Jynx (Japanese: ルージュラ Rougela) is a dual-type Ice/Psychic Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Smoochum starting at level 30.
Biology
Jynx is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon that resembles a woman. It has a purple face, pink lips, saucer-like eyes, and long blonde hair. It wears a red gown with two gold circlets on the chest. While the anime has shown it to possess feet, the 3D games show only blackness under the dress and it lacks a footprint. It has white arms and five-fingered purple hands. Jynx is a female-only species with no male counterpart.
Originally, its face was colored black. Pokémon Stadium's fainting animation had it disappear leaving only its hair behind, implying that what appears to be dark-colored skin is actually just darkness.
Jynx has a language that sounds similar to human speech and includes several cry patterns. However, this language has yet to be deciphered. It prefers to communicate by using dance-like movements. These rhythmic movements often cause people to dance along with it. It puts its enemies to sleep using its signature move, Lovely Kiss. Jynx often is found in urban areas.
In the anime
Major appearances
Multiple Jynx debuted in Holiday Hi-Jynx, where they were workers at Santa Claus's workshop. One of Santa's Jynx got lost, requiring Ash and his friends to help her return to her owner.
In The Mandarin Island Miss Match, Prima used a Jynx to send Team Rocket blasting off.
In the banned episode EP250, the Nurse Joy of the Ice Cave Pokémon Center owns a Jynx, which works in a capacity similar to the Chansey of most other Centers. Brock almost kissed her during his sickly state.
In Mean With Envy and Pacifidlog Jam, Erica's Jynx competed in the Pacifidlog Town Pokémon Contest. This also marked the first anime appearance of Jynx's purple redesign.
In Three Jynx and a Baby!, a trio of Jynx sisters living in Cremini Town were overprotective towards their sister, a Smoochum. The Smoochum evolved into a fourth Jynx at the end of the episode.
Minor appearances
In Stage Fight!, a Jynx was part of a showboat stage show. It was briefly taken by Team Rocket.
A Jynx appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Pokémon Double Trouble, a Jynx was running on a treadmill. However, this appearance was removed from the English dub.
In All Things Bright and Beautifly!, a Coordinator's Jynx competed in the Rustboro City Contest. However, this appearance was cut from the English dub.
A Coordinator's Jynx appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
A Jynx appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Pokédex entries
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Jynx
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May's Pokédex
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Jynx, the Human Shape Pokémon. Jynx is known for expressing its many and varied feelings by dancing around in graceful and rhythmical motions.
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In the manga
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
- Main article: Jynx (MPJ)
A fortune-telling Jynx appears in Magical Pokémon Journey. Arbok goes to Jynx's fortune-telling hut to find out if he has a chance with his crush, Wigglytuff.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS manga
A Jynx appeared in PMHGSS11.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Jynx debuts in The Jynx Jinx, under the ownership of Ken. She is used to attack Red and Green after they trick Team Rocket and take Mew. When she attacks Mew, Red and Green try to defend it, only to be defeated. Mew retaliates against her and freezes her and Ken while sparing Red and Green.
Most notably, Lorelei's Jynx first appeared in Jigglypuff Jive. It is noted for having the ability to generate voodoo dolls out of ice using its Ice Beam. When Lorelei draws crosses on any part of the dolls using her lipstick, ice shackles form on the specified body parts of her targets, eventually freezing the victim over completely. Even after the victims have broken free, the freeze induces lasting numbness in the areas where it was applied. Both Red and Sabrina suffer this condition and have to seek a cure atop Mt. Silver by bathing in the hotsprings there. Another ability of Lorelei's Jynx is revealed in the Sevii Islands saga: she can create a wispy band of ice around targets, which Lorelei can use to track them down using her powder case.
In The Last Battle XIII, a Jynx participated in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Jynx belonging to the Chairman of the Pokémon Association appeared in The Last Battle XIV.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu caught a Jynx, as seen in GDZ48.
A female Trainer's Jynx appeared in GDZ78.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Jynx appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it took part in a baseball match. She was seen with Red during the game.
Lorelei's Jynx appeared in To the Pokémon League!!,.
A Jynx appeared in Clefairy, a Doctor!?.
A Jynx appeared in Team Rocket's Downfall!!.
A Jynx appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.
A Jynx appeared in Protect Jynx!!.
A Jynx appeared in Clefairy, a Supernatural Being?!.
A Jynx appeared in The End of the Journey!!.
A Jynx appeared in Tyrogue's In Love?!.
A Jynx appeared in Clefairy's Grand Diet Plan.
In the TCG
- Main article: Jynx (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Kanto
#124
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It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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Appears to move to a rhythm of its own, as if it were dancing. It wiggles its hips as it walks.
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Talks in a strange, incomprehensible language. It is known for its weird wiggling that causes people to dance.
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Johto
#153
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It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
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| Silver
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It speaks a language similar to that of humans. However, it seems to use dancing to communicate.
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| Crystal
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It has several different cry patterns, each of which seems to have its own meaning.
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| Stadium 2
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It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
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Hoenn
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Kanto
#124
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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| Emerald
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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.
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| FireRed
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It speaks using a language that sounds human. Research is under way to determine what is being said.
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| LeafGreen
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It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
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Sinnoh
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Johto
#155
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Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling.
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| SoulSilver
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It speaks a language similar to that of humans. However, it seems to use dancing to communicate.
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Unova
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| Black
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Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.
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| White
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Its cries sound like human speech. However, it is impossible to tell what it is trying to say.
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Kalos
Mountain #084
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Hoenn
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It wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
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It speaks using a language that sounds human. Research is under way to determine what is being said.
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| Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alola
USUM: #110
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Kanto
#124
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun & Moon.
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| Ultra Sun
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It sways its hips to a rhythm all its own. The precise movements of Jynx living in Alola are truly wonderful.
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| Ultra Moon
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Its strange cries sound like human language. There are some musicians who compose songs for Jynx to sing.
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| Let's Go Pikachu
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Appears to move to a rhythm of its own, as if it were dancing. It wiggles its hips as it walks.
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Galar
Crown Tundra #014
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In certain parts of Galar, Jynx was once feared and worshiped as the Queen of Ice.
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The Jynx of Galar often have beautiful and delicate voices. Some of these Pokémon have even gathered a fan base.
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Game locations
In side games
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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Total: 455
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 95.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.
Click on the generation numbers above to see Jynx's learnsets from other generations.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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| Loops: 9
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Min. exp.: 68
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Max. exp.: 82
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Browser entry R-168
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| Jynx swings its hips as if it's dancing while walking. Beware of its kiss attack!
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds
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Base HP: 52
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Base Defense: 52
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution
Sprites
Japanese sprites
These sprites are not used in the Virtual Console releases.
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Silver
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Crystal
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Gold/Silver back
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Crystal back
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Virtual Console sprites
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Yellow back
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Trivia
- As its Pokédex entries state that Jynx speaks an incomprehensible language, the player, as a Pokémon, cannot understand anything it says in the Mystery Dungeon series.
- A Capsule Monsters concept sketch depicts an unused Pokémon design with the same Pokédex number as Jynx.
- Jynx has the longest cry of any Pokémon, lasting 2.238 seconds.
- Jynx's sprite in the Virtual Console re-release of Pokémon Yellow seems to use five colors instead of four, a technical impossibility for a Game Boy Color game. To achieve this effect, some of the 8x8 tiles composing the sprite use an altered palette, where black is replaced with purple.
- Jynx is the only Pokémon to have Dry Skin as its Hidden Ability.
- Jynx is the only Pokémon whose name consists only of consonants.
Jynx's original design in the anime
Carole Boston Weatherford, a cultural critic, claimed that Jynx, which appeared in Holiday Hi-Jynx, was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" on the magazine Black World Today. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in The Story of Little Black Sambo, and further compared Jynx to Mr. Popo of the Dragon Ball franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design.
Weatherford's complaint caused many repercussions in the Pokémon franchise. The sprites of Jynx in the Western releases of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal were edited, and EP250 was cut from international airings of the anime. A sequence depicting Jynx in its original design in All Things Bright and Beautifly! was also cut from the dub. Jynx's design was officially revised by Game Freak to be purple rather than black, including in Japan and South Korea; this change was reflected in later core series games (starting with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire) and in the Pokémon anime starting in Mean With Envy. However, Jynx's last anime appearance came just 53 episodes after the redesign. Although the manga is colored in black-and-white, Jynx appearing in VIZ Media's reissues of Pokémon Adventures are recolored as a dark gray rather than a straight black, suggesting that they are purple instead of black. It is also recolored to purple on the back cover of the reissue of Volume 4. The Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Trading Card Game, international Pokémon Yellow, and Japanese Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal also recolor Jynx's face. Jynx was recolored in the ending credits of PK01 and PK04 for the 2012 Japanese Blu-ray release. A recolored version of Holiday Hi-Jynx aired in Japan and is available on the Japanese Prime Video and Netflix. Since 2014, Holiday Hi-Jynx, Stage Fight!, and The Mandarin Island Miss Match, which all feature Jynx in its original design, have not been in circulation of the English dub.
In recent years, some fans of Pokémon have noted that Jynx may be inspired by ganguro, a Japanese fashion where women tan heavily, bleach their hair, and apply large amounts of makeup, instead of a black stereotype. This theory is mainly based on Jynx's long, straight, blonde hair, a common attribute of ganguro fashion. However, this particular hypothesis at least has often been criticized due to the timeline of ganguro fashion not matching up with the development of Pokémon games.[1] Another theory is that Jynx is based on the Nordic goddess Hel, who was often depicted has having a face half white-half black and who ruled Niflheim, primarily depicted as a land of primordial ice and cold. Some fans say this is supported by Jynx sharing traits with the iconic opera singing "Fat Lady," who is pop-culturally portrayed dressed as the valkyrie Brünnhilde. Another possible origin is Yama-uba, the mountain Crone.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
What Jynx is based on is a controversial topic within the fandom, although common interpretations are a Nordic or a Viking woman (possibly Hel, goddess of the underworld), or ganguro (face-black). Also, the fact that Jynx are depicted as Santa's helpers in the anime may reference the folklore character Zwarte Piet.
Jynx also has the traits of a female opera singer, especially the iconic cartoon depiction of the fat lady; Pokémon Snap and its third generation sprites depict it singing, especially the Emerald sprite that animates it singing a high note. Jynx may also have origins in the Japanese spirits known as Yuki-onna, who lack feet, akin to Jynx's feet being covered by its dress.
It may also be based on Yama-uba (also called Yamanba), a yōkai that is described as always wearing a tattered red kimono, having whitish-blonde hair, control over snow, dark-colored skin, and large lips, traits which are evident in Jynx. "Yamanba" is also slang for the extreme end of ganguro fashion, which involves bleached hair, artificial tanning, and heavy applying of brightly-colored lipstick.
Jynx's revised coloring may be based on purple discoloration of the skin, a common symptom of frostbite. This fits with Jynx's Ice type and how it is found in very cold places.
Name origin
Jynx is a corruption of jinx, a curse or hex of bad luck.
Rougela may be a feminized corruption of rouge, a type of makeup and also the French word for red.
In other languages
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 Japanese
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ルージュラ Rougela
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From rouge
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 French
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Lippoutou
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From lip and poutou
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 Spanish
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Jynx
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Same as English name
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 German
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Rossana
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From rosso
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 Italian
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Jynx
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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루주라 Rujura
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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迷唇姐 Míchúnjiě
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Literally "Bewildering lip lady"
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 Cantonese Chinese
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紅唇娃 Hùhngsèuhnwā
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Literally "Red lipped doll"
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| More languages
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 Hindi
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जिंक्स Jynx
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Transcription of English name
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 Russian
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Джинкс Dzhinks
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Transcription of English name
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 Thai
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รูจูลา Rujula
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Transcription of original Japanese name
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Related articles
External links
Aspear Berry (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Jynx images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
