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jynx
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Jynx

Human Shape Pokémon

IcePsychic

It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 50
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 95
Speed 95
Total 455

Type Effectiveness

Held Items

Evolution Chain

jynx Jynx Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Human Shape Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 40.6 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

jynx Front Front
jynx Back Back
jynx Front Shiny Front Shiny
jynx Back Shiny Back Shiny
jynx Official Art Official Art
jynx Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Sleeper
Moves
Ice Beam / Blizzard

Strategy Overview

It's a sad state of affairs for Jynx in Stadium OU. The nerfs to sleep and addition of Team Preview make its main niche—the one-two punch of a speedy Lovely Kiss followed by a Blizzard freeze—far rarer and much less impactful. Regardless, being the most reliable sleeper available is still a decent niche to have, and Jynx can pave the way for teammates like Rhydon or Zapdos to bring down the hammer thanks to the status requiring a turn for the foe to wake up. Additionally, Jynx's other traits remain relevant: Ice-type STAB gives it a fantastic matchup against Pokemon like Exeggutor, and its Psychic resistance lets it handle opposing Psychic-types like Alakazam and non-Surf Starmie. However, its drawbacks remain; Jynx's limited offensive coverage and barely good enough Special leave it easily stopped by Pokemon like Chansey and Starmie, and it also struggles to break past Substitute, a somewhat frequent move in Stadium OU. Furthermore, its pitiful physical bulk means Pokemon like Snorlax and Tauros can effortlessly exploit it to score big damage on Jynx's team as it's forced out. Double-Edge being much more common on Exeggutor also hurts it greatly, as it has a much harder time using Rest in front of it.

Most Used Moves

Psychic
100.0%
Rest
100.0%
Ice Punch
95.9%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc