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Oblivious
- Grants immunity to infatuation and Captivate.
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Forewarn
- Tells what move has the highest base power.
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Statistics
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Min- |
Min |
Max |
Max+ |
| HP |
65
|
- |
271 |
334 |
- |
| Atk |
50
|
122 |
136 |
199 |
218 |
| Def |
35
|
95 |
106 |
169 |
185 |
| SpA |
115
|
239 |
266 |
329 |
361 |
| SpD |
95
|
203 |
226 |
289 |
317 |
| Spe |
95
|
203 |
226 |
289 |
317 |
Named after that zany Ravenclaw, Luna has been the Jynx set of choice since the early stages of Advance play and is expected to maintain its standard status in the newest generation of the Pokémon series. The idea is to bring Luna into the match, set up with Substitute and Calm Mind and eventually sweep with Jynx’s good Speed and boosted Special Attack. Calm Mind and Substitute will make her generally impervious to special attacks after a few boosts and Lovely Kiss will put your opponent’s counter Pokémon out of commission for the few turns needed to execute the all-important set-up. Ice Beam is the obvious choice for the last slot because of STAB and coverage.
Here is the obligatory Choice set. Although generally inferior to Luna, this set could definitely surprise some of the most common Jynx switch-ins for big damage. Ice Beam and Psychic are for STAB, Grass Knot covers those Water/Psychic-types like Slowbro and Starmie as well as hitting Rhyperior and Tyranitar hard, and finally Focus Blast is useful for the OHKO on Tyranitar and gives you a way to damage Blissey. Hidden Power Fighting is of course an option if you do not like the 70% accuracy of Focus Blast and Hidden Power Ground is there to hit Metagross who laughs at the rest of your attacks. The set is extremely vulnerable to Pursuit, so do not predict incorrectly on those Tyranitar, Weavile, and Metagross switch-ins.
The fabulous thing about this set is that everyone is so keen to switch Blissey into Luna that they do not even consider Jynx’s perish trapping talents—a fatal error for the eminent special wall. This set really is pretty simple in principle, though significantly less so in practice. Bring her into the match against a Pokémon that will be forced to switch out, use the appropriate moves to trap, incapacitate, and eventually enact Perish Song. Substitute is key to help Jynx wait out the requisite three turns of Perish Song and guard against Pursuit.
This set is only recommended for a starting Jynx. Against a faster physical opponent such as Weavile, Counter straight away for a free kill. Slower enemies may want to switch out to avoid Lovely Kiss, so to avoid tipping your hand right away you'll want either Ice Beam or Lovely Kiss. Protect works to scout what kind of Choice item that Heracross is wearing today as well as numerous other leads. If you want to use this later in the match, be sure to bring a weather changer (preferably Abomasnow) and a solid Rapid Spinner.
The beauty of Jynx as a Counter/Focus Sash Pokemon over, for example, Gengar, is its immunity to Hail. The Sand Stream problem is still there, however. If you're using aforementioned Abomasnow to support this Jynx, you'll find that 100% accurate Blizzard more up your alley than Ice Beam.
Other Options
The only other offensive option that could be considered on Jynx is Shadow Ball. It is only useful for other Psychic Pokémon, and most of them will falter in the face of boosted, STABed Ice Beams. There are a few other viable support options. Fake Tears could be used in place of Calm Mind, but is not recommended. Light Screen and Reflect are there for general team support, but Jynx really is not durable enough to pull those off. Taunt is there to block phazers and Wish is an option to restore health.
EVs
Viable spreads have been listed with each set. Note that the Choice Scarf version has the luxury of being Modest instead of Timid, but in most cases, Speed is Jynx’s primary concern. Also, one should always use Forewarn over Oblivious as it will allow you to scout your opponent Pokémon’s move of the highest base power. While this isn’t as great as many of us were hoping, one can discern quite a bit an opponent Pokémon by learning just one of the moves—think how valuable it would be to learn whether or not Salamence is packing Draco Meteor before it attacks.
Opinion
Jynx took something of a hit in the transition from Advance. Stealth Rock, the ubiquity of Sandstorm, and the Special Defense boosts afforded to Rock-types like Tyranitar are all things that make it more difficult for Jynx to be effective. That said, she is very interesting as an alternative special sweeper. Access to Lovely Kiss, Perish Trapping abilities, and Forewarn differentiate her from the mainstream specialists like Azelf, Porygon-Z, Alakazam, and others. Jynx becomes quite a bit scarier with Dugtrio support, so one should seriously consider pairing the two on the same team. As with all “off the beaten path” Pokémon, there is that probability that your opponent did not consider it in their team building which may give you the opportunity to exploit an obscure weakness.
Counters
Metagross, Jirachi, and Bronzong all wall Jynx completely and should be avoided. Tyranitar and Weavile are dangerous largely because they can sponge Jynx’s attacks and OHKO her back with Pursuit if she hasn’t got a Sub on the field. Suicune and Articuno can also block Jynx’s attacks, and Roar away your stat boosts. Heatran and Magnezone come in on almost all Jynx's attacks with ease, but watch out for Hidden Power Ground/Fighting or Focus Blast from the Choice Specs set. Obviously the standard special walls of Regice, Snorlax, and especially Blissey will give offensive Jynx a hard time, but will falter in the face of a Perish Trapper. All fast physical attackers that outspeed Jynx or those that carry Choice Scarf will end your fun prematurely as well.