Jynx
IcePsychic
Best attacking moveset: Pound and Avalanche, worth 12.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Jynx can learn 15 combinations. Pound with Avalanche does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Pound is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Jynx you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Confusion and Avalanche, worth 12.3 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Frost Breath | Ice | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Pound Legacy | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Ice Punch Legacy | Ice | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Jynx has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,888 at level 50, 2,555 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,460 CP at level 20, or 1,825 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,387 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 223 attack · 151 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 40.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Jynx does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Ground, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath + Avalanche | 19.0 | |
| Ground | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 19.0 |
| Grass | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 19.0 |
| Dragon | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 19.0 |
| Fighting | Confusion + Psyshock | 17.9 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psyshock | 17.9 |
| Normal | Pound + Focus Blast | 14.7 |
| Ice | Pound + Focus Blast | 14.7 |
| Dark | Pound + Focus Blast | 14.7 |
| Rock | Confusion + Focus Blast | 14.3 |
| Bug | Pound + Avalanche | 12.5 |
| Electric | Pound + Avalanche | 12.5 |
| Psychic | Pound + Avalanche | 12.5 |
| Fairy | Pound + Avalanche | 12.5 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Avalanche | 12.3 |
| Steel | Confusion + Focus Blast | 12.3 |
| Fire | Pound + Focus Blast | 11.4 |
| Water | Pound + Focus Blast | 11.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Jynx is actually for.
Counters: what beats Jynx
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 43.8 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 36.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 34.1 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash Legacy | 33.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.3 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 32.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 32.5 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 32.4 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 31.8 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 31.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Jynx's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.