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Jynx

Base 31/102 • uncommon

Set: Base
Number: 31/102
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 1999
Energy type: psychic energy
Market price: $1.03
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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What it's worth

$1.03market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$0.86 – $1.35 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As one of the original 151 Pokémon featured in the 1999 Base Set, this Jynx card captures a pivotal moment in the franchise's international debut. Collectors prize this card for its distinctive early artwork and its role as a representative of the first generation of Psychic-type Pokémon.

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Card face

What it does

70 HPBasic

Cost: psychic energyDoubleslap10×

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

Cost: psychic energy psychic energy colorless energyMeditate20+

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

Weaknesspsychic energy×2Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy

Merely by meditating, the Pokémon launches a powerful psychic energy attack.

Formats

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StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Jynx card was released in 1999 as part of the original Pokémon Base Set, the inaugural English-language expansion published by Wizards of the Coast. Developed to coincide with the global launch of the Pokémon video games on the Game Boy, the card was designed to introduce psychic-type mechanics to the burgeoning trading card game, reflecting the character's status as an Ice- and Psychic-type Pokémon within the franchise's lore.

The illustration was produced by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and art director for the Pokémon series. Sugimori's minimalist, high-contrast watercolor style served as the visual foundation for the early cards, aiming to translate the digital sprites of the game into a physical medium. While the card is categorized as an uncommon rarity, it remains a distinct relic of the early era of Pokémon collecting, noted for its characteristic design and its place in the first generation of the game's history.

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