Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Smoochum
#238 in the National Pokédex • Kiss Pokémon
Pokédex entries
FireRed
It always rocks its head slowly backwards and forwards as if it is trying to kiss someone.
LeafGreen
Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.
Details
Types
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
45
200
294
Attack
30
58
174
Defense
15
31
141
Sp. Atk
85
157
295
Sp. Def
65
121
251
Speed
65
121
251
Total
305
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
Available within the FireRed/LeafGreen pair. Depending on the species, acquisition can require the other version, the postgame, evolution, breeding, or an event ticket. Original GBA event tickets required historical distributions; Switch ticket access differs.
Growth
| EV yield | 1 SpA |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Base Exp. | 87 |
Eggs
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 0% male 100% female |
| Egg cycles | 25 (6,655 steps) |
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Smoochum #238 | Level 30 |  Jynx #124 |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Pound |  |  Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. |
| Start | Lick |  | Physical | 20 | 100 | 30 | The foe is licked and hit with a long tongue. It may also paralyze. |
| 9 | Sweet Kiss | |  Status | - | 75 | 10 | The user kisses the foe with sweet cuteness that causes confusion. |
| 13 | Powder Snow | |  Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. It may cause freezing. |
| 21 | Confusion | | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused. |
| 25 | Sing | | Status | - | 55 | 15 | A soothing song in a calming voice lulls the foe into a deep slumber. |
| 33 | Mean Look | | Status | - | - | 5 | The foe is fixed with a mean look that prevents it from escaping. |
| 37 | Fake Tears |  | Status | - | 100 | 20 | The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat. |
| 45 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat. |
| 49 | Perish Song | | Status | - | - | 5 | Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches. |
| 57 | Blizzard | | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse |  | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe. |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user focuses its mind to raise the SP. ATK and SP. DEF stats. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM07 | Hail | | Status | - | - | 10 | A hailstorm lasting five turns damages all Pokémon except the ICE-type. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | The foe is struck with an icy beam. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM16 | Light Screen | | Status | - | - | 30 | A wall of light cuts damage from SP. ATK attacks for five turns. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER-type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM29 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat. |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM33 | Reflect | | Status | - | - | 20 | A wall of light cuts damage from physical attacks for five turns. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief | | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| TM48 | Skill Swap | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe. |
| HM05 | Flash | | Status | - | 70 | 20 | A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves. |
Tutors
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Counter |  | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A retaliation move that counters any physical hit with double the damage. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Dream Eater | | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP. |
| Mega Kick | | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | The foe is attacked by a kick fired with muscle-packed power. |
| Mega Punch | | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | The foe is slugged by a punch thrown with muscle-packed power. |
| Metronome | | Status | - | - | 10 | Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Seismic Toss | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A gravity-fed throw that causes damage matching the user’s level. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP. |
Breeding
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fake Out | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that hits first and causes flinching. Usable only on 1st turn. |
| Ice Punch | | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | The foe is punched with an icy fist. It may leave the foe frozen. |
| Meditate | | Status | - | - | 40 | The user meditates to awaken its power and raise its ATTACK stat. |
| Psych Up | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe. |
| Wish | | Status | - | - | 10 | A self-healing move that restores half the full HP on the next turn. |
Traits
Oblivious
Prevents attraction.
Prevents infatuation.
