Jynx (Base Set 31)

Jynx LV.23 ルージュラ Rougela

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Jynx Type Psychic HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 31/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 45/130 TCG GB1 set Evolution TCG GB1 ID B37 TCG GB2 set Island of Fossil TCG GB2 ID C47 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 26/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Jynx.

Jynx (Japanese: ルージュラ Rougela) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Doubleslap [create category] おうふくビンタ 10×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.

Meditate ヨガのポーズ 20+

Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Jynx - Human Shape Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
124	4'7" (1.4 m)	90 lbs. (40.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
Merely by meditating, the Pokémon launches a powerful psychic energy attack.
人間のような言葉を話すが、まだ何を言っているのか不明で、現在研究されている。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

Gallery

GB1 Evolution sprite (Japanese - GBC)	GB1 Evolution sprite (International - GBC)	GB1 Evolution sprite (Virtual Console)
GB2 Island of Fossil sprite	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• The English version of this card's illustration had the color of Jynx's face changed from black to purple due to the blackface controversy in subsequent reprints^{[citation needed]}.
  • In the Virtual Console release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the background of this card was changed from dark purple to light purple.
• The English version of this card was the first to have TCG-exclusive Pokédex entry.

Origin

Double Slap, formatted on this card as Doubleslap, is a move in the Pokémon games that Jynx can learn. Meditate is a move in the Pokémon games that Jynx cannot learn until Pokémon Gold and Silver by breeding in Generation II onwards. This card's Japanese Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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