In Ruby & Sapphire, Dry Skin changes the entire equation for Jynx. The 455 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a pivot. Lovely Kiss with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Jynx weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Jynx's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Pinsir (Bug), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Jynx?

Dry Skin is what you want on Jynx. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Oblivious, Forewarn) work on paper but Dry Skin is what makes Jynx worth using.

What role does Jynx play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Jynx is a special attacker with base 115 Sp. Atk. Best used as a pivot.

What are the best moves for Jynx?

For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Lovely Kiss, Ice Beam, Calm Mind, and Substitute. Lovely Kiss leads at 24% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Jynx - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Pivot

CTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk leads and Defense gets almost nothing. That's Jynx's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack50

Defense35

Sp. Atk115

Sp. Def95

Speed95

Total455

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight40.6 kg

Base XP159

Abilities

ObliviousTop Pick

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Forewarn

Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.

Dry SkinHANot in game

Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Dry Skin grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

JYNX walks rhythmically, swaying and shaking its hips as if it were dancing. Its motions are so bouncingly alluring, people seeing it are compelled to shake their hips without giving any thought to what they are doing.

Jynx Weakness

Jynx is weak to Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Jynx's special bulk (base 95 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Jynx Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Ice, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-10

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Bug Rock Ghost Dark Steel

½xResist

Ice Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fighting Poison

How to Beat Jynx in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol can KO Jynx with Explosion (158-186%). Glalie threatens a KO with Explosion (110-129%). Marowak's Rock Slide also KOs at 107-125%.

ClaydolResists Psychic, walls special sets GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Jynx Rapid Spin 32-38% Earthquake 95-112%KO Explosion 158-186%KO Psychic 13-15% View Claydol builds →
GlalieResists Ice, threatens with Taunt Ice	C
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves SpikesHazard Explosion Ice Beam TauntUtility Damage vs Jynx Explosion 110-129%KO Ice Beam 15-18% View Glalie builds →
MarowakThreatens with Rock Slide, walls physical sets Ground	C
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemThickclub NatureAdamant Moves Rock Slide EarthquakeSTAB Focus Punch Swords Dance Damage vs Jynx Rock Slide 2x 107-125%KO Earthquake 107-125%KO View Marowak builds →
SmearglePuts to sleep with Spore, threatens with Destiny Bond Normal	C
Recommended Build AbilityOwntempo ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility SpikesHazard Baton Pass SubstituteUtility View Smeargle builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Jynx Giga Drain 38-44% Sludge Bomb 61-72% View Venusaur builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Evolved from Smoochum. Jynx is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+30 over Smoochum), and Jynx peaks at 455 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#238Smoochum

Level 30

#124Jynx

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Smoochum

IcePsychic

Jynx

IcePsychic

65+20

ATK

50+20

DEF

35+20

SP.ATK

115+30

SP.DEF

95+30

SPE

95+30

BST

305D-Tier

455C-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Jynx to get Smoochum eggs (with patience) using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Fake Out, Ice Punch, Meditate and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♀100.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Jynx Best Moveset

utility options is what separates a good sweep from a wasted boost. After Calm Mind, Jynx threatens a wide range with max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs and Leftovers backing every hit.

Best Build

Recommended

Special Setup Sweeper

Ability

Oblivious

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Jynx

Timid+SPE

Jynx best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

Lovely Kiss
Ice BeamSTAB
Calm MindSTAB
SubstituteUtility

Recommended Teammates

DugtrioGood

SuicuneDecent

MetagrossDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Jynx gets Fake Out and Ice Punch exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Ghost and Normal coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Blizzard and Ice Beam.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Lick

D2010030Ghost

Lv 1

Lovely Kiss

S—7510Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 9

Lovely Kiss

S—7510Normal

Lv 13

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 21

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 25

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Lv 35

Mean Look

B——5Normal

Lv 41

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Lv 51

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 57

Perish Song

B——5Normal

Lv 67

Blizzard

B120705Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

B120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Psych Up

D——10Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Jynx can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Jynx in Ruby & Sapphire

Jynx can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Transfer Smoochum from Crystal, Diamond, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Jynx in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Breed Smoochum from Jynx
Also found in:
Crystal Diamond Platinum X Ultra Sun Sword
Train until Level 30
Step 2Jynx ✓

Jynx Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Dry Skin changes the entire equation for Jynx. The 455 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a pivot. Lovely Kiss with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Jynx's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Pinsir (Bug), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Dry Skin is what you want on Jynx. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Oblivious, Forewarn) work on paper but Dry Skin is what makes Jynx worth using.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Jynx is a special attacker with base 115 Sp. Atk. Best used as a pivot.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Lovely Kiss, Ice Beam, Calm Mind, and Substitute. Lovely Kiss leads at 24% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Jynx has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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