Is Smoochum Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Breed from Jynx or trade. AbilityOblivious prevents attraction. Baby stage of Jynx, which itself is trade-only. Two import barriers before reaching a mediocre Ice/Psychic option that Walrein and Gardevoir cover separately with native access.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Smoochum's weaknesses hard.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- LV 21PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 45PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Smoochum in Ruby & Sapphire
Smoochum is missing from Ruby and Sapphire, with no icy beach to find the baby on. Trade one in, since it cannot be bred here without a traded parent.
How to Obtain Smoochum in RS
- 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 Horde · 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
How to Get Shiny Smoochum in Ruby & Sapphire
Smoochum stays off every Hoenn route, so a shiny one can only arrive by trade from a game that holds its line. See every game where Shiny Smoochum can be hunted
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 |
- 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
FragileBest Pokemon Against Smoochum
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x204-240%KO Rock Tomb 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x480-565%KO Rock Tomb 2x135-159%KO Thief 2x18-22% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x210-247%KO Rock Slide 2x166-195%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x387-455%KO Shadow Ball 2x229-270%KO Rock Tomb 2x144-170%KO Pursuit 2x35-41% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x298-351%KO Feint Attack 2x46-55% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x159-187%KO Iron Tail 2x177-209%KO | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Registeel builds →Metal Claw 2x132-155%KO Ancient Power 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Iron Tail 2x193-228%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x221-261%KO Iron Tail 2x276-326%KO Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO Bite 2x65-77% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Aggron builds →Iron Tail 2x359-423%KO Rock Tomb 2x180-212%KO Fire Blast 2x71-84% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x173-203%KO Rock Slide 2x145-170%KO | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x193-227%KO Shadow Ball 2x137-161%KO Thief 2x21-24% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x241-284%KO Iron Tail 2x267-315%KO Fury Cutter 2x41-49% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Smoochum View Rhydon builds →Megahorn 2x332-390%KO Iron Tail 2x276-326%KO Rock Tomb 2x208-245%KO Fire Blast 2x58-68% | ||
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
RS Smoochum Best Moveset
Baby Ice/Psychic pre-evolution with MoveIce Beam and MovePsychic at stats too low to threaten. AbilityOblivious prevents attraction. Jynx provides the 115 Sp. Atk for competitive dual TermStab.
Best Build
Smoochum best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
- 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 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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SMOOCHUM actively runs about, but also falls quite often. Whenever the chance arrives, it will look for its reflection to make sure its face hasn’t become dirty.
Smoochum Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Smoochum isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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
Winds & Waves
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