Jynx

Jynx's redesign and its anime history

Jynx originally had a black face. After criticism in 2000 that the design echoed racist caricatures, its face was recolored purple, so early cards such as Base Set #31 show the original design.

In the anime, multiple Jynx debuted in the holiday episode "Holiday Hi-Jynx" as workers at Santa Claus's workshop, with Ash and his friends helping a lost one get home. The purple redesign first appeared in the animated series in "Mean With Envy" and "Pacifidlog Jam," when a Coordinator named Erica entered her Jynx in the Pacifidlog Town Pokémon Contest.

Jynx on cards: Base Set, Sabrina's Jynx and Jynx ex

Jynx's first English card is Base Set #31, a 1999 Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori, who drew five of its cards. The Gym sets of 2000 gave it two Sabrina's Jynx cards, in Gym Heroes (Sugimori) and Gym Challenge (Atsuko Nishida), and Dragon Frontiers (2006) printed Jynx δ, a Delta Species card that plays as a Fire type.

The modern highlights are a Holo Rare in the Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery (2022), illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE, and Jynx ex from 151 (2023), whose #191 Ultra Rare version is by Ayaka Yoshida. The Mega Evolution era has added Jynx cards as well, including a Common in Pitch Black (2026).

Cards to know

• Jynx (Base Set #31)

  Jynx's first English card, a 1999 Uncommon by Ken Sugimori showing the original design.

• Sabrina's Jynx (Gym Heroes #59)

  Ties Jynx to Saffron City Gym Leader Sabrina in the 2000 Gym Heroes set.

• Jynx δ (Dragon Frontiers #17)

  A 2006 Delta Species card that turns Jynx into a Fire type.

• Jynx (Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery #TG04)

  A 2022 Trainer Gallery Holo Rare illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE.

• Jynx ex (151 #191)

  The 2023 Ultra Rare version of Jynx ex, illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida.