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. Jynx wears a red gown that hides its feet and has white arms with purple hands. There are golden circles on the chest area of its gown. Jynx has a purple face, pink lips, saucer-like eyes, and long blonde hair. Originally, its face was colored black, causing controversy in the United States due to its perceived racial insensitivity. Jynx is a female-only species with no true male counterpart.
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
Jynx first appeared in Holiday Hi-Jynx. One of Santa Claus's Jynx was separated from him. Ash and friends helped to return the Jynx to her owner.
Prima owns a Jynx. She used her to send Team Rocket flying in The Mandarin Island Miss Match.
A Nurse Joy in EP250 owned a Jynx, rather than a Chansey. In this banned episode, Brock almost kissed this Human Shape Pokémon during his sickly state.
A Jynx was also used by Erica in the Pacifidlog Town Pokémon Contest in Mean With Envy and Pacifidlog Jam. Mean With Envy also marked the first appearance of Jynx's purple redesign in the anime.
A trio of Jynx sisters were in Three Jynx and a Baby!. These three Jynx were overly-protective towards their sister, a Smoochum. The Smoochum evolved into a Jynx at the end of the episode.
Minor appearances
A Jynx under the ownership of the Pokémon Showboat stage show staff appeared in Stage Fight!.
A Jynx appeared in Pokémon Double Trouble, running on a treadmill in a scene removed from the dub.
A Jynx was used by a Coordinator in All Things Bright and Beautifly!, but this scene was cut from the English dub as it featured Jynx in its original design.
A Jynx appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Entry
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AG115
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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 the manga 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 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, there is a Jynx under the ownership of Lorelei which first appeared in Jigglypuff Jive. Lorelei's Jynx 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.
Later a Jynx appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to help during the fight in Ilex Forest.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Jynx took part in a baseball match with Red in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shū has a Jynx in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Jynx (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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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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Stadium
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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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Generation II
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Gold
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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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Generation III
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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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Generation IV
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Diamond
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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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Generation V
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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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Black 2
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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 2
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Generation VI
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X
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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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Y
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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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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VII
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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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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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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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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
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 Jynx
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jynx
- 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 Jynx
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jynx
- 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 Jynx in Generation VII
- 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 Jynx in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jynx
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jynx
- 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 Jynx can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Jynx cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jynx
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jynx
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jynx
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Jynx
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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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-000
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Jynx swings its hips as if it's dancing while walking. Beware of its kiss attack!
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Evolution
Sprites
Japanese sprites
These sprites are not used in the Virtual Console releases.
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Gold
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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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The picture used in this article is unsatisfactory. Please feel free to replace it so it conforms to Bulbapedia conventions. Reason: Backsprite taken from Miiverse/slightly wrong colors, and artifacts.
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Yellow frontsprite
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Yellow backsprite
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Trivia
- No Pokémon have the same type combination as Jynx and its pre-evolution, Smoochum.
- 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.
- When Jynx faints in the Pokémon Stadium series, everything but its hair vanishes, implying that its armor and black "skin" is darkness. Similarly, in Colosseum and XD, it simply vanishes upon fainting.
- Although Jynx has been seen to possess feet in the anime, it does not have a footprint.
- When Jynx is viewed from underneath via the 3D-rendered Pokédex in the Stadium and X and Y games, nothing but darkness is shown underneath its dress.
- 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 Yellow is technically impossible for a Game Boy Color game. Its Virtual Console sprite contains five different colors (black, white, red, yellow, and purple), but actual Game Boy Color games can only store up to four colors per sprite (the original sprite used black, white, red, and yellow).
Controversy
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. 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, and international Pokémon Yellow 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 Amazon Video and Netflix. Since 2014, English language DVD releases do not include Holiday Hi-Jynx, Stage Fight!, and The Mandarin Island Miss Match, which all feature Jynx in its original design.
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. 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 which 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 a slang for the extreme end of ganguro fashion, which involves bleached hair, artificial tanning, and heavy applying of brightly-colored lipstick.
Its 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
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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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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Related articles
External links
Notes
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