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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

Sleep Lead

Strategy Overview

Jynx is a good sleeper in the RBY Ubers metagame, able to immediately pressure opposing teams with the fastest Lovely Kiss in the game. It has very powerful STAB moves in Blizzard and Psychic that give it good coverage to hit Rhydon, Exeggutor, and Zapdos for good damage while pressuring Chansey with Special drops. Jynx has decent Speed and a decent Special stat to back up its Lovely Kiss and strong STAB moves. Being an Ice-type even allows it to pivot into and wall Ice Beam Chansey, Mewtwo, and Slowbro before they set up with Amnesia.

However, Jynx has very low Defense, taking heavy damage from most physical attacks. It is slower than several notable Pokemon such as Tauros, Gengar, Zapdos, and Mew. Jynx can also end up as setup bait for Slowbro, Mew, and the dangerous Mewtwo after it has put something to sleep and gotten its freeze, requiring very careful use after landing both statuses. Overall, Jynx finds its role as a strong sleep- and freeze-inducing lead with good matchups against standard Psychic-type leads.

Most Used Moves

Blizzard
99.8%
Psychic
74.6%
Body Slam
43.5%
Counter
34.1%
Rest
26.7%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc