Competitive Information for Jynx [Sword/Shield]
Ice / Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Dry Skin ability are immune to Water attacks but also take more damage from Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jynx? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Jynx is an awesome Ice and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Jynx is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Jynx is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Lovely Kiss
- Taunt
- Trick Room
Special Sweeper Jynx (Popular/Trending)
Jynx is a remarkable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Jynx from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Oblivious, Jynx cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to intimidate.
◆ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Lovely Kiss is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Shadow Ball / Bubble Beam
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Jynx (Dry Skin)
Jynx is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Jynx from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Jynx's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Dry Skin, Jynx is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun. Shadow Ball or Bubble Beam are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Jynx on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 1 Spe
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast / Rain Dance
- Mean Look
- Perish Song
Jynx Special Tank (Trapper Minaj)
Jynx is a notable Special Tank for single battles. It is designed to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Jynx's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dry Skin, Jynx is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
◆ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
◆ Mean Look is a status move (prevents the target from switching out).
◆ Perish Song is a status move (all active pokemon will faint in 3 turns).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jynx? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Jynx (Dry Skin)
Jynx is popular Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and increases Jynx's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Jynx from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Dry Skin, Jynx is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Jynx cannot move next turn).
◆ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-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).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Jynx on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 220 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Shadow Ball / Bubble Beam
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Jynx (Dry Skin)
Jynx is an extraordinary Offensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Jynx from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Dry Skin, Jynx is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun. Shadow Ball or Bubble Beam are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Twisted Spoon equipped to it, Jynx's psychic-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Jynx on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Jynx
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Lovely Kiss
Moves that boost Jynx's stats
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
- Skull Bash
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Jynx
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Icy Wind
- Light Screen
- Lovely Kiss
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Skill Swap
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Jynx in Sword and Shield
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 12/0/0/252/0/244 )
- Optimize Jynx's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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