Smoochum (Japanese: ムチュール Muchul) is a dual-type Ice/Psychic baby Pokémon.
It evolves into Jynx starting at level 30.
Biology
Smoochum is a small, humanoid Pokémon that resembles a baby. It has a large head with blonde hair that reaches its shoulders and has large bangs. There are several tufts of hair sticking up on top of its head. Its skin is light purple skin with a cream-colored chest, arms and feet. It has large, blue-green eyes and a pair of large, pink lips. These lips are sensitive enough that Smoochum uses them to identify and examine objects that it sees for the first time.
When walking, Smoochum rocks its head back and forth. This Pokémon is very active and runs about, although it often falls. Being very conscious of its appearance, it will check is reflection when given the chance to make sure it is not dirty. Smoochum is found living in cities. Smoochum is a female only species, with no male counterpart.
In the anime
Major appearances
A Smoochum
Egg in the anime
In The Screen Actor's Guilt, Brad Van Darn had a Smoochum. Brad's agent is afraid that Brad would have his image as an action star ruined if they found out that he owned a Smoochum.
A Smoochum nicknamed Josephine was used by an unnamed female Trainer in One Trick Phony! who battled Pikachu.
A Smoochum is one of the best friends of the Pichu Brothers. Smoochum first appeared in Pikachu and Pichu, and has made further appearances in Trouble in Big Town, Of Meowth and Pokémon, Big Meowth, Little Dreams, Pichu Bros. in Party Panic and made a brief cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
Another Smoochum was in Three Jynx and a Baby. She got herself separated from a trio of Jynx sisters and stumbled upon Team Rocket. Jessie had plans on using Smoochum's cuteness for profit, but her plans were foiled by the three Jynx Sisters and Ash and his friends.
Jessie temporarily trained a Smoochum in Camping It Up!.
A Smoochum appeared in XY050, under the ownership of Nene.
Minor appearances
A Smoochum was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Smoochum under the ownership of a Coordinator appeared in Dawn's Early Night!. It was used along with a Steelix for the Double Performance required during the Hearthome Contest.
Another one appeared in the Sandalstraw Contest in Old Rivals, New Tricks!.
Smoochum also appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!.
A Smoochum appeared under the ownership of Normajean in The Brockster Is In!.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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EP203
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Smoochum
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Ash's Pokédex
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Smoochum, the Kiss Pokémon. The pre-evolved form of Jynx. This sweet natured Pokémon has sensitive lips, which it uses to explore and examine with.
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In the manga
Smoochum in Pokémon Adventures
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Jynx, the fortune-teller, has a younger sister, a Smoochum. Smoochum has not learned to tell fortunes yet, but she pretends to anyways, fooling Hazel, Coconut and Apricot by telling them bad fortunes in What Makes A Girl?.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Smoochum is one of the baby Pokémon that escape the Daycare Center near Goldenrod City in Gligar Glide.
Crystal has a Smoochum, named Chumee which it first appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma, as part of her capture team, using Mean Look to trap targets for capture. She took a break when Crystal let Chikorita join the team.
In The Last Battle XIII a Smoochum was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
In the TCG
- Main article: Smoochum (TCG)
In the TFG
One Smoochum figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
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Silver
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It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.
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Crystal
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The sensitivity of its lips develops most quickly. It uses them to try to identify unknown objects.
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Stadium 2
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Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Smoochum actively runs about, but also falls quite often. Whenever the chance arrives, it will look for its reflection to make sure its face hasn't become dirty.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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It actively runs about, but also falls often. Whenever it falls, it will check its reflection on a lake's surface to make sure its face hasn't become dirty.
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FireRed
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It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.
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LeafGreen
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Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
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SoulSilver
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It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.
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Generation V
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Black
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It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
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White
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Black 2
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It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
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Y
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It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.
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Omega Ruby
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Smoochum actively runs about, but also falls quite often. Whenever the chance arrives, it will look for its reflection to make sure its face hasn't become dirty.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
In events
Held Items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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15
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18 - 73
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31 - 141
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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Total: 305
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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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smoochum
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Smoochum
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smoochum
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Smoochum
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Smoochum in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Smoochum in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smoochum
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Smoochum
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Smoochum can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Smoochum cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Smoochum
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Smoochum
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Other sprites
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Crystal credits' sprite
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Trivia
- Jessie seems to have an obsession with Smoochum, as seen in many episodes such as Three Jynx and a Baby.
- Although classified as pink in the Pokédex, it has been depicted as purple on several occasions, including the Pokémon mini console modeled after it.
- In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Smoochum is programmed to be able to learn Lovely Kiss through breeding, but no male Pokémon in the Human-Like Group can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg move in those games. In Generation VI, Jynx would have been able to pass down the move due to changes in breeding mechanics allowing mothers to pass down Egg moves.
Origin
Smoochum may be based on ガン黒 ganguro, blonde-haired, tanned Japanese girls, but is meant to resemble an otherwise normal human child. Yuki Onna, a possible origin for Jynx, is sometimes shown as holding a seemingly human child. Smoochum could also be based on the legend of Kintarō, a human child raised by the Yama Uba, another possible origin of Jynx.
Name origin
Smoochum is derived from smooch (a kiss). It also may be a combination of smooch and chum (friend). It may also be a pun on "smooch 'em."
Muchul is a combination of 夢中 muchū (daze or trance) and ちゅう chu (the sound of a kiss).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ムチュール Muchul
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From 夢中 muchū and ちゅう chu
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French
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Lippouti
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From the English word lip, poutou, and petit
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Spanish
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Smoochum
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Same as English name
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German
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Kussilla
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From Kuss and lila
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Italian
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Smoochum
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Same as English name
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Korean
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뽀뽀라 Ppoppora
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Contains 뽀뽀 Ppoppo
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Mandarin Chinese
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迷唇娃 Míchúnwá
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Literally "Bewildering lip doll"
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Cantonese Chinese
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Related articles
Notes
External links
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