pokemon of the day 77

POKEMON OF THE DAY 77; SHINX! SHINX (JAPANESE: コリンク KOLINK) IS AN ELECTRIC-TYPE POKÉMON INTRODUCED IN GENERATION IV. IT EVOLVES INTO LUXIO STARTING AT LEVEL 15, WHICH EVOLVES INTO LUXRAY STARTING AT LEVEL 30. THE FLASH POKEMON; ABILITIES RIVALRY OR INTIMIDATE GUTS HIDDEN ABILITY GENDER RATIO 50% MALE, 50% FEMALE CATCH RATE 235 (41.3%) BREEDING EGG GROUP FIELD HATCH TIME 5140 - 5396 STEPS HEIGHT 1'08" 0.5 M WEIGHT 20.9 LBS. 9.5 KG BASE EXPERIENCE YIELD 60 GEN. IV 53 V+ LEVELING RATE MEDIUM SLOW EV YIELD TOTAL: 1 HP 0 ATK 1 DEF 0 SP.ATK 0 SP.DEF 0 SPEED 0 POKÉDEX COLOR BLUE BASE FRIENDSHIP 70; SHINX IS A QUADRUPEDAL, FELINE POKÉMON RESEMBLING A LION CUB OR LYNX KITTEN. ITS FRONT HALF IS LIGHT BLUE, WHILE THE REAR IS BLACK. THERE IS A SHORT TUFT OF FUR ON ITS HEAD AND SMALLER TUFTS ON EACH CHEEK. THE TOP TUFT IS SMALLER ON THE FEMALE SHINX. IT HAS LARGE, OVAL EARS WITH YELLOW, STAR-SHAPED MARKINGS ON THE INSIDES, YELLOW EYES, AND A TINY, RED NOSE. WHENEVER ITS MOUTH IS OPEN, SMALL FANGS CAN BE SEEN IN ITS UPPER JAW. A BLACK MARKING ENCIRCLES SHINX'S NECK LIKE A COLLAR, AND THERE ARE YELLOW BANDS ABOVE ITS FOREPAWS. THE HIND PAWS ARE BLACK ON THE MALE SHINX AND BLUE ON THE FEMALE. SPIKED FUR SURROUNDS THE BASE OF ITS LONG TAIL, WHICH IS TIPPED WITH A YELLOW STAR SHAPE. THE FUR CAN GLOW WHEN ELECTRICITY IS USED. ALL OF ITS FUR DAZZLES IF DANGER IS SENSED. IT FLEES WHILE THE FOE IS MOMENTARILY BLINDED. ITS FORELEGS HAVE A MUSCLE-BASED SYSTEM OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY. ITS BODY SHINES IF ENDANGERED. THE EXTENSION AND CONTRACTION OF ITS MUSCLES GENERATES ELECTRICITY. IT GLOWS WHEN IN TROUBLE. THE EXTENSION AND CONTRACTION OF ITS MUSCLES GENERATES ELECTRICITY. ITS FUR GLOWS WHEN IT'S IN TROUBLE. STAT RANGE AT LV. 50 AT LV. 100 HP:45 105 - 152 200 - 294 ATTACK:65 63 - 128 121 - 251 DEFENSE:34 35 - 94 65 - 183 SP. ATK:40 40 - 101 76 - 196 SP. DEF:34 35 - 94 65 - 183 SPEED:45 45 - 106 85 - 207 TOTAL:263 OTHER POKÉMON WITH THIS TOTAL MINIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 0 EVS, IVS OF 0, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HINDERING NATURE. MAXIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 252 EVS, IVS OF 31, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HELPFUL NATURE. SHINX BEARS A RESEMBLANCE TO A HOAX POKÉMON THAT WAS CREATED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY 2005. SHINX'S ENGLISH NAME WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE "SPINX" BECAUSE OF A LOW-QUALITY PHOTO WITH ITS NAME ON IT. SHINX IS THE ONLY POKÉMON WITH A BASE STAT TOTAL OF 263. ORIGIN SHINX RESEMBLES A LION CUB OR A LYNX CUB IN APPEARANCE. IT MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN INSPIRED BY THE MYTHICAL SPHINX, AS ITS SHORT FACE, HUMAN-LIKE EARS, AND LION-LIKE APPEARANCE AND NAME ARE SIMILAR. IT MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN INSPIRED BY THE CONSTELLATION LEO, DUE TO SHINX'S LION-LIKE APPEARANCE AND THE FACT THAT IT BEARS A SIGNATURE STAR SHAPE ON THE END OF ITS TAIL. NAME ORIGIN SHINX MAY BE ANY COMBINATION OF SHOCK, SHINE, OR SHINING AND LYNX OR SPHINX. KOLINK MAY BE A COMBINATION OF 子KO (CHILD) AND BLINK OR リンクス LYNX.