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Here's everything you need to know about the Pokémon Jynx:
In the table below, you can see all of the basic information about Jynx:
| National Pokédex # | 0,124 |
| Type | Ice or Psychic |
| Abilities | Oblivious or Forewarn |
| Hidden abilities | Dry Skin |
| Gender ratio | Female - 100% |
| Egg group | Human-like |
| EV yield | Two special attack |
Jynx's evolution
Jynx is the final stage of its evolution line, evolving from Smoochum at level 30.
Jynx's locations
You can find Jynx in the following areas:
Gen 1 locations
| Red and Blue | Trade Poliwhirl in Cerulean City |
| Blue (Japan) | Seafoam Islands |
| Yellow | Trade |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold and Silver | Ice Path |
| Crystal | Ice Path |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby and Sapphire | Trade |
| Emerald | Trade |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Trade Poliwhirl in Cerulean City |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Trade |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond and Pearl | Evolve Smoochum |
| Platinum | Snowpoint Temple |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Ice Path and Seafoam Islands |
| Pal Park | Field |
Gen 5 locations
| Black and White | Giant Chasm |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Evolve Dream Radar Smoochum |
Gen 6 locations
| X and Y | Frost Cavern |
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Trade |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun and Moon | Trade |
| Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Seaward Cave (SOS battle), Poké Pelago |
| Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee | Seafoam Islands |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword and Shield | Trade |
| Expansion Pass | Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field, Max Lair, Giant's Bed, Snowslide Slope, Frigid Sea (Max Raid Battle) |
| Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | Evolve Smoochum |
| Legends: Arceus | Unobtainable |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet and Violet | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable |
Jynx's base stats
While Jynx starts out with the following stats, you can increase them by leveling it up:
- HP - 65
- Attack - 50
- Defense - 35
- Sp. Atk - 115
- Sp. Def - 95
- Speed - 95
Jynx's type strengths and weaknesses
Jynx is an ice- and psychic-type, which gives it an alarming number of weaknesses:
| Normal damage | Flying, Ground, Fairy, Dragon, Normal, Fighting, Grass, Water, Electric |
| Weak to | Ghost, Dark, Steel, Rock, Fire, Bug |
| Resistant to | Ice, Psychic |
| Immune | None |
Jynx's moveset
In the most recent games it appears in, you can teach Jynx the following moves via TMs, leveling up, and breeding:
Level up
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Sweet Kiss | Fairy |
| One | Lick | Ghost |
| One | Pound | Normal |
| One | Powder Snow | Ice |
| One | Copycat | Normal |
| 12 | Confusion | Psychic |
| 16 | Covet | Normal |
| 20 | Sing | Normal |
| 24 | Fake Tears | Dark |
| 28 | Ice Punch | Ice |
| 34 | Psychic | Psychic |
| 40 | Lovely Kiss | Normal |
| 46 | Mean Look | Normal |
| 52 | Perish Song | Normal |
| 58 | Blizzard | Ice |
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Mega Punch | Normal |
| Mega Kick | Normal |
| Ice Punch | Ice |
| Hyper Beam | Normal |
| Giga Impact | Normal |
| Light Screen | Psychic |
| Reflect | Psychic |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Thief | Dark |
| Snore | Normal |
| Protect | Normal |
| Icy Wind | Ice |
| Charm | Fairy |
| Attract | Normal |
| Rain Dance | Water |
| Hail | Ice |
| Facade | Normal |
| Helping Hand | Normal |
| Brick Break | Fighting |
| Fake Tears | Dark |
| Icicle Spear | Ice |
| Payback | Dark |
| Fling | Dark |
| Drain Punch | Fighting |
| Avalanche | Ice |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic |
| Trick Room | Psychic |
| Wonder Room | Psychic |
| Magic Room | Psychic |
| Round | Normal |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy |
| Psychic Terrain | Psychic |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Ice Beam | Ice |
| Blizzard | Ice |
| Psychic | Psychic |
| Metronome | Normal |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Psyshock | Psychic |
| Endure | Normal |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Encore | Normal |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost |
| Future Sight | Psychic |
| Uproar | Normal |
| Taunt | Dark |
| Trick | Psychic |
| Skill Swap | Psychic |
| Hyper Voice | Normal |
| Calm Mind | Psychic |
| Focus Blast | Fighting |
| Energy Ball | Grass |
| Nasty Plot | Dark |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic |
| Grass Knot | Grass |
| Stored Power | Psychic |
| Ally Switch | Psychic |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Fake Out | Normal | Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Sableye, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Impidimp, Morgrem, Grimmsnarl |
| Role Play | Psychic | Kadabra, Alakazam, Mr. Mime, Galarian Mr. Mime, Mr. Rime |
| Wish | Normal | Gardevoir |
With that, you know everything about the Pokémon Jynx.