Pokémon · EX
Jynx
Unseen Forces · #28 · Rare · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.14
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 124
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Jynx plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Needs Water / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Jynx
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- 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%
- -13.8 pts vs the 47.1% 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 55% of decks · 12 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 50% of decks · 11 seen
Elgyem
in 86% of decks · 19 seen
Ruffian
in 50% of decks · 11 seen
Redeemable Ticket
in 50% of decks · 11 seen
Handheld Fan
in 50% of decks · 11 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 59% of decks · 13 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 95% of decks · 21 seen
More by Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Jynx?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Stages of Evolution
As long as Jynx is an Evolved Pokémon, prevent all effects of opponent's attacks, except damage, done to Jynx, and Jynx has no Weakness.
CFreeze Light
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
WPCPure Power
Put 4 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like.
Weakness:M×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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.00 | $2.45 | $33.10 | $2.14 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $59.99 | $69.99 | $232.10 | $22.95 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.57 |
| 30-day average | €2.05 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €2.72 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €13.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.16 |
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 $2.14; 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 "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Jynx?
Jynx is a Rare card in the Unseen Forces set.
Other Jynx printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
