What does Smoochum evolve into?

Smoochum evolves into Jynx at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

At what level does Smoochum evolve?

Smoochum evolves into Jynx at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Where can you catch Smoochum?

Smoochum is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

What games is Smoochum in?

Smoochum is available in Diamond & Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 16 games total.

Smoochum - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Smoochum's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack30

Defense15

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def65

Speed65

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight6.0 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Forewarn

Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.

HydrationHANot in game

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.

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.

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

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-10

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Bug Rock Ghost Dark Steel

½xResist

Ice Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fighting Poison

How to Beat Smoochum in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Smoochum Flash Cannon 2x 88-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x 59-69% Rock Slide 2x 145-171%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-136%KO View Bronzong builds →
Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 CrunchLv. 41 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Smoochum Iron Tail 2x 277-326%KO Crunch 2x 147-174%KO Flash Cannon 2x 68-80% Rock Slide 2x 139-164%KO View Steelix builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 101-119%KO Sucker Punch 2x 209-246%KO Feint Attack 2x 180-212%KO Ominous Wind 2x 77-91% View Spiritomb builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Feint AttackLv. 14 Damage vs Smoochum Iron Tail 2x 203-240%KO Shadow Ball 2x 34-40% Shadow Claw 2x 141-167%KO Feint Attack 2x 184-217%KO View Sneasel builds →
Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Smoochum Iron Tail 2x 193-228%KO Shadow Ball 2x 48-57% Rock Slide 2x 147-172%KO Fire Fang 2x 127-150%KO View Drapion builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

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

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

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Diamond & Pearl Smoochum Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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 Dream Eater. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Lick

—2010030Ghost

Lv 8

Sweet Kiss

——7510Normal

Lv 11

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 15

Confusion

C5010025Psychic

Lv 18

Sing

——5515Normal

Lv 21

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 25

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Lv 28

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 31

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

Lv 35

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 38

Copycat

———20Normal

Lv 41

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Lv 45

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Miracle Eye

———40Psychic

Egg

Psych Up

———10Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Smoochum can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Diamond & Pearl Smoochum Locations

A few locations for Smoochum with high spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Smoochum in Diamond & Pearl

Lake Acuity

PearlGrass Lv.35 Water

CommonLate

Swarm active

Lake Acuity

DiamondGrass Lv.35 Water

CommonLate

Swarm active

Smoochum Guide

Smoochum evolves into Jynx at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.
Smoochum evolves into Jynx at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
Smoochum is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.
Smoochum is available in Diamond & Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 16 games total.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Smoochum spans 9 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

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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Smoochum Rock Throw 2x 88-105%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Fire SpinLv. 12 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 63-75% Rock Throw 2x 128-150%KO Fire Spin 2x 25-30% View Solrock builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 BiteLv. 1 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 108-128%KO Bite 2x 85-100%KO Ember 2x 43-53% View Growlithe builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 55-65% View Shieldon builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 100-120%KO Ember 2x 43-53% View Chimchar builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 5 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Smoochum Thief 2x 148-176%KO Pursuit 2x 100-119%KO Astonish 2x 52-62% View Murkrow builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Smoochum Rock Tomb 2x 114-134%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-114%KO View Lunatone builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Smoochum Rock Tomb 2x 145-171%KO Thief 2x 97-114%KO View Kabuto builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 BiteLv. 1 Flame WheelLv. 20 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 109-129%KO Bite 2x 88-103%KO Flame Wheel 2x 131-155%KO Thief 2x 88-103%KO View Growlithe builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 52-62% Rock Tomb 2x 97-114%KO View Shieldon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 59-71% Rock Slide 2x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 2x 112-132%KO Payback 2x 93-111%KO View Bronzong builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 104-122%KO Feint Attack 2x 174-205%KO Ominous Wind 2x 76-91% Thief 2x 174-205%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Steel WingTM47 AssuranceLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 64-76% Steel Wing 2x 126-150%KO Assurance 2x 163-193%KO Thief 2x 163-193%KO View Murkrow builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x 89-107%KO Ember 2x 43-51% Fire Spin 2x 37-43% View Ponyta builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 BiteLv. 7 Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Smoochum Rock Slide 2x 120-142%KO Bite 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 96-114%KO Thief 2x 64-76% View Omanyte builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 59-71% Rock Slide 2x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 2x 112-132%KO Payback 2x 93-111%KO View Bronzong builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 104-122%KO Feint Attack 2x 174-205%KO Ominous Wind 2x 76-91% Thief 2x 174-205%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Knock OffLv. 23 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 51-61% Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Fire Fang 2x 122-145%KO Knock Off 2x 184-217%KO View Drapion builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 80-95% Flamethrower 2x 67-79% Shadow Ball 2x 58-68% Rock Slide 2x 192-226%KO View Absol builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x 89-107%KO Ember 2x 43-51% Fire Spin 2x 37-43% View Ponyta builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 61-72% Rock Slide 2x 143-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-137%KO Payback 2x 97-115%KO View Bronzong builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 100-118%KO Sucker Punch 2x 206-243%KO Feint Attack 2x 178-209%KO Ominous Wind 2x 76-91% View Spiritomb builds →
Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Knock OffLv. 23 Damage vs Smoochum Shadow Ball 2x 49-58% Rock Slide 2x 143-169%KO Fire Fang 2x 126-148%KO Knock Off 2x 189-222%KO View Drapion builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 78-92% Flamethrower 2x 64-76% Shadow Ball 2x 57-67% Rock Slide 2x 194-229%KO View Absol builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Smoochum Fire Blast 2x 106-125%KO Flamethrower 2x 85-101%KO Ember 2x 39-47% Fire Spin 2x 37-44% View Ponyta builds →