Shinx is a quadruped, feline Pokémon resembling a lion cub or lynx kitten. Its front half is light blue, while the rear is black. There is a short tuft of fur on its head and smaller tufts on each cheek. The top tuft is smaller on the female Shinx. It has large, oval ears with yellow, star-shaped markings on the insides, yellow eyes, and a tiny, red nose. Whenever its mouth is open, small fangs can be seen in its upper jaw. A black marking encircles its neck like a collar and there are yellow bands above its forepaws. The hind paws are black on the male Shinx and blue on the female. Spiked fur surrounds the base of its long tail, which is tipped with a yellow star shape. If it senses danger, its fur can gleam brightly to blind predators so it can flee. Electricity is produced by the extension and contraction of muscles in this Pokémon’s forelegs.
Major appearances
In A Campus Reunion!, it was revealed that Clemont had befriended a Shinx in his youth. He evolved into a Luxio sometime after he lost contact with him and captured him when he met up with him again.
Other
Shinx first appeared in Not on My Watch Ya Don't!, as Landis's Pokémon.
Shinx also appeared in the movie The Rise of Darkrai. In the garden, Dawn's Piplup got into a fight with it over a Pecha Berry. They eventually began a fight among all the Pokémon. Not too long after, they were calmed down when Alice started playing Oración. Shinx decided to split the fruit in half and share the other with Piplup.
A Shinx appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness asking Team Poképals to retrieve a Gabite scale to help his sick sister. His sister also makes an appearance at the end of the episode.
Angie owns a Shinx which appeared along with her in Camping It Up!. It also appeared in Up Close and Personable!, Ghoul Daze!, One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! and If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!.
Two Shinx appeared in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!.
Minor appearances
Two Shinx were also seen under Reggie's care in Lost Leader Strategy!.
A Shinx also appeared in a flashback in Aiding the Enemy.
A Shinx also appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.
A Shinx also made a cameo in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!
A Shinx made a brief cameo in SS024, outside Professor Rowan's lab.
A photograph of a Shinx appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.
Multiple Shinx appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog!.
A Shinx appaered as a mask for the festival in Capacia Island UFO!.
A Shinx appeared in The Journalist from Another Region!.
A Shinx appeared in a fantasy in Clemont's Got a Secret!.
Pokédex entries
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DP010
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Shinx
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Ash's Pokédex
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Shinx, the Flash Pokémon. When it senses danger, the hairs on its body light up and it runs away, leaving its opponent dazed.
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BW111
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Shinx
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Ash's Pokédex
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Shinx, the Flash Pokémon. When Shinx flexes its muscles, it generates electricity. When sensing danger, its fur glistens.
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