Jynx (Pokémon)
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Jynx (Japanese: ルージュラ Rougela) is an Ice/Psychic-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
Jynx is a female-only species with no male counterpart.
Special abilities
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Jynx first appeared in Holiday Hi-Jynx. One of Santa Claus's Jynx was separated from him. Ash and co. helped to return the Jynx to her owner.
Jynx was also in a Pokémon stage show for EP090.
Prima owns a Jynx. She used it to send Team Rocket flying in EP099.
A Nurse Joy from the unaired EP250 owned a Jynx. Brock almost kissed this Human-Shaped Pokémon during his sickly state.
A Jynx was also used by a girl named Erika in the Pacifidlog Town Contest in AG115-AG116.
A trio of Jynx sisters were in AG168. These three Jynx were overly-protective towards a Smoochum that was their sister. The Smoochum evolved into a Jynx at the end of the episode.
Pokédex entries
- Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen
- It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
- Pokémon Yellow
- Appears to move to a rhythm of its own, as if it were dancing. It wiggles its hips as it walks.
- Pokémon Gold
- It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
- Pokémon Silver
- It speaks a language similar to that of humans. However, it seems to use dancing to communicate.
- Pokémon Crystal
- It has several different cry patterns, each of which seems to have its own meaning.
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
- Jynx walks rhythmically, swaying and shaking its hips as if it were dancing. Its motions are so bouncingly alluring, people seeing it are compelled to shake their hips without giving any thought to what they are doing.
- Pokémon Emerald
- A Jynx sashays rhythmically as if it were dancing. Its motions are so bouncingly alluring, people seeing it are compelled to shake their hips without noticing.
- Pokémon FireRed
- It speaks using a language that sounds human. Research is under way to determine what is being said.
Game locations
| Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Red and Blue | One | The old man in the house directly west of the Pokémon Center in Cerulean City will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl |
| Pokémon Yellow | None | |
| Pokémon Gold and Silver | 1-10% | Ice Path |
| Pokémon Crystal | 1-10% | Ice Path |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | One | The old man in the house directly west of the Pokémon Center in Cerulean City will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | |
| Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None |
In side games
Base stats
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 65
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125 - 172 | 240 - 334 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
115
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108 - 183 | 211 - 361 | |
95
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90 - 161 | 175 - 317 | |
95
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90 - 161 | 175 - 317 | |
Total: 455
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Type effectiveness
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In Generation I, the effectiveness of Ghost-type moves is 0.
Learnset
By leveling up
| Level | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III | Generation IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Pound | Pound | Pound | |
| Start | Lick | Lick | Lick | |
| Start | Lovely Kiss | Lovely Kiss | Lovely Kiss | |
| Start | Powder Snow | Powder Snow | ||
| 9 | Lovely Kiss | |||
| 13 | Powder Snow | |||
| 15 | Sing | |||
| 21 | Doubleslap | Doubleslap | ||
| 23 | Doubleslap | |||
| 25 | Ice Punch | Ice Punch | ||
| 31 | Ice Punch | |||
| 35 | Mean Look | Mean Look | ||
| 39 | Body Slam | |||
| 41 | Body Slam | Fake Tears | ||
| 47 | Thrash | |||
| 51 | Perish Song | Body Slam | ||
| 57 | Blizzard | Perish Song | ||
| 58 | Blizzard | |||
| 67 | Blizzard |
Evolution
Trivia
Controversy
The original design of the Pokémon Jynx bore a striking, but possibly coincidental, resemblance to entertainers in blackface. A strong case can be made for Jynx being a parody of or homage to the Japanese Ganguro and Yamanba fashion trends, which were extremely popular when Pokémon was first released, but it can't be denied that blackface-influenced characters have appeared elsewhere in anime and manga - examples can be found near the beginning of Osamu Tezuka's early graphic novel, Metropolis and also can be found with Dragon Ball Z's Mr. Popo.
As Pokémon became more popular in the US, this perceived similarity to a racist image from America's past offended some. In particular, it had offended children's book author Carole Boston Weatherford, who accused Jynx of being a racist stereotype in an article titled Politically Incorrect Pokémon in the magazine Black World Today, shortly after the anime episode Holiday Hi-Jynx aired. Episodes later on are also either banned or cut in USA. (see anime)
In response to this controversy, in 2002, Nintendo changed Jynx's face from black to purple and its hands from blue to purple in Pokémon games, a change which would be reflected in the anime three years later in Advanced Generation.
Origin
What Jynx is based on is a controversial topic within the fandom, although common interpretations are a Nordic woman (possibly Hel, goddess of the underworld), ガン黒 ganguro, face-black, or an opera singer (possibly referring to the stereotypical image of a large Valkyrie).
Name origin
A jinx is a curse or hex of bad luck. Rougela appears to be a feminized version of rouge, a type of makeup.
In other languages
External links
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