Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Jynx
HeartGold & SoulSilver · #69 · Common · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 69 / 124
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 124
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Jynx plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Jynx
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.91 copies on average · 22 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.3%
- -13.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Accompanying Flute
in 57% of decks · 12 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 52% of decks · 11 seen
Elgyem
in 86% of decks · 18 seen
Ruffian
in 52% of decks · 11 seen
Redeemable Ticket
in 52% of decks · 11 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 62% of decks · 13 seen
Handheld Fan
in 48% of decks · 10 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 95% of decks · 20 seen
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Jynx?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It rocks its body rhythmically. It appears to alter the rhythm depending on how it is feeling."
CMimic
Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards in your opponent's hand.
PCLick — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.37 | $19.98 | $0.38 | $0.23 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.15 | $4.38 | $5.71 | $3.60 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.20 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Jynx is real?
Jynx is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Jynx worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Jynx is $0.38; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Jynx from?
Jynx is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Jynx?
Jynx is a Common card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.
Other Jynx printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
