Is Smoochum Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Snowpoint Temple at level 47, late in the story. Baby form of Jynx. Ice/Psychic with AbilityForewarn. Friendship evolves into Jynx. Temple already has Jynx directly, making Smoochum the extra step nobody needs.
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 trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Smoochum's weaknesses hard.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Smoochum in Snowpoint Temple (walking, Lv 47-49, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- LV 47PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Smoochum to Jynx
Smoochum evolves into Jynx at Level 30. You get it at Level 47 or higher, past Level 30, so it evolves into Jynx the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 55IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Smoochum in Platinum
Smoochum hides deep in a frozen temple, uncommon at levels 47 to 49. That single late-game shrine is where it shows, so bring a strong team to fight your way in.
Wild Smoochum may be holding when caught:
Aspear Berry (always) Held: Consumed when frozen to cure frozen.1 location to catch Smoochum
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Smoochum in Pt
The line opens with Smoochum at Lv. 47-49 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Smoochum ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into JynxSnowpoint Temple - B1FLv.47-49CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.48-50CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.48-50CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.49-51CaveRate 10%or evolve from Smoochum (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Smoochum.
How to Get Shiny Smoochum in Platinum
Smoochum hatches from breeding a Jynx with a foreign Ditto; Jynx itself only turns up in the Snowpoint Temple. Compare Shiny Smoochum odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Smoochum Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route 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.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
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 Platinum 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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh 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% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x235-276%KO Flash Cannon 2x135-159%KO Dark Pulse 2x90-106%KO Ancient Power 2x68-80% | ||
 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 | ||
 Dialga SteelDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Dialga builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Flash Cannon 2x152-179%KO Stone Edge 2x258-304%KO Shadow Claw 2x181-213%KO | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x398-468%KO Stone Edge 2x221-260%KO Dark Pulse 2x73-85% Iron Tail 2x221-260%KO | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x118-139%KO Shadow Claw 2x138-162%KO Rock Slide 2x147-173%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x194-229%KO Stone Edge 2x229-270%KO Iron Tail 2x229-270%KO U-turn 2x160-189%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
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 | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x480-565%KO Stone Edge 2x267-315%KO Night Slash 2x187-221%KO Shadow Claw 2x187-221%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 | ||
 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 | ||
 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 | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Registeel builds →Flash Cannon 2x85-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x332-391%KO Stone Edge 2x276-326%KO X-Scissor 2x221-261%KO Iron Tail 2x276-326%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
Pt Smoochum Best Moveset
Ice/Psychic special attacks from 85 Sp. Atk at 65 Speed are respectable for a baby stage. The moveset is functional but 15 Defense crumbles to anything physical. Evolve to Jynx.
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 coverage across 7 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
35 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
Smoochum Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Smoochum in Platinum can hold Aspear Berry (always). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Aspear Berry.
Yes. Smoochum is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Smoochum becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, Smoochum has 305 BST and evolves into Jynx. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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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