Special
Balanced
65Speed · Below Avg

Is Smoochum Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?

Ice/Psychic baby with AbilityOblivious. Breed from Jynx. The baby stage is a weaker version of Jynx in every way. Evolves at 30 into the Jynx available from the story.

StrongGoodEvenToughBadGBESGGESESSGGBrockGym 1MistyGym 2SurgeGym 3ErikaGym 4KogaGym 5SabrinaGym 6BlaineGym 7GiovanniGym 8SmoochumHatchJynxEvolveLoreleiE4BrunoE4AgathaE4LanceE4TerryChamp*
Brock
Gym 1
Good

Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.

You Win
Geodude
Lv 12
RockGround
Rock Head
TackleDefense Curl
You Win
Onix
Lv 14
RockGround
Rock Head
TackleBindRock Tomb
Misty
Gym 2
Bad

Misty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Smoochum here.

Risky
Staryu
Lv 18
Water
Illuminate
TackleHardenRecoverWater Pulse
Avoid
Starmie
Lv 21
WaterPsychic
Illuminate
SwiftRecoverRapid SpinWater Pulse
Lt. Surge
Gym 3
Even

Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.

Even
Voltorb
Lv 21
Electric
Soundproof
Sonic BoomTackleScreechShock Wave
You Win
Pikachu
Lv 18
Electric
Static
Quick AttackThunder WaveDouble TeamShock Wave
Risky
Raichu
Lv 24
Electric
Static
Quick AttackThunder WaveDouble TeamShock Wave
Erika
Gym 4
Strong

Smoochum resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.

You Win
Victreebel
Lv 29
GrassPoison
Chlorophyll
Stun SporeAcidPoison PowderGiga Drain
Easy KO
Tangela
Lv 24
Grass
Chlorophyll
Poison PowderConstrictIngrainGiga Drain
You Win
Vileplume
Lv 29
GrassPoison
Chlorophyll
Sleep PowderAcidStun SporeGiga Drain
Koga
Gym 5
Good

Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.

Easy KO
Koffing
Lv 37
Poison
Levitate
Self DestructSludgeSmokescreenToxic
You Win
Muk
Lv 39
Poison
Stench
MinimizeSludgeAcid ArmorToxic
Easy KO
Koffing
Lv 37
Poison
Levitate
Self DestructSludgeSmokescreenToxic
You Win
Weezing
Lv 43
Poison
Levitate
TackleSludgeSmokescreenToxic
Sabrina
Gym 6
Good

Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.

You Win
Kadabra
Lv 38
Psychic
Synchronize
PsybeamReflectFuture SightCalm Mind
You Win
Mr Mime
Lv 37
PsychicFairy
Soundproof
BarrierPsybeamBaton PassCalm Mind
You Win
Venomoth
Lv 38
BugPoison
Shield Dust
PsybeamGustLeech LifeSupersonic
Even
Alakazam
Lv 43
Psychic
Synchronize
PsychicRecoverFuture SightCalm Mind
Blaine
Gym 7
Even

Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.

You Win
Growlithe
Lv 42
Fire
Intimidate
BiteRoarTake DownFire Blast
Even
Ponyta
Lv 40
Fire
Run Away
StompBounceFire SpinFire Blast
Even
Rapidash
Lv 42
Fire
Run Away
StompBounceFire SpinFire Blast
Even
Arcanine
Lv 47
Fire
Intimidate
BiteRoarTake DownFire Blast
Giovanni
Gym 8
Strong

Smoochum resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.

Easy KO
Rhyhorn
Lv 45
GroundRock
Lightning Rod
Take DownRock BlastScary FaceEarthquake
Easy KO
Dugtrio
Lv 42
Ground
Sand Veil
SlashSand TombMud SlapEarthquake
You Win
Nidoqueen
Lv 44
PoisonGround
Poison Point
Body SlamDouble KickPoison StingEarthquake
You Win
Nidoking
Lv 45
PoisonGround
Poison Point
ThrashDouble KickPoison StingEarthquake
Easy KO
Rhyhorn
Lv 50
GroundRock
Lightning Rod
Take DownRock BlastScary FaceEarthquake
Lorelei
Elite Four
Even

Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.

You Win
Dewgong
Lv 52
WaterIce
Thick Fat
Ice BeamSurfHailSafeguard
You Win
Cloyster
Lv 51
WaterIce
Shell Armor
SpikesProtectHailDive
Even
Slowbro
Lv 52
WaterPsychic
Oblivious
Ice BeamSurfAmnesiaYawn
Even
Jynx
Lv 54
IcePsychic
Oblivious
Ice PunchDouble SlapLovely KissAttract
Even
Lapras
Lv 54
WaterIce
Water AbsorbImmune to Water attacks
Confuse RayIce BeamSurfBody Slam
Bruno
Elite Four
Strong

Jynx resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.

Easy KO
Onix
Lv 51
RockGround
Rock Head
EarthquakeRock TombIron TailRoar
Easy KO
Hitmonchan
Lv 53
Fighting
Keen Eye
Sky UppercutMach PunchRock TombCounter
Easy KO
Hitmonlee
Lv 53
Fighting
Limber
Mega KickForesightBrick BreakFacade
Easy KO
Onix
Lv 54
RockGround
Rock Head
Double EdgeEarthquakeIron TailSand Tomb
You Win
Machamp
Lv 56
Fighting
Guts
Cross ChopBulk UpScary FaceRock Tomb
Agatha
Elite Four
Strong

Jynx resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.

Easy KO
Gengar
Lv 54
GhostPoison
Levitate
Shadow PunchConfuse RayToxicDouble Team
Easy KO
Golbat
Lv 54
PoisonFlying
Inner Focus
Confuse RayPoison FangAir CutterBite
Easy KO
Haunter
Lv 53
GhostPoison
Levitate
HypnosisDream EaterCurseMean Look
Easy KO
Arbok
Lv 56
Poison
Intimidate
Sludge BombScreechIron TailBite
You Win
Gengar
Lv 58
GhostPoison
Levitate
Shadow BallSludge BombHypnosisNightmare
Lance
Elite Four
Good

Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.

Even
Gyarados
Lv 56
WaterFlying
Intimidate
Hyper BeamDragon RageTwisterBite
Easy KO
Dragonair
Lv 54
Dragon
Shed Skin
Hyper BeamSafeguardDragon RageOutrage
Easy KO
Dragonair
Lv 54
Dragon
Shed Skin
Hyper BeamSafeguardThunder WaveOutrage
You Win
Aerodactyl
Lv 58
RockFlying
Rock Head
Hyper BeamAncient PowerWing AttackScary Face
You Win
Dragonite
Lv 60
DragonFlying
Inner Focus
Hyper BeamSafeguardOutrageWing Attack
Terry
Champion
Good

Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.

Easy KO
Heracross
Lv 72
BugFighting
Swarm
MegahornEarthquakeCounterRock Tomb
Even
Alakazam
Lv 73
Psychic
Synchronize
PsychicShadow BallCalm MindReflect
You Win
Tyranitar
Lv 72
RockDark
Sand Stream
CrunchEarthquakeThunderboltAerial Ace
Even
Arcanine
Lv 73
Fire
Intimidate
Extreme SpeedOverheatAerial AceIron Tail
You Win
Exeggutor
Lv 73
GrassPsychic
Chlorophyll
Giga DrainPsychicSleep PowderLight Screen
Even
Blastoise
Lv 75
Water
Torrent
Hydro PumpIce BeamEarthquakeRain Dance
Hatch
Hatch from Egg (Post-Game)
Type
IcePsychic
Tier
E

Catch Smoochum on Four Island (hatch from egg, Lv 5).

View Smoochum locations

Recommended Moves
  • After Brock
    • TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
  • After Erika
    • TM13IceIce Beam135100%10
    • TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
  • After Sabrina
    • TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
    • LV 45PsychicPsychic135100%10
  • After Giovanni
    • TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
    • LV 57IceBlizzard16570%5
  • Post-Game
    • TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
    • TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Evolve Smoochum to Jynx
Level 30
Type
IcePsychic
Tier
A

Your Smoochum should hit Level 30 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.

View Jynx locations

Recommended Moves
  • STARTING (Lv 30)
    • LV 30IceIce Punch113100%15
  • After Erika
    • TM13IceIce Beam135100%10
    • TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
  • After Sabrina
    • TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
    • TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
  • After Koga
    • TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
  • After Giovanni
    • TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
    • LV 67IceBlizzard16570%5
  • Post-Game
    • TM42NormalFacade70100%20

How to Get Smoochum in FireRed & LeafGreen

Smoochum hatches from a Jynx egg at the Four Island Day Care. Jynx is obtainable via the Four Island in-game trade (swap a Poliwhirl for one), so the baby form is reachable without outside imports.

Catch Jynx at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Smoochum.

  1. 1
    Catch Smoochum
  2. 2
    Evolve Jynxat Lv.30
Badge 2

How to Obtain Smoochum in FRLG

  1. Smoochum
    Step 1Smoochum
    BREEDING
    Available
    Leave Jynx with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Smoochum egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
    HOME TRANSFER
    Not Tradeable
    Pokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Smoochum can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
  2. Jynx
    Step 2Catch or Evolve into Jynx
    or evolve from Smoochum (Step 1)

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.

Smoochum Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Ice, Psychic
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

What is Smoochum Weak Against

Fragile
6Weak
2Resist
0Immune
Score-10
4xCritical
None
½xResist
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None

What is Smoochum Strong Against

6Strong
1Resisted
0Immune
Score+5
½xResisted
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Smoochum

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

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Smoochum
IcePsychic
Jynx
IcePsychic
HP
45
65+20
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
15
35+20
SP.ATK
85
115+30
SP.DEF
65
95+30
SPE
65
95+30
BST
305D-Tier
455C-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

FRLG Smoochum Best Moveset

Ice/Psychic baby pre-evolution with AbilityOblivious blocking attraction. 85 Sp. Atk is high for the stage. One evolution from Jynx's special attacker moveset.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Setup Sweeper
Ability
Oblivious
Item
Lum BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Smoochum
Modest+SPA

Smoochum best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Shadow Ball
  • PsychicSTAB
  • Calm MindSTAB
  • Ice BeamSTAB

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Lick
D2010030Ghost
Lv 1
Pound
D4010035Normal
Lv 9
Sweet Kiss
7510Normal
Lv 13
Powder Snow
6010025Ice
Lv 21
Confusion
7510025Psychic
Lv 25
Sing
5515Normal
Lv 33
Mean Look
D5Normal
Lv 37
Fake Tears
10020Dark
Lv 45
Psychic
S13510010Psychic
Lv 49
Perish Song
C5Normal
Lv 57
Blizzard
C180705Ice

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
C180705Ice
TM04
Calm Mind
S20Psychic
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D10020Normal
TM07
Hail
10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
S14210010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM29
Psychic
S13510010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM33
Reflect
C20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM27
Return
D10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
TM48
Skill Swap
10Psychic
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Fake Out+3
D4010010Normal
Egg
Ice Punch
D11210015Ice
Egg
Meditate
40Psychic
Egg
Psych Up
D10Normal
Egg
Wish
C10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Tutor
Counter-5
D10020Fighting
Tutor
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Tutor
Dream Eater
15010015Psychic
Tutor
Mega Kick
D120755Normal
Tutor
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Tutor
Metronome
D10Normal
Tutor
Mimic
D10Normal
Tutor
Seismic Toss
D10020Fighting
Tutor
Substitute
C10Normal

Base Stats

Base Stats
Avg
HP45
D
Attack30
F
Defense15
F
Sp. Atk85
C
Sp. Def65
C
Speed65
C
Total305
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
Weight6.0 kg
Base XP61
Abilities
Oblivious
Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
Forewarn
Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entry

It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.

Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.

Smoochum FireRed & LeafGreen Guide

  • Smoochum hatches from a Pokemon Egg in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen. Leave Jynx at the Day-Care Center on Route 5 with a compatible partner Pokemon to receive an Egg that hatches into Smoochum.

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.

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