Is Jynx Good in Crystal Playthrough?
In-game trade in Goldenrod or catch one in Ice Path later. Ice/Psychic coverage is strong against Clair, Lance, and Will at the E4. Jynx is fast and hits hard from the special side. Crystal's move tutor adds MoveIce Beam for a stronger Ice option than its natural movepool provides.
Falkner's typing presses Smoochum's defenses.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Smoochum has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Smoochum trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Jynx resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Blaine's team hits Jynx's weaknesses hard.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Jynx trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Jynx has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Smoochum is given to you as a gift on Route 34 at Lv 5. Hatch Odd Egg received from Day-Care Man (random). Hatch the Odd Egg received from the Day-Care Man on Route 34. The Egg randomly hatches into one of seven baby Pokemon, with a 14% chance of being Shiny
- LV 13IcePowder Snow60100%25
- After Bugsy
- TM33IceIce Punch113100%15
- LV 21PsychicConfusion75100%25
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy Wind8395%15
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 37PsychicPsychic135100%10
- LV 49IceBlizzard16570%5
Your Smoochum should hit Level 30 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30IceIce Punch113100%15
- LV 30NormalLovely Kiss—75%10
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy Wind8395%15
- After Jasmine
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
- LV 41NormalBody Slam85100%15
- LV 57IceBlizzard16570%5
How to Get Jynx in Crystal
moderate rates across 3 locations for Jynx in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Jynx in C
The path to Jynx starts with Smoochum at Lv. 5-26 via walking and gift encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch SmoochumRoute 34Lv.5Gift from NPCHatch Odd Egg (random)
Step 2Jynx ✓Ice Path - B3FLv.22-26CaveRate 10%Morning/dayIce Path - B2FLv.22-24CaveRate 5%Morning/dayIce Path - B1FLv.22CaveRate 1%Morning/dayor evolve from Smoochum (Step 1)
Jynx Weakness
Jynx is weak to Fire, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. Jynx's special bulk (base 95 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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Jynx Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Jynx
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x94-111%KO Fury Cutter 2x10-13% | ||
 Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Geodude builds →Rock Throw 2x77-92% Fire Blast 2x35-42% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x101-120%KO Shadow Ball 2x115-136%KO | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x88-104%KO Rollout 2x27-32% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Throw 2x88-104%KO Fire Punch 2x23-27% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x101-120%KO Iron Tail 2x122-144%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x114-136%KO Iron Tail 2x141-167%KO Bite 2x33-40% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x101-120%KO Iron Tail 2x109-129%KO Thief 2x24-29% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x88-103%KO Iron Tail 2x82-98% Rollout 2x26-31% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x130-153%KO Fire Punch 2x20-24% Thief 2x12-16% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x120-142%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x96-113%KO Shadow Ball 2x111-131%KO Iron Tail 2x139-163%KO Bite 2x32-39% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x105-125%KO Thief 2x24-28% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x78-92% Rollout 2x25-30% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x126-148%KO Fire Punch 2x19-24% Thief 2x12-15% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x120-142%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x96-113%KO Shadow Ball 2x111-131%KO Iron Tail 2x139-163%KO Bite 2x32-39% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x105-125%KO Thief 2x24-28% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x78-92% Rollout 2x25-30% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x126-148%KO Fire Punch 2x19-24% Thief 2x12-15% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x120-142%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x96-113%KO Shadow Ball 2x111-131%KO Iron Tail 2x139-163%KO Bite 2x32-39% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x105-125%KO Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Sneasel DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Sneasel builds →Shadow Ball 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x105-125%KO Feint Attack 2x27-32% Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x78-92% Rollout 2x25-30% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Crunch 2x75-89% Shadow Ball 2x87-102%KO Iron Tail 2x108-128%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Iron Tail 2x103-122%KO Rollout 2x31-37% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x102-121%KO Iron Tail 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x93-110%KO Iron Tail 2x133-157%KO Bite 2x31-37% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x172-202%KO Crunch 2x66-78% Iron Tail 2x152-180%KO Fire Blast 2x65-77% | ||
In Crystal, Exeggutor can KO Jynx with Explosion (141-166%). Cloyster threatens a KO with Explosion (141-166%).
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Exeggutor builds →Psychic15-18% Explosion141-166%KO Giga Drain25-30% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Cloyster builds →Surf22-26% Explosion141-166%KO | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves View Misdreavus builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Jynx View Nidoking builds →Earthquake60-71% Ice Beam11-13% Thunder27-32% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemMiracleberry Moves View Smeargle builds →
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Jynx Evolutions
Evolved from Smoochum. Jynx is the final form in this two-stage line. A small 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
Breeding
Breed with Jynx to get Smoochum eggs (with patience) using 15 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Meditate.
C Jynx Best Moveset
MoveLovely Kiss at 75%% accuracy sleeps threats before they act, and 115 Sp. Atk fires MoveIce Beam and MovePsychic for dual TermStab that hits nearly everything without being resisted. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Sleeps and attacks from two premium offensive types with the speed to do both first.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Lovely Kiss
- Psychic
- Thief
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Jynx learns Blizzard and Dream Eater naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Ghost and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It has several different cry patterns, each of which seems to have its own meaning.
Jynx Crystal Guide
For Crystal, we rate Jynx B-Tier: a solid option in Crystal for the right team. At 455 BST, it fits the pivot role. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
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 Crystal, the core moveset is Ice Beam, Lovely Kiss, Psychic, and Thief. Ice Beam leads at 0% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.
In Crystal, the best way to handle Jynx: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Bug, and Rock-type attackers hit hardest.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 7LGPE
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