2x47-56% | ||
Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x47-56% Thief 2x53-65% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x165-195%KO Iron Tail 2x109-130%KO Payback 2x58-70% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x124-146%KO Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Thief 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x87-103%KO Flash Cannon 2x87-103%KO | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x124-146%KO Dark Pulse 2x82-97% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x124-146%KO Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Thief 2x93-111%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x268-316%KO Stone Edge 2x254-300%KO X-Scissor 2x203-239%KO Iron Tail 2x254-300%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x124-146%KO Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Thief 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x308-363%KO Sucker Punch 2x145-171%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x87-103%KO Flash Cannon 2x87-103%KO | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x272-320%KO Stone Edge 2x260-306%KO X-Scissor 2x208-245%KO Iron Tail 2x260-306%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x120-142%KO Shadow Ball 2x72-85% Thief 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x91-108%KO Shadow Ball 2x61-72% Rock Slide 2x143-169%KO Payback 2x97-115%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x315-371%KO Sucker Punch 2x146-173%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x85-101%KO Flash Cannon 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x271-319%KO Stone Edge 2x256-302%KO X-Scissor 2x205-242%KO Iron Tail 2x256-302%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x119-141%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-83% Thief 2x82-98% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x88-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-69% Rock Slide 2x142-167%KO Payback 2x95-113%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x310-366%KO Sucker Punch 2x145-171%KO | ||
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x142-168%KO Megahorn 2x246-290%KO Iron Tail 2x206-243%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x270-318%KO Stone Edge 2x256-302%KO X-Scissor 2x205-241%KO Iron Tail 2x256-302%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x215-253%KO X-Scissor 2x191-225%KO Iron Tail 2x238-280%KO Shadow Claw 2x168-198%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-69% Rock Slide 2x139-165%KO Payback 2x94-112%KO | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x142-168%KO Megahorn 2x246-290%KO Iron Tail 2x206-243%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x270-318%KO Stone Edge 2x256-302%KO X-Scissor 2x205-241%KO Iron Tail 2x256-302%KO | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x215-253%KO X-Scissor 2x191-225%KO Iron Tail 2x238-280%KO Shadow Claw 2x168-198%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-69% Rock Slide 2x139-165%KO Payback 2x94-112%KO | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x388-457%KO Megahorn 2x259-305%KO Iron Tail 2x215-254%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x485-571%KO Sucker Punch 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x207-244%KO Flash Cannon 2x74-88% Stone Edge 2x215-254%KO | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x265-312%KO X-Scissor 2x201-237%KO Iron Tail 2x251-295%KO Shadow Claw 2x176-208%KO | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x329-387%KO Sucker Punch 2x171-201%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile can KO Smoochum with Knock Off (310-365%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Earthquake (222-261%). Metagross's Earthquake also KOs at 189-223%.
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x310-365%KO Ice Shard47-56% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake222-261%KO Avalanche44-52% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Metagross builds →Earthquake189-223%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
BDSP Smoochum Best Moveset
85 Sp. Atk at 65 Speed on an Ice/Psychic pre-evo. AbilityForewarn reveals the opponent's strongest move. The moveset has special Ice and Psychic TermStab at modest levels but pre-evo bulk can't survive. One evolution from Jynx.
Best Build
Smoochum best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Reflect
- Calm Mind
- Light Screen
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Fake Out and Ice Punch give Smoochum options it can't learn any other way, and Ghost and Normal coverage and more 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
Base Stats
It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
Smoochum Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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