Normal · Status move · Gen 1
Mimic
Mimic is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 432 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
The last move the target used replaces this one. While the user remains active, this move is replaced by the last move used by the target. The copied move has the maximum PP for that move. Fails if the target has not made a move, if the user has Transformed, if the user already knows the move, or if the move is Assist, Behemoth Bash, Behemoth Blade, Belch, Blazing Torque, Celebrate, Chatter, Combat Torque, Copycat, Dynamax Cannon, Hold Hands, Magical Torque, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Noxious Torque, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, Tera Starstorm, Transform, or Wicked Torque.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (8 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (41 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Mimic
432 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison/Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Dragon | 3, 7 | ||||
| Dragon | 3, 7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Electric | 3 | ||||
| Water/Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3 | |||
| Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Dark/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3, 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3, 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 3 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3 | ||||
| Ground | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Dark | 3 | ||||
| Dark | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3 | |||
| Bug/Water | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Rock | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Poison | 3 | ||||
| Poison | 3 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ground | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Poison | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3 | |||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Dark | 3 | ||||
| Ice | 3 | ||||
| Ice | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Dragon | 3 | ||||
| Dragon | 3 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Rock | 3 | ||||
| Ice | 3 | ||||
| Steel | 3 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Ground | 3 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Ground/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 |
Mimic FAQ
What does Mimic do?
Mimic is a Normal-type status move. While the user remains active, this move is replaced by the last move used by the target. The copied move has the maximum PP for that move. Fails if the target has not made a move, if the user has Transformed, if the user already knows the move, or if the move is Assist, Behemoth Bash, Behemoth Blade, Belch, Blazing Torque, Celebrate, Chatter, Combat Torque, Copycat, Dynamax Cannon, Hold Hands, Magical Torque, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Noxious Torque, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, Tera Starstorm, Transform, or Wicked Torque.
Which Pokémon can learn Mimic?
432 Pokémon and forms can learn Mimic in at least one game: 8 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 41 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard.
Is Mimic in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Mimic in Pokémon Champions.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.