Is Smoochum Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Baby Ice/Psychic available through breeding. AbilityOblivious preventing infatuation. Friendship evolves into Jynx. Jynx is available wild in Ice Path without the breeding hassle. Skip the baby stage.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Jynx resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Jynx resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up 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 resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
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.
Hatch
Hatch Smoochum from an Egg you breed on Route 34.
Recommended Moves
- LV 15PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 31IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 35PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 45IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Smoochum to Jynx
Smoochum evolves into Jynx at Level 30. Your Smoochum should hit Level 30 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30NormalLovely 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 Smoochum in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Smoochum only hatches from a Jynx egg, so a Day-Care trip with a Jynx is the entire path. Nothing in the grass of either region hands you one directly.
Wild Smoochum may be holding when caught:
Aspear Berry (always) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to defrost it.Catch Jynx at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Smoochum.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Smoochum
- 2
Badge 7
Badge 8How to Obtain Smoochum in HGSS
- Step 1Smoochum ✓
Breed from Jynx at the Day Care.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into JynxIce 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)
How to Get Shiny Smoochum in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Smoochum hatches from Jynx, so run the Masuda Method with a foreign parent for a shiny of its own. Compare Shiny Smoochum odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Smoochum Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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 Smoochum.
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
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Steel Wing 2x193-228%KO Ancient Power 2x59-70% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x768-904%KO Iron Tail 2x342-402%KO Assurance 2x172-202%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Dark Pulse 2x116-137%KO Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Iron Tail 2x203-239%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Iron Tail 2x191-226%KO Shadow Claw 2x135-159%KO Rock Slide 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Entei builds →Overheat 2x173-203%KO Stone Edge 2x249-293%KO Iron Tail 2x249-293%KO Shadow Ball 2x66-78% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x465-547%KO Stone Edge 2x258-304%KO Shadow Claw 2x181-213%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x387-455%KO Rock Slide 2x214-252%KO Shadow Ball 2x69-82% Pursuit 2x115-135%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x216-254%KO Shadow Claw 2x135-159%KO Rock Slide 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x272-320%KO X-Scissor 2x207-244%KO Iron Tail 2x258-304%KO Shadow Claw 2x181-213%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x227-267%KO Ancient Power 2x65-77% U-turn 2x155-183%KO Steel Wing 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x159-187%KO Dark Pulse 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x177-209%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x90-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x60-71% Rock Slide 2x151-178%KO Feint Attack 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x188-221%KO Iron Tail 2x239-282%KO Bite 2x144-170%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
HGSS Smoochum Best Moveset
Ice/Psychic at 85 Sp. Atk for a baby stage, firing special damage above what the stats suggest. 15 Defense collapses to any physical contact. AbilityForewarn reveals the opponent's strongest move. Evolve to Jynx through friendship.
Best Build
Smoochum best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Psychic
- Ice Beam
- Fake Out
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Fake Out and Ice Punch give Smoochum options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ghost coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Blizzard and Psychic. 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its lips are the most sensitive part of its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.
Smoochum HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 8 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 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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