Shinx (Pokémon)

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Shinx
コリンク Kolink

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type Species
 Electric  Flash Pokémon
Abilities Exp. at 100
Rivalry or Intimidate 1,059,860
Pokédex
National
#403
Johto
#—
Hoenn
#—
Sinnoh
#017
Browser
Fiore
R—
Almia
R-049
Height Weight
1'08" 20.9 lbs.
Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate
Blue Image:Body08.png Image:F403.png 235
Gender ratio
 
50% male
 
50% female
Egg groups Egg cycles
Ground 21 (5355 steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
1
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Exp.
60

Shinx (Japanese: コリンク Kolink) is an Electric-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Luxio starting at level 15, who evolves into Luxray starting at level 30.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

It is based on a lion cub or kitten. Its fur is mostly blue, yet there is black fur under its torso. It has a long black tail with a gold four-pointed star on the end. Its forelegs each have a gold ring around them; these are electricity glands, similar to Pikachu's cheeks. It has large, oval ears with gold, star-like "fleur de lis" symbols on them. It has gold-pupiled eyes, and a pink-red nose. It has tufts of hair which will eventually grow into a mane; these can be seen on top and on the rear sides of its head. Whenever its mouth is shown open, small fangs can be seen developing.

Gender differences

A female's mane doesn't stick up as much as a male's. Also, all four paws of a female Shinx are blue while the hind-paws of a male are black.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the wild, Shinx, Luxio, and Luxray generally hunt for food. Evidence of this is plainly given in Luxray's Pokédex entry: "It has eyes that can see through anything... it can spot prey hidden behind solid objects."

In the anime

Angie and her Shinx

Shinx 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.

Shinx was also seen under Reggie's care in Lost Leader Strategy!.

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!.

It also appeared in a flashback in Aiding the Enemy.

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.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Pokédex Entry
DP010 Shinx Ash's Pokédex Shinx, the Flash Pokémon. When it senses danger, the hairs on its body light up and it runs away, leaving its opponent dazed.
This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

Platinum was attacked by a pack of Shinx and Luxio.

In the TCG

Main article: Shinx (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
I This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
II This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
III This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
IV Diamond All of its fur dazzles if danger is sensed. It flees while the foe is momentarily blinded.
Pearl Its forelegs have a muscle-based system of generating electricity. Its body shines if endangered.
Platinum The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Area
I This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
II This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
III This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
IV Diamond Pearl Common Routes 202, 203, and 204
Platinum Common Routes 202, 203, and 204, Valley Windworks

In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time/Darkness
Amp Plains (4F-10F)
Far Amp Plains (1F)
Pokémon Ranger:
Shadows of Almia
Vien Forest

Base Stats

Stat Base At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
Min. Max. Min. Max.
HP: 45
 
105 152 200 294
Attack: 65
 
63 128 121 251
Defense: 34
 
35 94 65 183
Special Attack: 40
 
40 101 76 196
Special Defense: 34
 
35 94 65 183
Speed: 45
 
45 106 85 207
Total: 263 Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.


Type Effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Learnset

Shinx is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

  • Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.


By leveling up

Generation IV
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Tackle Normal Physical 35 95% 35 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
5 Leer Normal Status 100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥
9 Charge Electric Status —% 20 Smart 0
13 BiteDP Dark Physical 60 100% 25 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
13 SparkPt Electric Physical 65 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
17 SparkDP Electric Physical 65 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
17 BitePt Dark Physical 60 100% 25 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
21 Roar Normal Status 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
25 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
29 CrunchDP Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
29 Thunder FangPt Electric Physical 65 95% 15 Smart 3 ♥♥♥
33 Thunder FangDP Electric Physical 65 95% 15 Smart 3 ♥♥♥
33 CrunchPt Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
37 Scary Face Normal Status 90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
41 Discharge Electric Special 80 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV
TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
TM05 Roar Normal Status 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15 Smart 1
TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status —% 30 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM17 Protect Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM18 Rain Dance Water Status —% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 95 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM25 Thunder Electric Special 120 70% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM32 Double Team Normal Status —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM34 Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM44 Rest Psychic Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM46 Thief Dark Physical 40 100% 10 Tough 0
TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM58 Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM70 Flash Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM78 Captivate Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM90 Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV
Father Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Arbok
Growlithe, Arcanine
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Flareon
Snubbull, Granbull
Houndour, Houndoom
Donphan
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Electrike, Manectric
Hippowdon
Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95% 15 Beauty 3 ♥♥♥
Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt
Howl Normal Status —% 40 Cool 0
Arbok
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Snubbull, Granbull
Piloswine, Mamoswine
Poochyena, Mightyena
Exploud
Mawile
Electrike, Manectric
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Floatzel
Hippowdon
Glaceon
Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
Rattata, Raticate
Pikachu, Raichu
Vulpix, Ninetales
Rapidash
Farfetch'd
Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon
Espeon, Umbreon
Leafeon, Glaceon
Sentret, Furret
Sneasel, Weavile
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Electrike, Manectric
Zangoose
Absol
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
Glameow, Purugly
Buneary, Lopunny
Lucario
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Growlithe, Arcanine
Ponyta, Rapidash
Seel, Dewgong
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Tauros
Eevee
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
Girafarig
Dunsparce
Snubbull, Granbull
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine
Phanpy, Donphan
Stantler
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Numel, Camerupt
Bidoof, Bibarel
Hippopotas, Hippowdon
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation IV
Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
D P Pt Fury Cutter Bug Physical 10 95% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Magnet Rise Electric Status —% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
D P Pt Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
D P Pt Swift Normal Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Image:MDP403.png Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 8.2% IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Electric  Poké Assist: Image:Electricpa.PNG ( Electric ) Field Move: Image:Electrify 1fieldmove.PNG (Electrify ×1)
"It discharges electricity from all over its body to attack."

Evolution

Unevolved
Level 15
First evolution
Level 30
Second evolution
Image:403.png
Shinx
 Electric 
Image:404.png
Luxio
 Electric 
Image:405.png
Luxray
 Electric 

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back
Image:Spr_4d_403_m.png Image:Spr_4p_403_m.png NO SPRITES
AVAILABLE
Image:Spr_b_g4_403_m.png
Image:Spr_4d_403_f.png Image:Spr_4p_403_f.png Image:Spr_b_g4_403_f.png
Image:Spr_4d_403_m_s.png Image:Spr_4p_403_m_s.png Image:Spr_b_g4_403_m_s.png
Image:Spr_4d_403_f_s.png Image:Spr_4p_403_f_s.png Image:Spr_b_g4_403_f_s.png
Shinx For other sprites and images, please see Shinx images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

  • Shinx bears a resemblance to a hoax Pokémon that was created on April Fool's Day 2005.
  • Shinx's English name was originally thought to be "Spinx" because of a low quality photo with its name on it.

Origin

Shinx is based on a lion cub.

Name origin

Shinx seems to come from shining and lynx. It may also be a portmanteau of the words shock or shine and either lynx, Sphynx or Sphinx. Its Japanese name may come from 子ko, child, and blink or lynx.

In other languages

Related articles

External links

  • Spark!, the fanlisting for Shinx

Notes

Kanto Johto Hoenn Sinnoh
BulbasaurCharmanderSquirtle ChikoritaCyndaquilTotodile TreeckoTorchicMudkip TurtwigChimcharPiplup
Yellow Colosseum XD Ranger series
Pikachu (player) • Eevee (rival) EspeonUmbreon EeveeVaporeonJolteon
FlareonEspeonUmbreon
PlusleMinun
StarlyPachirisuMunchlax
Mystery Dungeon series
BulbasaurCharmanderSquirtlePikachuMeowthPsyduckVulpixMachopCuboneEeveeChikoritaCyndaquil
TotodilePhanpyTreeckoTorchicMudkipSkittyTurtwigChimcharPiplupMunchlaxShinxRiolu
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