Lovely Kiss (move)

Lovely Kiss
あくまのキッス Demon's Kiss
Lovely Kiss VIII.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  75%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Lovely Kiss (Japanese: あくまのキッス Demon's Kiss) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of Jynx.

It appears to be the sleep counterpart to Sweet Kiss.

Effect

Generation I

Lovely Kiss causes the target to fall asleep.

In the Generation I handheld games only, Lovely Kiss can affect a target behind a substitute.

Generation II

In the Generation II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Lovely Kiss, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.

Generations III to VII

Pokémon with Insomnia or Vital Spirit as their Ability are unaffected by Lovely Kiss. Pokémon under the effect of Sweet Veil are also unaffected by Lovely Kiss.

Lovely Kiss can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Dream Eater, Hex, Nightmare, and Wake-Up Slap) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Lovely Kiss, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Generation VIII

In Versions 1.0 to 1.2.1 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, Lovely Kiss could not be selected in a battle. Starting with Version 1.3.0, it is usable and functions the same as it did in previous generations.

Generation IX

Lovely Kiss cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
Stad A special move that puts the target to sleep with a big kiss. (Actually, the victim passes out.)
Stad2 A special move that puts the target to sleep with a big kiss. (Actually, the victim faints.)
GSC May cause the foe to fall asleep.
RSEColo.XD Demands a kiss with a scary face that induces sleep.
FRLG The user forces a kiss on the foe with a scary face that induces sleep.
DPPtPBR With a scary face, the user forces a kiss on the foe. It may make the target fall asleep.
HGSS With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the foe. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
With a scary face, the user tries to force a kiss on the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.
SV With a scary face, the user tries to kiss the target. If it succeeds, the target falls asleep.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1 1, 9 1, 9 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 35 40 40
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0238    
 
Human-Like Human-Like GS
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0029     Monster Field New York Pokémon Center
0032     Monster Field New York Pokémon Center
0060     Water 1 Water 1 New York Pokémon Center
0069    
 
Grass Grass New York Pokémon Center
0143     Monster Monster New York Pokémon Center
0209     Field Fairy New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Lovely Kiss puts the enemy to sleep. This move is affected by Magic Coat and the Muzzled status condition.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 13 - 100% - 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
MDTDS - - 11 - 88% - 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
BSL - - 11 - 88% - 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
SMD - - 10 40 87% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDRB Makes all foes around the user go to sleep, causing them to be incapable of action.
MDTDS Afflicts all enemies within a 1-tile range with a Sleep status condition. A Pokémon with the Sleep status is incapable of action.
BSL まわりの てきポケモンを すいみんじょうたいにかえる すいみんじょうたいの ポケモンは こうどうできない
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It makes an enemy go to sleep.


In the anime

 
Santa Claus's Jynx
 
Santa Claus's Jynx
 
Nurse Joy's Jynx
 
Erica's Jynx
The user forces a kiss on the foe. It may make the target fall asleep.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Jynx's lips glow pink and she kisses the opponent. Seconds later, the opponent falls asleep. Jynx blows a kiss at the opponent, releasing a pink heart-shaped or lip-shaped wave at the opponent. When the wave hits the opponent, it falls asleep.
Santa Claus's Jynx Holiday Hi-Jynx Debut
Nurse Joy's Jynx EP250 None
Erica's Jynx Pacifidlog Jam None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In the game data of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Smoochum is programmed to learn Lovely Kiss as an Egg Move, but no male Pokémon that can know it are in Smoochum's Egg Group, making it impossible to pass down the move legitimately. It no longer has it as an Egg Move in Pokémon Crystal.
  • Its Japanese name correlates with its animations in the Generation II and III games, as well as Battle Revolution, in which a demon floats down from the top of the screen and kisses the opponent.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 惡魔之吻 Okmō-jī Máhn *
魔鬼之吻 Mōgwái-jī Máhn *
Mandarin 惡魔之吻 / 恶魔之吻 È'mó-zhī Wěn
  Czech Polibek
  Danish Kissemisse
  Dutch Nachtkus
  Finnish Suukkonen (Holiday Hi-Jynx)
Sulosuudelma (AG116)
  French Grobisou
  German Todeskuss
  Greek Γλυκό Φιλί
  Italian Demonbacio
  Korean 악마의키스 Angma-uikiseu
  Polish Miłosny Pocałunek
Portuguese   Brazil Beijo Amoroso (TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Beijo Adorável
  Portugal Beijo Amoroso
  Russian Прекрасный поцелуй
  Serbian Divan Poljubac
Spanish   Latin America Beso Amoroso (Holiday Hi-Jynx)
Beso de Amor (AG116)
  Spain Beso Amoroso
  Vietnamese Nụ Hôn Ma Quái


Variations of the move Lovely Kiss
  Lovely KissSleep PowderSweet Kiss
Formerly a variation
  Will-O-Wisp


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.