Competitive Information for Jynx [Ruby/Sapphire]
Ice / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jynx? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Jynx is popular Ice and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Jynx is a usual Pokemon to see in Generation 3. Jynx is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Nothing
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Thief
- Calm Mind / Psychic
- Lovely Kiss / Substitute
Special Sweeper Jynx (Popular/Trending)
Jynx is popular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jynx last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Oblivious, Jynx cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Jynx has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Jynx's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Lovely Kiss is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Jynx takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Ice Punch
- Psychic / Confusion
- Water Pulse
- Thief
Special Sweeper Jynx (Oblivious)
Jynx is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Jynx cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Ice Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Jynx has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jynx? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Confusion
- Water Pulse
- Thief
Doubles Special Sweeper Jynx (Oblivious)
Jynx is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Jynx cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Jynx has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Jynx learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Jynx can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Jynx
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Lovely Kiss, Toxic
Moves that boost Jynx's stats
- Calm Mind
- Meditate
Most notable and possible best moves for Jynx
- Calm Mind
- Fake Out
- Hidden Power Fire
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Lovely Kiss
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Substitute
- Taunt
- Thief
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Jynx in Ruby and Sapphire
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Optimize Jynx's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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