I managed back-to-back Machamp (C/CC, Cloudy) and Jynx raids this morning. 'champ went down with ~40 seconds to go. But it took me a couple of attempts to beat Jynx, and even then, it went right down to the wire each time.
First attempt I went in with Flareon and Moltres as my high-DPS front pair but I felt like they were just too frail, with the unrelenting Psyshock doing a number on me.
Second attempt, took it down - just - with a team of Houndoon (2107, Sn/FP); Gardevoir (2705, Co/SB); Tyranitar (3478, B/SE); Gyarados (3017, B/C); and managed to finish it off with another Tyranitar (3209, B/SE). The resistances to Psyshock for four of those five helped a lot.
Jynx underrated as a Raid Boss?
Gamepress calls Jynx an easy solo comparing it to Machamp. I’ve attempted to solo Jynx close to 10x since being introduced and I’ve never been successful for some reason. I’ve even gotten closer to soloing Alakazam than Jynx. Have I have really bad luck in getting C/Psyshock movesets everytime? I have some pretty strong Flareons and decent Gengars which I don’t use because I always get one with Confusion. Otherwise I only have a couple of Zams with SB and Golems and a few Houndooms too with varied moves
Anyone else find him hard? I’ve actually soloed a Ninetales in rainy weather at lvl 33 with one good Gary and Vapes. Why is Jynx so hard to me?
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I did one two days ago, psyshock was the charge move. Won with 28 sec left. I didn’t study what I should use, but a level 38 Shadowball Mewtwo was there and a 100% Max Crunch Tyranitar. Couple level 30 Shadowball Mewtwos, too. I didn’t bother to change the bigger Mewtwo from Confusion though. These days I beat Machamp with 40+ sec and Gengar with 50+
I totally agree with this. It's true that it's weak to more types and some of them are high-DPS, but Jynx hits definitely harder with Confusion, and even if resisted, it can put you intro trouble with the many types of charge move. I did a C/Av with this team (I don't have Moltres nor Entei, and I'm not swimming in CTM's to get Overheat in Flareon), and barely made it with 7 seconds left on the clock after 4 trials, changing all the time the dodging strategy to avoid fainting out or timing out. Very borderline for me, and I can do Machamp with like 30s remaining.
It's definitely a step up from Machamp- if it's referred to as otherwise I don't think it's correct.
The defense stat is considerably higher for one, but also, the DPS counters are also slightly worse (you'd have flareon as the best mainstream counter for jynx and alakazam for machamp). Not to mention the mixed moveset possibilities of Jynx, which is not a problem for Machamp (HS hits less hard than a resisted dynamic punch, and CC is easy)
It is hard because you are facing a psychic moveset without a ttar. I would still use your flareon and maybe one gengar at the start to put you ahead of the clock. Then try to dodge psyshock with the flareon if you think it will allow you an extra charge (might be better to have FT instead of OH in that case). Finish off with houndoom. Other movesets should be easier for your team.
Not having a TTar is probably my issue with Zam also. I actually have candy for one finally it’s 96% but I’m gonna wait until tomorrow to evolve it. I’ve gotten to hairs of damage for both bosses but maybe a solid Tar will help with surviving and damage. Honestly not facing a Confusion variant would make short work of it probably. Also it’s never clear weather here for some reason. I know I can do it I just need a bit better moves and investment but I’m not too concerned about one boss to waste much, of any dust except a Ttar
Jynx is definitely harder than Machamp and GP is flat out wrong if they call it easier. It has more defense, which is the most relevant thing, but also hits quite hard. C/PS is a tough moveset to beat without Tyranitars.
Houndooms and Flareons gets the job done if you are fairly successful at dodging. If you can get a solid lead on the clock with Flareons, Aggron can be used as an anchor to finish the raid if having trouble keeping the team alive, but it absolutely has to have double steel moveset to have anywhere near acceptable DPS.
Jynx is typically pretty easy. Ill admit, confusion/psyshock was a little rough but i still managed to solo it with a little under 20 seconds remaining. I am level 40 though, with a couple perfect, maxed out flareon, tyranitar, and gengar. In my experience, Firespin/overheat flareon will win easy. I LOVE Gengar as a pokemon, but in PoGo hes just not good... far more glass than cannon. Dont get me wrong, his dps is silly high, but hes only really useful in very specific situations. 2 30+ flareon should do the trick, maybe a Bite + Stone Edge/Crunch tyranitar to clean up just in case. Compared to machamp, jynx is definitely a lot more difficult tho. Did a machamp earlier and finished with 67 seconds left, and jynx with about 30-40.
EDIT: probably should have finished reading the comments first. Without a Ttar, its still pretty doable. If you're dead set on using a gengar, only put him in the first slot. I cant remember what other mons ive used for jynx, since i never need more than 3, but i want to say Golem is a decent attacker as well. If all else fails, maybe a kyogre?
So by tomorrow I should have at least one 96% TTar and I can power it up to at least 28 if I don’t catch anymore and I should have some other sources of candy for others. I also lack legendaries except for 2 Groupon and 3 Rayquaza. I think I can beat it with what I have with some better play or maybe I’ll get lucky and get a Frost Breath one and it’ll be a walk in the park. If it’s FB I’ll definitely use 1-2 Gengars to get ahead of the clock